“A must‑have for Halo lore fans” —Halo just got a huge new anthology packed with lore and over 30 narrated stories

The stunning cover art is illustrated by Levi "Leviathan" Hoffmeier, known for official artwork in the 2022 Halo Encyclopedia and the beloved fan-made comic A Fistful of Arrows. — *Halo: Waypoint Chronicles - Volume One key art* (Image credit: Halo Studios)

If you’re a massive Halo fan like me, you may have already heard of Halo: Waypoint Chronicles, with Volume One containing over 30 stories spanning “all corners of the Halo universe,” whether that’s the Forerunners or stories we’ve become more acquainted with in recent years through the Banished.

The collection itself features 24 stories that were previously only available online, alongside ten new stories exclusive to the collection. Over on Halo Waypoint, we also get a nice table showing what stories to expect, so I’ll include that list here:

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Vertical Umbrage	Winter Contention	Precipice	Duality	Sunrise on Sanghelios
Saturn Devouring His Son	Battle for the Blood-Moon	Trial of Reckoning	Hippocratica	Fireside
The Third Life	Anvil Accord	The Machine Breaks	Venezian Sonata	Age of Retribution
Whispers From The Pyre	From The Soil To The Stars	Tulpamancy	Battle for the Academy I	Battle for the Academy II
Moonrise Over Mombasa	"Ghosts & Glass" by B. Giraud	Ascension on Atropos	The Eridanus Twelve	Fifth Canticle
Rendezvous With Ramen	Ghosts of the Gyre	Bella Corsa	London Calling	Aileron
Worlds Uncharted	First Rain	Axios	Graveworld	Connectivity, Part 2

What’s got me quite interested here is that these stories are also narrated for audiobook, including performances from Halo’s renowned voice of Cortana, Jen Taylor, and even content creators such as HiddenXperia. The book itself is written by Alexander Wakeford and Jeff Easterling, who is the franchise story lead at Halo Studios, and also helped work on Halo Mythos and the Halo Encyclopedia.

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Given I’ve yet to dig in myself, I’ll provide the excerpt from the book itself provided by Halo Studios:

“Delve once more into stories of legendary heroism and star-spanning conflicts—from the time of the ancient Forerunners to the perils of a twenty-sixth century clash between the United Nations Space Command and the Banished alien alliance.”

As a big Halo story nut, I’ll definitely be sinking my teeth into this collection, and I actually think I’ll pick up the audiobook too. I have this weird habit of reading books alongside the audiobook using Storyteller, but let me know your thoughts on this in the comments.

Halo does have a bad habit of continuing stories in its expanded universe, which I’m not really complaining about, but I’d definitely like to see more of these stories explored through games rather than books.

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Adam is a Psychology Master’s graduate passionate about gaming, community building, and digital engagement. A lifelong Xbox fan since 2001, he started with Halo: Combat Evolved and remains an avid achievement hunter. Over the years, he has engaged with several Discord communities, helping them get established and grow. Gaming has always been more than a hobby for Adam—it’s where he’s met many friends, taken on new challenges, and connected with communities that share his passion.