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==Trivia==

*The title of the novel is an allusion to several lines (691-694) from the 1781 Poem ''Retirement'' by [[Wikipedia:William Cowper|William Cowper]], which are featured as an epigraph:<br>{{Quote|Philologists, who chase<br>A panting syllable through time and space,<br>Start it at home, and hunt it in the dark<br>To Gaul, to Greece, and into Noah's Ark.|William Cowper}}

**A [[Wikipedia:Philology|Philologist]] is one who studies ancient texts and languages. This epigraph is therefore appropriate as Luther Mann's study of the ancient Forerunner language brought him on a chase from Trevelyan to Zeta Halo and finally to the Ark.

**Peter David has stated, perhaps jokingly, that because of the prominence of the Ark in the story he desperately wished to title it ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', but was prevented by his publisher for [[Wikipedia:Raiders of the Lost Ark|obvious reasons]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark '''Halo Waypoint''' ''Canon Fodder - Jurassic Ark'']</ref>

*The novel's cover depicts [[Blind wolf|blind wolves]], creatures that were originally planned to be featured in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' as ambient wildlife. The cover was designed by Kory Hubbell.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-nine-lives '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Nine Lives'']</ref>

*When the UNSC-Swords of Sanghelios taskforce arrives at the Citadel, the elevator descends into the main room.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 255''</ref> However, in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' level [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]], the elevator goes ''up'' to the main room.

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 ==Trivia==
+*The title of the novel is an allusion to several lines (691-694) from the 1781 Poem ''Retirement'' by [[Wikipedia:William Cowper|William Cowper]], which are featured as an epigraph:<br>{{Quote|Philologists, who chase<br>A panting syllable through time and space,<br>Start it at home, and hunt it in the dark<br>To Gaul, to Greece, and into Noah's Ark.|William Cowper}}
+**A [[Wikipedia:Philology|Philologist]] is one who studies ancient texts and languages. This epigraph is therefore appropriate as Luther Mann's study of the ancient Forerunner language brought him on a chase from Trevelyan to Zeta Halo and finally to the Ark.
+**Peter David has stated, perhaps jokingly, that because of the prominence of the Ark in the story he desperately wished to title it ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', but was prevented by his publisher for [[Wikipedia:Raiders of the Lost Ark|obvious reasons]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark '''Halo Waypoint''' ''Canon Fodder - Jurassic Ark'']</ref>
 *The novel's cover depicts [[Blind wolf|blind wolves]], creatures that were originally planned to be featured in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' as ambient wildlife. The cover was designed by Kory Hubbell.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-nine-lives '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Nine Lives'']</ref>
 *When the UNSC-Swords of Sanghelios taskforce arrives at the Citadel, the elevator descends into the main room.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 255''</ref> However, in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' level [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]], the elevator goes ''up'' to the main room.