All Halo Books in Order of Release

Halo Books have been around since the first game in fact, the first novel in the series, Halo: The Fall of Reach, released before Halo: Combat Evolved is over. Since then, more than thirty Halo novels have been published. With so many books, focusing on different characters, and with interwoven story lines, it can be hard to know where to start and what your next Halo book should be. To help you, we’ve compiled the ultimate list of all the Halo books, both in release order and chronological story order.

All Halo Books in Order of Release

1. Halo: The Fall of Reach (2001)
2. Halo: The Flood (2003)
3. Halo: First Strike (2003)
4. Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (2006)
5. Halo: Contact Harvest (2007)
6. Halo: The Cole Protocol (2008)
7. Halo: Evolutions (2009)
   • Halo: Evolutions Volume I (2010)
   • Halo: Evolutions Volume II (2010)
8. Halo: Cryptum (2011)
9. Halo: Glasslands (2011)
10. Halo: Primordium (2012, sequel to Halo: Cryptum)
11. Halo: The Thursday War (2012, sequel to Halo: Glasslands)
12. Halo: Silentium (2013, sequel to Halo: Primordium)
13. Halo: Rebirth (2013, epilogue to Halo: Silentium)
14. Halo: Mortal Dictata (2014, sequel to Halo: The Thursday War)
15. Halo: Broken Circle (2014)
16. Halo: New Blood (2015)
17. Halo: Hunters in the Dark (2015)
18. Halo: Saint’s Testimony (2015)
19. Halo: Last Light (2015)
20. Halo: Shadow of Intent (2015)
21. Halo: Fractures (2016)
22. Halo: Smoke and Shadow (2016)
23. Halo: Envoy (2017, sequel to Halo: The Cole Protocol)
24. Halo: Retribution (2017, sequel to Halo: Last Light)
25. Halo: Legacy of Onyx (2017)
26. Halo: Bad Blood (2018, sequel to Halo: New Blood)
27. Halo: Silent Storm (2018)
28. Halo: Battle Born (2019)
29. Halo: Renegades (2019, sequel to Halo: Smoke and Shadow)
30. Halo: Oblivion (2019, sequel to Halo: Silent Storm)
31. Halo: Meridian Divide (2019, sequel to Halo: Battle Born)
32. Halo: Shadows of Reach (2020)
33. Halo: Sacrifice (2020)
34. Halo: Point of Light (2021, sequel to Halo: Renegades)
35. Halo: Divine Wind (2021, sequel to Halo: Retribution)
36. Halo: The Rubicon Protocol (2022)
37. Halo: Outcasts (2022)
38. Halo: Epitaph (2022/2023)