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'''''Halo: Saint's Testimony''''' is | '''''Halo: Saint's Testimony''''' is [[Halo novels|digital short story]] from Simon & Schuster written by [[343 Industries]] Franchise Development Director [[Frank O'Connor]]. It was released on [[2015#July|July 27, 2015]]. The novel explores the nature of [[artificial intelligence]] and features the "less-exposed" [[smart AI]] [[Iona]] who was previously seen in ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''.<ref name="Canon Fodder 20150312"/><ref name="Witness Protection">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-witness-projection '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Witness Protection'']</ref> | ||
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{{Article Quote|The military-grade [[artificial intelligence]] known as [[Iona]] has only one week to live. After that, the [[UNSC]] will legally terminate her seven-year existence in order to stave off the threat of the data corruption phenomenon known as “[[rampancy]],” a condition that will eventually take hold of her functionality and persona, endangering all those around her. In a last-ditch effort to save herself, Iona has successfully launched an unprecedented legal appeal against her own death sentence – a case being watched very closely at not only the highest levels of [[human]] government, but by others with a very different agenda….<ref name="Witness Protection"/>}} | {{Article Quote|The military-grade [[artificial intelligence]] known as [[Iona]] has only one week to live. After that, the [[UNSC]] will legally terminate her seven-year existence in order to stave off the threat of the data corruption phenomenon known as “[[rampancy]],” a condition that will eventually take hold of her functionality and persona, endangering all those around her. In a last-ditch effort to save herself, Iona has successfully launched an unprecedented legal appeal against her own death sentence – a case being watched very closely at not only the highest levels of [[human]] government, but by others with a very different agenda….<ref name="Witness Protection"/>}} | ||
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Halo: Saint's Testimony is digital short story from Simon & Schuster written by 343 Industries Franchise Development Director Frank O'Connor. It was released on July 27, 2015. The novel explores the nature of artificial intelligence and features the "less-exposed" smart AI Iona who was previously seen in Halo: Blood Line.[1][4]
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Development
Halo: Saint's Testimony was first announced on March 15, 2015 by 343 Industries employee Jeff Easterling in Issue 15 of Canon Fodder. Frank O'Connor, the Franchise Development Director at 343i, is the author of the novel and stated that he was almost finished writing Saint's Testimony at the time of its announcement; O'Connor had previously written Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian for Halo: Evolutions. O'Connor chose to write about artificial intelligence since the subject—particularly the nature of AI and its consciousness—has interested him since Halo: Combat Evolved was released in 2001. O'Connor has stated that the novel will not be an action epic, but it will be relatively short.[1]
Similarly to Halo: New Blood, which was released earlier that year, Halo: Saint's Testimony will be a short, digital novel. O'Connor stated that the length of the novel gives readers with "shorter attention spans" or "busy lives" the chance to pick up a shorter story. In addition, O'Connor has stated that the length of the novel allows 343 Industries to "pivot quickly on ideas and opportunities, and flesh out things we can’t easily explore in an explosion-filled game."[1] The short story's cover art was illustrated by artist Chase Toole.[4]
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