american writer served director studio games including halo series write mission scripts movie dialogue titles involved managing expansion halo franchise game studios producers including published author previously books approached write fifth halo novelization halo contact harvest released novel reached new_york_times bestseller list week release received positive reviews latest project brand new game series entitled destiny person shooter rejoined senior creative director january biography early life education son minister professor theology philosophy religion born san_francisco california entered professional actor realizing material leading man switched focus subjects graduated degree communication international studies studied university_of_chicago received master arts degree international relations rejected employment dropped idea entering foreign service helped family instead pursued number jobs staff member game developer meeting developers online myth matches role director responsible game movies halo halo halo work games time involved hour weeks stretches sleep hours worked alongside staff writers separate role developed halo combat dialogue focused halo canon working licensing partners interacted fans online developed missions scripts said interview considered challenging write games person shooters writing bullets relating plot information players action sequences need efficient clever players story context need don want push hard reject work games read science fiction works addition writing contributions voice small aliens known video games previous halo novels written professional writers like publisher books chose write fifth halo novelization entitled halo contact harvest editor noted book press release better tell tale humanity encounter antagonistic alien intimate knowledge series story novel ensemble piece action narrated human alien viewpoints work favorite science fiction authors helped teach importance strong consistent voice found writing compelling action involved slowing things opposite fast paced gameplay halo title considered book perfect way elaborate halo story stripping video game flesh character games allowed release reached spot new_york_times bestseller list remained weeks novel appeared usa today bestseller list time reviewers noted despite writer succeeded crafting excellent novel novel success considered evidence games breaking mainstream genre increasingly story release played important role development halo franchise traveled new_zealand times work assisted fiction title halo wars postponed halo film interviews explained game protagonist master chief serve supporting character film focus worked story development halo expansion halo provided voices number characters audio play testing game december working writer design director destiny september announced left company pursue new creative challenges microsoft rejoined senior creative director january march industries official website posted blog post detailing list upcoming halo novels novels listed halo shadow intent authored released december lead writer microsoft set released personal life married children june gave address class
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