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05.07.12
Halo 4 Fans Get Prequel Novel in Halo: The Thursday War from Author Karen Traviss

Halo 4 fans won’t have to wait until November 6th to explore the new Halo 4 universe. Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, will release the second novel in the Kilo-Five Trilogy”written by bestselling novelist and renowned game writer Karen Traviss earlier. HALO: THE THURSDAY WAR will ship in hardcover alongside a simultaneous audio edition on October 2, 2012, giving gamers a full month to explore the universe that Microsoft and 343 Industries is creating based on Bungie’s game franchise.

07.02.11
Halo 4 Isn’t the Only New Trilogy in the Works for Halo Fans

Microsoft, Bungie and Tor Books have enlisted Karen Traviss to write a new trilogy of Halo books that will explore the Halo Universe in the wake of the final events of Halo 3.  Halo novels published by Tor have sold over a million combined copies to date, and the entire Halo catalogue is now available in mass market paperback from Tor.  Along Karen's debut Halo novel, Tor is also publishing the second novel from legendary science fiction author Greg Bear's Halo Forerunner trilogy in 2012.  Halo: Glasslands will be published on October 25, 2011. An unabridged audiobook edition will publish simultaneously with the new novel.

08.25.10
Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski Discusses Gears of War 3 and New Movie

Blockbuster videogame franchise Gears of War has been a household name among gamers, with over 12 million copies sold to date. At the demand of fans asking to know more about the story, Gears of War burst onto the book scene in 2008 with Aspho Fields and then with Jacinto’s Remnant following one year later, both penned by #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss and both instant bestsellers. Now in the third book of the series, GEARS OF WAR: ANVIL GATE (Del Rey Trade Paperback, on sale August 31, 2010, $16.00), the human race struggles to move on after the tragic events on Jacinto. Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski discusses the latest Gears of War 3 content, and chimes in on the upcoming movie in this exclusive video interview.

07.31.10
Cliff Bleszinski Says Gears of War Movie Will Follow District 9 Model

Cliff Bleszinski was on hand at Comic Con 2010 to unleash the Beast mode of Gears of War 3 at Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Showcase Reception at the Hard Rock Hotel. He talks about the new game, as well as the upcoming New Line Pictures Gears of War movie, in this exclusive interview.

07.20.10
Comic Con 2010: Gears of War Author Karen Travis Delves into Halo Books

Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC—the largest publisher of science fiction in the world is excited to announce that Karen Traviss, who has penned number one bestselling novels in the Star Wars universe, as well as bestselling novels for the Gears of War franchise, will be writing the successor novel to Halo: Ghosts of Onyx in the first part of a multi-book deal to explore the Halo Universe in the wake of the final events of Halo 3. Halo novels published by Tor have sold over a million combined copies to date, and in 2010 Tor will also publish the first in a new Halo trilogy by science fiction icon Greg Bear. The highly-anticipated Xbox 360 video game “Halo: Reach” is scheduled to release September 14.