A Book in Order

Series · 30 books

Halo Books in Order

The complete Halo reading order — 30 books from 1663–2022.

  1. 01 The Loud Halo 1663 Amazon — buy The Loud Halo Bookshop — buy The Loud Halo ThriftBooks — buy The Loud Halo eBooks.com — buy The Loud Halo
  2. 02 Stolen Halo 1940 Amazon — buy Stolen Halo Bookshop — buy Stolen Halo ThriftBooks — buy Stolen Halo eBooks.com — buy Stolen Halo
  3. 03 The three-cornered halo 1957 Amazon — buy The three-cornered halo Bookshop — buy The three-cornered halo ThriftBooks — buy The three-cornered halo eBooks.com — buy The three-cornered halo
  4. 04 The expensive halo 1967 Amazon — buy The expensive halo Bookshop — buy The expensive halo ThriftBooks — buy The expensive halo eBooks.com — buy The expensive halo
  5. 05 A Halo for the Devil 1972 Amazon — buy A Halo for the Devil Bookshop — buy A Halo for the Devil ThriftBooks — buy A Halo for the Devil eBooks.com — buy A Halo for the Devil
  6. 06 How spider saved Halloween 1973 Amazon — buy How spider saved Halloween Bookshop — buy How spider saved Halloween ThriftBooks — buy How spider saved Halloween eBooks.com — buy How spider saved Halloween
  7. 07 The Ballad of Halo Jones 1986 Amazon — buy The Ballad of Halo Jones Bookshop — buy The Ballad of Halo Jones ThriftBooks — buy The Ballad of Halo Jones eBooks.com — buy The Ballad of Halo Jones
  8. 08 Halo 1991 Amazon — buy Halo Bookshop — buy Halo ThriftBooks — buy Halo eBooks.com — buy Halo
  9. 09 Not Even My Name 2000 Amazon — buy Not Even My Name Bookshop — buy Not Even My Name ThriftBooks — buy Not Even My Name eBooks.com — buy Not Even My Name
  10. 10 The Flood (Halo) 2003 Amazon — buy The Flood (Halo) Bookshop — buy The Flood (Halo) ThriftBooks — buy The Flood (Halo) eBooks.com — buy The Flood (Halo)
  11. 11 First Strike (Halo) 2003 Amazon — buy First Strike (Halo) Bookshop — buy First Strike (Halo) ThriftBooks — buy First Strike (Halo) eBooks.com — buy First Strike (Halo)
  12. 12 Halo the Fall of Reach (Halo) 2004 Amazon — buy Halo the Fall of Reach (Halo) Bookshop — buy Halo the Fall of Reach (Halo) ThriftBooks — buy Halo the Fall of Reach (Halo) eBooks.com — buy Halo the Fall of Reach (Halo)
  13. 13 Halo The Flood (Halo) 2004 Amazon — buy Halo The Flood (Halo) Bookshop — buy Halo The Flood (Halo) ThriftBooks — buy Halo The Flood (Halo) eBooks.com — buy Halo The Flood (Halo)
  14. 14 Ghosts of Onyx (Halo) 2006 Amazon — buy Ghosts of Onyx (Halo) Bookshop — buy Ghosts of Onyx (Halo) ThriftBooks — buy Ghosts of Onyx (Halo) eBooks.com — buy Ghosts of Onyx (Halo)
  15. 15 Contact Harvest (Halo) 2007 Amazon — buy Contact Harvest (Halo) Bookshop — buy Contact Harvest (Halo) ThriftBooks — buy Contact Harvest (Halo) eBooks.com — buy Contact Harvest (Halo)
  16. 16 The Halo Effect 2007 Amazon — buy The Halo Effect Bookshop — buy The Halo Effect ThriftBooks — buy The Halo Effect eBooks.com — buy The Halo Effect
  17. 17 The Cole Protocol 2008 Amazon — buy The Cole Protocol Bookshop — buy The Cole Protocol ThriftBooks — buy The Cole Protocol eBooks.com — buy The Cole Protocol
  18. 18 Halo Evolutions, Volume I 2009 Amazon — buy Halo Evolutions, Volume I Bookshop — buy Halo Evolutions, Volume I ThriftBooks — buy Halo Evolutions, Volume I eBooks.com — buy Halo Evolutions, Volume I
  19. 19 Halo Cryptum 2010 Amazon — buy Halo Cryptum Bookshop — buy Halo Cryptum ThriftBooks — buy Halo Cryptum eBooks.com — buy Halo Cryptum
  20. 20 Halo encyclopedia 2010 Amazon — buy Halo encyclopedia Bookshop — buy Halo encyclopedia ThriftBooks — buy Halo encyclopedia eBooks.com — buy Halo encyclopedia
  21. 21 Halo Graphic Novel 2010 Amazon — buy Halo Graphic Novel Bookshop — buy Halo Graphic Novel ThriftBooks — buy Halo Graphic Novel eBooks.com — buy Halo Graphic Novel
  22. 22 Halo Kilo-Five Trilogy 2011 Amazon — buy Halo Kilo-Five Trilogy Bookshop — buy Halo Kilo-Five Trilogy ThriftBooks — buy Halo Kilo-Five Trilogy eBooks.com — buy Halo Kilo-Five Trilogy
  23. 23 Silentium 2013 Amazon — buy Silentium Bookshop — buy Silentium ThriftBooks — buy Silentium eBooks.com — buy Silentium
  24. 24 Broken circle 2014 Amazon — buy Broken circle Bookshop — buy Broken circle ThriftBooks — buy Broken circle eBooks.com — buy Broken circle
  25. 25 Halo: Mortal Dictata 2014 Amazon — buy Halo: Mortal Dictata Bookshop — buy Halo: Mortal Dictata ThriftBooks — buy Halo: Mortal Dictata eBooks.com — buy Halo: Mortal Dictata
  26. 26 HALO: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon (18) 2016 Amazon — buy HALO: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon (18) Bookshop — buy HALO: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon (18) ThriftBooks — buy HALO: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon (18) eBooks.com — buy HALO: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon (18)
  27. 27 DeadEndia : the Broken Halo 2019 Amazon — buy DeadEndia : the Broken Halo Bookshop — buy DeadEndia : the Broken Halo ThriftBooks — buy DeadEndia : the Broken Halo eBooks.com — buy DeadEndia : the Broken Halo
  28. 28 Halo : The Fall of Reach 2019 Amazon — buy Halo : The Fall of Reach Bookshop — buy Halo : The Fall of Reach ThriftBooks — buy Halo : The Fall of Reach eBooks.com — buy Halo : The Fall of Reach
  29. 29 Halo: Oblivion 2019 Amazon — buy Halo: Oblivion Bookshop — buy Halo: Oblivion ThriftBooks — buy Halo: Oblivion eBooks.com — buy Halo: Oblivion
  30. 30 Homicide and Halo-Halo 2022 Amazon — buy Homicide and Halo-Halo Bookshop — buy Homicide and Halo-Halo ThriftBooks — buy Homicide and Halo-Halo eBooks.com — buy Homicide and Halo-Halo

