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 ==Trivia==
-*The original cover of the book had a graphic error on the [[Master Chief]]'s head. The top part of his head was a little to the right of the bottom part, causing a split in his head. This was later corrected in recent versions.
+*The original cover of the book had a graphic error on the [[Master Chief]]'s head. The top part of his head was a little to the right of the bottom part, causing a split in his head. This was corrected in later versions.
-*At the beginning of the novel there is a line that says in Fred 104's Pelican "twenty-seven Spartans braced themselves", however in Halo: The Fall of Reach it is stated on page 240 that there were at Reach "two dozen Spartans" and Master Chief, with 2 other Spartans  "engaged on fields of combat too distant to be easily recalled" therefore the pelican that Fred 104 takes to the surface should only have 22 Spartans since John 117 takes two Spartans with him in a separate Pelican for the space op.
+*At the beginning of the novel there is a line that says in Fred 104's Pelican "twenty-seven Spartans braced themselves", however in Halo: The Fall of Reach it is stated on page 240 that there were at Reach "two dozen Spartans" and Master Chief, with 3 other Spartans  "engaged on fields of combat too distant to be easily recalled" therefore the pelican that Fred 104 takes to the surface should only have 22 Spartans since John 117 takes two Spartans with him in a separate Pelican for the space op.
 * On a separate note this means that the Pelican is overloaded since the compliment of a Pelican is 15 marines and in Halo: The Flood it is stated that this is pushing the limit. Yet in the novel it is carrying 'twenty seven' Spartans with apparent ease.
-*Chapter 11 is the only chapter that takes place on [[Earth]] in this novel, and the first in the series to take place on Earth.
 *In the novel an ODST wears a normal marine uniform instead of their regular space suit, this however could be the standard for ODSTs when not performing orbital insertions, since it would be easier to fight in. It is also mentioned in Halo: The Flood, that ODSTs accompany the Master Chief on his mission to the Truth and Reconciliation, yet there are no Marines in space suits, so they must be wearing Marine uniforms. Possibly, some ODSTs did not have a chance to suit up before the Pillar of Autumn was boarded, or some ODST suits were lost when the Autumn was hit by plasma fire during the Battle of Reach, or the space fight above Halo.
 *On page 38, it says that a Longsword has 110mm chain guns, but on page 58, it says that "The [[Longsword]]'s landing gear deployed and raised the craft a meter off the floor. "Guns clear," [[Polaski]] announced. "Bye, boys." She brought up a targeting reticule and swept it around the bay. A hail of ''120'' mm rounds tore through the [[Grunts]]' cover.
-*Near the end of the book, it says that [[Ghost (Vehicle)|Ghosts]] are fliers, like [[Banshees]], but this is probably referring to how [[Ghost|Ghosts]] hover above the ground.
 *The Banshees are also frequently said to have "seats" where the pilot really lies on a pad to operate the controls
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 *On page 56 it says, "... the Longsword spun 180 degrees." Later on it refers to it as a [[Pelican drop ship]] that was previously destroyed when they sent it ahead of them as a diversion to attack the [[Ascendant Justice]].
-*On the cover, between the "A" and the "L" in the word Halo, there is a [[Marathon]] symbol.There are also 7 circles surrounding it,another reference to [[7]]. This is the same for all of the Halo Novels.
 *On page 121, Vinh-030 is mistakenly listed as Vinh-029. This is actually Joshua's number.
-*The Longsword is referred to as the Pelican in the bay even though it was destroyed on the way in.  Its likely that this is a mistake made by the author.
+*After the successful capture of the Ascendant Justice it is stated that no one has ever captured a Covenant ship before, however this is odd, since Major Silva commandeered the Truth and Reconciliation. This can easily be corrected by saying that they were not aware of that fact and that shortly afterward the ship was destroyed by [[Melissa McKay]].
-*After the successful capture of the Ascendant Justice it is stated that no one has ever captured a Covenant ship before, however this is odd, since Major Silva commandeered the Truth and Reconciliation. This can easily be corrected by saying that they were not aware of that fact and that shortly afterward the ship was destroyed by [[Melissa McKay]].
 * Although the book states that John-117 carried two M7 submachine guns with silencers, he never used them.