Halo_ Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe - Eric Nylund [213]
#1 New York Times bestselling author KAREN TRAVISS has received critical acclaim and award nominations for her Wess’har series, as well as regularly hitting the bestseller lists with her Star Wars and Gears of War novels. A former defense correspondent and TV and newspaper journalist, she lives in Wiltshire, England.
World Fantasy Award–winner JEFF VANDERMEER grew up in the Fiji Islands and has had fiction published in more than twenty countries. He is the bestselling author of City of Saints & Madmen, as well as Predator: South China Sea, released by Dark Horse Books in 2008. He reviews books for, among others, The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, and Barnes & Noble Review, as well as being a regular columnist for the Omnivoracious book blog. Current projects include Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for Twenty-First Century Writers, the noir fantasy novel Finch, and the forthcoming definitive Steampunk Bible from Abrams Books. He currently lives in Tallahassee, Florida, and serves as assistant director for Wofford College’s Shared Worlds writing camp for teens (Spartanburg, South Carolina).
FRED VAN LENTE is the New York Times bestselling author of Incredible Hercules (with Greg Pak) and Marvel Zombies 3, as well as the American Library Association award-winning Action Philosophers. He created Spartan: Black for the graphic novel Halo: Blood Line, illustrated by Francis Portela and serialized by Marvel Comics beginning in December 2009. Van Lente’s other comics include Comic Book Comics, MODOK’s 11, XMen Noir, and Amazing Spider-Man.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
ROBOGABO (GABRIEL GARZA) has been a professional artist for the last ten years. Born in Mexico, he now lives in Seattle, working for 343 Industries. His artwork is heavily influenced by his years of experience working at a newspaper. His passion for video games attracted him into the concept art community and led him to live and work across the United States working on video games. When Gabo is not painting, he likes to spend time at home with his family, while trying to enjoy life outside his art cave. Visit his website at www.robogabo.com.
SPARTH (NICOLAS BOUVIER) has been an active concept designer in the gaming industry since 1996. Born in France, he now lives in Seattle, Washington, working for Microsoft. He has contributed to the development of several released games since 1997, including Alone in the Dark 4 (2001), Cold Fear (2005), Prince of Persia—Warrior Within (2004), Assassin’s Creed (2007), and Rage, a project still in development at id Software. Sparth has also utilized his talents to illustrate numerous book covers. His images have been actively chosen by publishers to adorn the covers of multiple French and English authors. When he is not working, he finds time to relax with his wife, Lorene, and his three children, Arthur, Leopold, and Zelie.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION Frank O’Connor
BEYOND art by Sparth,
words by Jonathan Goff
PARIAH B. K. Evenson
STOMPING ON THE HEELS OF A FUSS Eric Raab
MIDNIGHT IN THE HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN
Frank O’Connor
DIRT Tobias S. Buckell
ACHERON-VII art by Sparth,
words by Jonathan Goff
HEADHUNTERS Jonathan Goff
BLUNT INSTRUMENTS Fred Van Lente
THE MONA LISA Jeff VanderMeer and Tessa Kum
ICON art by Robogabo,
words by Jonathan Goff
PALACE HOTEL Robt McLees
HUMAN WEAKNESS Karen Traviss
CONNECTIVITY art by Robogabo,
words by Jonathan Goff
THE IMPOSSIBLE LIFE AND THE POSSIBLE DEATH OF
PRESTON J. COLE Eric Nylund
THE RETURN Kevin Grace
FROM THE OFFICE OF DR. WILLIAM ARTHUR IQBAL
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS