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Brendan Lowry

Halo Infinite is getting a sequel — but it's not what you think

Halo: Edge of Dawn.

It's been nearly four years since we — in the boots of none other than Spartan John-117, the Master Chief himself — took the fight to the Banished on Zeta Halo in the Halo Infinite open-world story campaign, but we've yet to follow up on the narrative's conclusion. However, details about a sequel to 2021's Halo Infinite were just revealed recently...though it's not quite the continuation you probably think it is.

The sequel in question isn't a video game, but a novel — Halo: The Edge of Dawn from the prolific Halo author Kelly Gay, to be specific. First announced in January with little more than a title and a confirmation that it's going to be a story about Master Chief, the book recently got more of a spotlight in a Canon Fodder blog post in which Halo Studios (formerly 343 Industries) let slip that it directly follows Halo Infinite's campaign and its cast of characters as they continue opposing the Banished. Here's the official synopsis:

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