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''"In the last years of the [[Forerunner]] empire, chaos rules. The [[Flood]] — a horrifying shape-changing parasite — has arrived in force, aided by unexpected allies. Internal strife within the [[ecumene]] has desperately weakened Forerunner defenses.''

''Too little, too late, the legal [[rate]] of Juridicals is only now investigating possible crimes by the [[Faber|Master Builder]] and others. Evidence-gathering agents known collectively as Catalog have been dispatched to collect testimony from the [[Librarian]] and both [[Didact]]~~s: the Ur-Didact~~, treacherously abandoned in a Flood-infested system, and the [[Bornstellar]] ~~Didact~~, who accompanies the Librarian as she [[Conservation Measure|preserves specimens]] against the dire possibility of [[Halo Array|Halo]] extermination.''

''Too little, too late, the legal [[rate]] of Juridicals is only now investigating possible crimes by the [[Faber|Master Builder]] and others. Evidence-gathering agents known collectively as Catalog have been dispatched to collect testimony from the [[Librarian]] and both Didacts: the [[Ur-Didact]], treacherously abandoned in a Flood-infested system, and the [[Bornstellar-Didact|Bornstellar Didact]], who accompanies the Librarian as she [[Conservation Measure|preserves specimens]] against the dire possibility of [[Halo Array|Halo]] extermination.''

''Facing the imminent collapse of their civilization, the Librarian and the Ur-Didact reveal what they know about the relationship between the long-vanished [[Precursor]]s and the Flood.''

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*[[Wiktionary:ur-#German Ur|"Ur"]] is a German prefix that means "original" or "primitive".

*[[Wiktionary:Silentium|"Silentium"]] is [[Latin]] for "silence", "stillness", "inactivity" or "cessation", which reflects the effect of the Halo Array's galaxy-wide activation on the Forerunner civilization and life in the galaxy.

*The preliminary cover art, illustrated by [[Nicolas Bouvier|Nicolas "Sparth" Bouvier]], depicts a vast Forerunner structure with a [[Cryptum]] floating in the center and several ships flying by, while the final cover art depicts the Didact observing a hologram of a Cryptum and his wife, the [[Librarian]]; the preliminary cover image remains in the background. The original cover illustration was used to promote the novel without giving spoilers as to the appearance of the Forerunner characters, which was not revealed until ''[[Halo 4]]''. The final cover art was done as a collaboration between Sparth and ''Halo 4'' concept artist [[Gabriel Garza]].<ref>[http://sparth.tumblr.com/ '''SPARTH''']</ref>

*The preliminary cover art, illustrated by [[Nicolas Bouvier|Nicolas "Sparth" Bouvier]], depicts a vast Forerunner structure with a [[Cryptum]] floating in the center and several ships flying by, while the final cover art depicts the Didact observing a hologram of a Cryptum and his wife, the [[Librarian]]; the preliminary cover image remains in the background. The original cover illustration was used to promote the novel without giving spoilers as to the appearance of the Forerunner characters, which was not revealed until ''[[Halo 4]]''. The final cover art was done as a collaboration between Sparth and ''Halo 4'' concept artist [[Gabriel Garza]].<ref>[http://sparth.tumblr.com/post/37282071285/greg-bear-silentium-book-covers-we-actually-had '''SPARTH''']</ref>

*The novel was originally set to be released on January 8, 2013,<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/07/11/Tor-Books-Reveals-Title-Cover-Art-And-Release-Date-of-Third-Halo-Novel-By-Greg-Bear.aspx '''Tor Books reveals title, cover art, and release date of the third Halo novel by legendary science fiction author Greg Bear''']</ref> but the release was later delayed to March 19,<ref name="delay"/> as additional time was required to make the story of the novel fit seamlessly with that of ''Halo 4''.<ref>[http://www.gregbear.com/blog/display.cfm?id=6817 '''Greg Bear Discussion Board''': ''Halo: Silentium'']</ref>