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Halo

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Loud Halo 1663
2 Stolen Halo 1940
3 The three-cornered halo 1957
4 The expensive halo 1967
5 A Halo for the Devil 1972
6 How spider saved Halloween 1973
7 The Ballad of Halo Jones 1986
8 Halo 1991
9 Not Even My Name 2000
10 The Flood (Halo) 2003
11 First Strike (Halo) 2003
12 Halo the Fall of Reach (Halo) 2004
13 Halo The Flood (Halo) 2004
14 Ghosts of Onyx (Halo) 2006
15 Contact Harvest (Halo) 2007
16 The Halo Effect 2007
17 The Cole Protocol 2008
18 Halo Evolutions, Volume I 2009
19 Halo Cryptum 2010
20 Halo encyclopedia 2010
21 Halo Graphic Novel 2010
22 Halo Kilo-Five Trilogy 2011
23 Silentium 2013
24 Broken circle 2014
25 Halo: Mortal Dictata 2014
26 HALO: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon (18) 2016
27 DeadEndia : the Broken Halo 2019
28 Halo : The Fall of Reach 2019
29 Halo: Oblivion 2019
30 Homicide and Halo-Halo 2022

Halo reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Loud Halo (1663). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Halo — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Halo books are there?

30 to date, spanning 1663–2022.

What is the newest Halo book?

Homicide and Halo-Halo, published in 2022.