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{{Article Quote|Wars end. But hatred, guilt, and devotion can endure beyond the grave. | {{Article Quote|Wars end. But hatred, guilt, and devotion can endure beyond the grave. | ||
With the [[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]] over, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] faces old grievances rising again to threaten [[Earth]]. The angry, bitter colonies, still with scores to settle from the [[insurrection]] put on hold for thirty years, now want justice — and so does [[Staffan Sentzke|a man]] whose life was torn apart by ONI when [[Naomi-010|his daughter]] was abducted for the [[SPARTAN-II program]]. Black ops squad [[Kilo-Five]] find their loyalties tested beyond breaking point when the father of their Spartan comrade, still searching for the truth about her disappearance, prepares to glass Earth’s cities to get an answer. How far will Kilo-Five go to stop him? And will he be able to live with the truth when he finds it? The painful answer lies with a man long dead, and a conscience that still survives in the most unlikely, undiscovered place.<ref>[http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/07/halo-mortal-dictata-excerpt#more '''Tor.com:''' ''Halo: Mortal Dictata (Excerpt)'']</ref>}} | With the [[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]] over, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] faces old grievances rising again to threaten [[Earth]]. The angry, bitter colonies, still with scores to settle from the [[insurrection]] put on hold for thirty years, now want justice — and so does [[Staffan Sentzke|a man]] whose life was torn apart by ONI when [[Naomi-010|his daughter]] was abducted for the [[SPARTAN-II program]]. Black ops squad [[Kilo-Five]] find their loyalties tested beyond breaking point when the father of their Spartan comrade, still searching for the truth about her disappearance, prepares to glass Earth’s cities to get an answer. How far will Kilo-Five go to stop him? And will he be able to live with the truth when he finds it? The painful answer lies with a man long dead, and a conscience that still survives in the most unlikely, undiscovered place.<ref name="excerpt">[http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/07/halo-mortal-dictata-excerpt#more '''Tor.com:''' ''Halo: Mortal Dictata (Excerpt)'']</ref>}} | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
''Note: all subjects are listed tentatively based on their appearance in the prologue alone. As such, the nature of the listed appearances does not reflect the complete novel.'' | |||
===Humans=== | ===Humans=== | ||
*[[Edvin Sentzke]] {{1st}} | *[[Edvin Sentzke]] {{1st}} | ||
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===Kig-Yar=== | ===Kig-Yar=== | ||
*[[Sav Fel]] {{Mo}} | *[[Sav Fel]] {{Mo}} | ||
==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. [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] broke the Dictata on several occasions, namely when [[flash cloning]] functioning human brain.<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''May 21, 2549''</ref> | |||
*An online excerpt consisting of the novel's prologue was released at Tor.com on July 17, 2013.<ref name="excerpt"/> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 10:01, August 28, 2013
This article is about the novel. For the legislation, see UN Colonial Mortal Dictata.
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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. It will be released in January 2014.[1]
Official summary
Characters
Note: all subjects are listed tentatively based on their appearance in the prologue alone. As such, the nature of the listed appearances does not reflect the complete novel.
Humans
- Edvin Sentzke (First appearance)
- Hedda Sentzke (First appearance)
- Kerstin Sentzke Template:First mentioned
- Laura Sentzke Template:First mentioned
- Naomi-010 (Mentioned only)
- Peter Moritz Template:First mentioned
- Staffan Sentzke
Kig-Yar
- Sav Fel (Mentioned only)
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 functioning human brain.[2]
- An online excerpt consisting of the novel's prologue was released at Tor.com on July 17, 2013.[3]
Sources
- ^ Tor.com: The Halo Kilo-Five Trilogy Will Conclude This January
- ^ Dr. Halsey's personal journal, May 21, 2549
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
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