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|ISBN=[[Special:BookSources/9781501109690|9781501109690]]<ref>[http://books.simonandschuster.com/Saints-Testimony/Frank-OConnor/9781501109690 '''Simon & Schuster''' - ''Halo: Saint's Testimony'']</ref>

'''''Halo: Saint's Testimony''''' is an upcoming [[Halo novels|digital novel]] from Simon & Schuster written by [[343 Industries]] Franchise Development Director [[Frank O'Connor]]. It is slated for release 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"/>

==Plot summary==

{{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">[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/blogs/canon-fodder/cfsaintstestimonycover400px-c4d8e19b8a8f44af8477209fa817c0e9.jpg '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Witness Protection'']</ref>}}

''Halo: Saint's Testimony'' was first announced on [[2015#March|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.<ref name="Canon Fodder 20150312"/>

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."<ref name="Canon Fodder 20150312"/>