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 ''"In the last years of the [[Forerunner]] empire, chaos rules. The [[Flood]] — a horrifying shape-changing parasite — has arrived in force, aided by unexpected allies. Internal strife within the [[ecumene]] has desperately weakened Forerunner defenses.''
-''Too little, too late, the legal [[rate]] of Juridicals is only now investigating possible crimes by the [[Faber|Master Builder]] and others. Evidence-gathering agents known collectively as Catalog have been dispatched to collect testimony from the [[Librarian]] and both [[Didact]]s: the Ur-Didact, treacherously abandoned in a Flood-infested system, and the [[Bornstellar]] Didact, who accompanies the Librarian as she [[Conservation Measure|preserves specimens]] against the dire possibility of [[Halo Array|Halo]] extermination.''
+''Too little, too late, the legal [[rate]] of Juridicals is only now investigating possible crimes by the [[Faber|Master Builder]] and others. Evidence-gathering agents known collectively as Catalog have been dispatched to collect testimony from the [[Librarian]] and both Didacts: the [[Ur-Didact]], treacherously abandoned in a Flood-infested system, and the [[Bornstellar-Didact|Bornstellar Didact]], who accompanies the Librarian as she [[Conservation Measure|preserves specimens]] against the dire possibility of [[Halo Array|Halo]] extermination.''
 ''Facing the imminent collapse of their civilization, the Librarian and the Ur-Didact reveal what they know about the relationship between the long-vanished [[Precursor]]s and the Flood.''
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 *[[Wiktionary:ur-#German Ur|"Ur"]] is a German prefix that means "original" or "primitive".
 *[[Wiktionary:Silentium|"Silentium"]] is [[Latin]] for "silence", "stillness", "inactivity" or "cessation", which reflects the effect of the Halo Array's galaxy-wide activation on the Forerunner civilization and life in the galaxy.
-*The preliminary cover art, illustrated by [[Nicolas Bouvier|Nicolas "Sparth" Bouvier]], depicts a vast Forerunner structure with a [[Cryptum]] floating in the center and several ships flying by, while the final cover art depicts the Didact observing a hologram of a Cryptum and his wife, the [[Librarian]]; the preliminary cover image remains in the background. The original cover illustration was used to promote the novel without giving spoilers as to the appearance of the Forerunner characters, which was not revealed until ''[[Halo 4]]''. The final cover art was done as a collaboration between Sparth and ''Halo 4'' concept artist [[Gabriel Garza]].<ref>[http://sparth.tumblr.com/ '''SPARTH''']</ref>
+*The preliminary cover art, illustrated by [[Nicolas Bouvier|Nicolas "Sparth" Bouvier]], depicts a vast Forerunner structure with a [[Cryptum]] floating in the center and several ships flying by, while the final cover art depicts the Didact observing a hologram of a Cryptum and his wife, the [[Librarian]]; the preliminary cover image remains in the background. The original cover illustration was used to promote the novel without giving spoilers as to the appearance of the Forerunner characters, which was not revealed until ''[[Halo 4]]''. The final cover art was done as a collaboration between Sparth and ''Halo 4'' concept artist [[Gabriel Garza]].<ref>[http://sparth.tumblr.com/post/37282071285/greg-bear-silentium-book-covers-we-actually-had '''SPARTH''']</ref>
 *The novel was originally set to be released on January 8, 2013,<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/07/11/Tor-Books-Reveals-Title-Cover-Art-And-Release-Date-of-Third-Halo-Novel-By-Greg-Bear.aspx '''Tor Books reveals title, cover art, and release date of the third Halo novel by legendary science fiction author Greg Bear''']</ref> but the release was later delayed to March 19,<ref name="delay"/> as additional time was required to make the story of the novel fit seamlessly with that of ''Halo 4''.<ref>[http://www.gregbear.com/blog/display.cfm?id=6817 '''Greg Bear Discussion Board''': ''Halo: Silentium'']</ref>