RELEASED: March 2nd, 2015

SUMMARY

After the war with the Covenant, ODST Edward Buck was contacted by Jun-A266, former Spartan-III Noble Team member and current Spartan-IV recruiter.  Buck initially refused, insisting that his entire squad of ODSTs, Alpha-Nine, would have to be part of the Spartan-IV program for Buck to consider joining.  Eventually the Spartan-IV program got enough funding to recruit all of Alpha-Nine, and Buck joined, along with Mickey and Romeo.

The team trained as part of the second class of Spartan-IVs, and became embroiled in a terrorist plot to destroy the Spartan-IV training station.  The plot failed, however, and Alpha-Nine completed their Spartan-IV training.  A year later, during Operation: COALPEPPER, another terrorist plot unfolded, this time involving Mickey, who had been turned by the United Rebel Front against the UNSC.  The plot nearly worked, but Buck and Romeo managed to defeat the URF and subdue Mickey.

HALO BOOK CLUB

Join the Podcast Evolved crew as they explore New Blood in the Halo Book Club.  The New Blood book club originally aired April 25th, 2015.

VISITED WORLDS

New Blood takes place in several places around the galaxy, including on Earth.

FEATURED CHARACTERS

New Blood primarily follows the story of the ODST squad Alpha-Nine and their transition into becoming Spartan-IVs.