A Master Chief story and original full-length novel set in the Halo universeābased on theĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling video game series with the latest entry, Halo Infinite, out in 2020!
October 2559. It has been a year since the renegade artificialĀ intelligence Cortana issued a galaxy-wide ultimatum,Ā subjecting many worlds to martial law under the indomitableĀ grip of her Forerunner weapons. Outside her view, theĀ members of Blue TeamāJohn-117, the Master Chief; Fred-104;Ā Kelly-087; and Linda-058āare assigned from the UNSCĀ Infinity to make a covert insertion onto the ravaged planetĀ Reach. Their former home and training groundāand the siteĀ of humanity's most cataclysmic military defeat near the endĀ of the Covenant WarāReach still hides myriad secrets afterĀ all these years. Blue Team's mission is to penetrate the rubble-filled depths of CASTLE Base and recover top-secretĀ assets locked away in Dr. Catherine Halsey's abandonedĀ laboratoryāassets that may prove to be humanity's last hope against Cortana.
But Reach has been invaded by a powerful and ruthlessĀ alien faction, who have their own reasons for being there.Ā Establishing themselves as a vicious occupying force on theĀ devastated planet, this enemy will soon transform Blue Team'sĀ simple retrieval operation into a full-blown crisis. And with theĀ fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, mission failure is notĀ an option...