 On July 19, 2011, Tor Books revealed the cover, title, and release date of the second book in the Forerunner Saga.On October 12, 2011 the book was completed and submitted to the publisher.On December 28, 2011 the first chapter of the book was made available on the publishers website and chapters 2, 3, and part of 4 were made available on the Halo Waypoint website.