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... is who really draws my attention. She seems to be the "fresh face" of the book, which is looking more like "343 industries employee fanfiction", with a third of the authors being 343 employees, and the rest being culled from long-time video game (Halo included) and Star Wars writers.

It'll be really interesting to see what the reception is like. It's a huge bummer that Eric Nylund isn't returning (especially after the recent reveal of the Missing Pages), but at least 343 seems to have broken free of Karen Traviss, so you win some, you lose some...