Halo: Mortal Dictata

Halo: Mortal Dictata will be the third and last novel in the Kilo-Five Trilogy by Karen Traviss, and a direct follow-up to Halo: The Thursday War. The book was released on January 21, 2014.

Characters
''Note: all subjects are listed tentatively based on material released so far. As such, the nature of the listed appearances does not reflect the complete novel; i.e. certain subjects which are "mentioned only" may actually appear in the full novel .''

Humans

 * Andy Remo
 * Catherine Halsey
 * Damien Hogarth
 * Edvin Sentzke
 * Evan Phillips
 * Franklin Mendez
 * Hedda Sentzke
 * Jakob
 * Janey
 * John-117
 * Kerstin Sentzke
 * Laura Sentzke
 * Lena Sentzke
 * Lian Devereaux
 * Malcolm Geffen
 * Margaret Parangosky
 * Mike Spenser
 * Nairn
 * Naomi-010
 * Peter Moritz
 * Serin Osman
 * Staffan Sentzke
 * Vasily Beloi

Kig-Yar

 * Ais
 * Chol Von
 * Gon
 * Hiiq
 * Kij
 * Laik
 * Sav Fel
 * Vek
 * Zim

Sangheili

 * Avu Med 'Telcam
 * Jul 'Mdama
 * Thel 'Vadam

Huragok

 * Leaks Repaired
 * Requires Adjustment
 * Sometimes Sinks

Artificial intelligence

 * Black-Box

Trivia

 * The name of the novel is a reference to the UN Colonial Mortal Dictata, a piece of legislation associated with the ethics of medical science. Dr. Catherine Halsey broke the Dictata on several occasions, namely when flash cloning a functioning human brain.
 * The cover art depicts a young Naomi-010 looking at a Mark V(B) helmet, foreshadowing her induction into the SPARTAN-II program. However, the Mark V (B) was issued only to Spartans of the UNSC Army's SPECWAR Group Three. This may reflect her armor's stated resemblance to the first-generation Mark V, though the cover art for Halo: The Thursday War shows her armor as blue, not gray.
 * An online excerpt of the novel's prologue was released at Tor.com on July 17, 2013. A preview consisting of the novel's first chapter and the audiobook's second chapter was released at HaloWaypoint.com on January 16, 2014. The second chapter was released online at Tor.com on January 17, 2014.