Daybreak Continuum

The Daybreak Continuum, Daybreak universe, informally called the Daybreakverse or simply Daybreak, is a canon-divergent expansion of the originally created by  and. Built around Halo media released between 2001 and 2009 as the foundation, the Daybreak Continuum was created with the goal of presenting a setting with a deep history and definite limitations that shape the cultures inhabiting it, whether it be astrography, history, or travel times and communication delays. The Daybreak Continuum covers the entire Halo timeline and beyond, though the most notable divergences from 343 Industries' version of the Halo canon occur in the post-Covenant War era. Daybreak's post-war galaxy is one rife with conflict, intrigue and opportunity, with a beaten and battered UNSC slowly rebuilding their strength, while the broken Covenant coalesces into an expansive panoply of successor polities, each with their own backgrounds, goals and motivations.

As the Continuum develops, it is planned to chronicle the development of the Halo setting far into the future, advancing throughout the epochs as a form of future history. The project is planned to be developed in phases, with each development phase in the real world corresponding roughly to a given in-universe historical epoch.

Fiction set in the Daybreak Continuum
Works of fiction set in the Daybreak universe so far, organized by their respective authors:


 * Not All Who Wander
 * Through the Bush, Nothing But Jackal
 * Conversations From The Universe: The Turning Points
 * Conversations From The Universe: The Turning Points


 * Itter Rock
 * Other Homeworld Theory
 * Other Homeworld Theory


 * f1onagher
 * Wake Up and Smell the Xenos
 * The More Things Change...


 * Halo: Ten Hours
 * Halo: Ten Hours

Resources

 * Daybreak Reference Manual
 * Visual Style Guide
 * Canon Policy
 * Cartography
 * Timeline
 * Spacebattles.com forum thread