 A collection of Halo short stories , Halo : Evolutions , was simultaneously released in print and audiobook formats in November 2009 . Evolutions includes original material by Nylund , Buckell , Karen Traviss and contributions from Bungie . Tor re @-@ released the first three Halo novels with new content and cover art . Science fiction author Greg Bear wrote a trilogy of books focusing on the Forerunners , called The Forerunner Saga . The first book , entitled Halo : Cryptum , was released in January 2011 , followed by Primordium in January 2012 and Silentium on March 19 , 2013 . Karen Traviss wrote the Kilo @-@ Five trilogy , which takes place after the events of Halo 3 and Halo : Ghosts of Onyx . The first book , Halo : Glasslands , came out October 2011 , followed by Halo : The Thursday War on October 2 , 2012 , and Halo : Mortal Dictata on January 21 , 2014 . The fourteenth Halo book ( the thirteenth novel ) was released in November 2014 : Halo : Broken Circle by John Shirley , the author of novels based on BioShock , Borderlands , and other games . 
