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As you can see we now have the new ''Halo: Mortal Dictata'' which I can't wait to read as I've already read ''Glasslands'' & ''The Thursday War''. However, I can't help to think, who thought of this as a cover for a Halo novel? It's kind of unusual IMO. By the looks of it, I can only assume that the little girl on the front cover is "Naomi", starring at a Mjolnir helmet - in other words, her "future". <s>I'm also gonna assume the title is a reference to The Didact.</s> IDK. Anyway, its just a thought I had to get out there.--'''''[[User:Killamint|<span style="color:Black; font-family: Arial;">Killamint</span>]]''''' <small>['''''[[User talk:Killamint|<font color="Gray">Comm</font>]]'''''|'''''[[Special:Contributions/Killamint|<font color="Black">Files</font>]]''''']</small> 12:39, 9 July 2013 (EDT) | As you can see we now have the new ''Halo: Mortal Dictata'' which I can't wait to read as I've already read ''Glasslands'' & ''The Thursday War''. However, I can't help to think, who thought of this as a cover for a Halo novel? It's kind of unusual IMO. By the looks of it, I can only assume that the little girl on the front cover is "Naomi", starring at a Mjolnir helmet - in other words, her "future". <s>I'm also gonna assume the title is a reference to The Didact.</s> IDK. Anyway, its just a thought I had to get out there.--'''''[[User:Killamint|<span style="color:Black; font-family: Arial;">Killamint</span>]]''''' <small>['''''[[User talk:Killamint|<font color="Gray">Comm</font>]]'''''|'''''[[Special:Contributions/Killamint|<font color="Black">Files</font>]]''''']</small> 12:39, 9 July 2013 (EDT) | ||
: | :Nothing to do with the Didact. Also, cover is likely a placeholder. — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span> 12:45, 9 July 2013 (EDT) | ||
::Hey, I didn't know such an article existed. Well I guess that explains the title. If it is a place holder I guess it would be similar to ''Silentium'' where this shows only part of the actual cover.--'''''[[User:Killamint|<span style="color:Black; font-family: Arial;">Killamint</span>]]''''' <small>['''''[[User talk:Killamint|<font color="Gray">Comm</font>]]'''''|'''''[[Special:Contributions/Killamint|<font color="Black">Files</font>]]''''']</small> 12:48, 9 July 2013 (EDT) | ::Hey, I didn't know such an article existed. Well I guess that explains the title. If it is a place holder I guess it would be similar to ''Silentium'' where this shows only part of the actual cover.--'''''[[User:Killamint|<span style="color:Black; font-family: Arial;">Killamint</span>]]''''' <small>['''''[[User talk:Killamint|<font color="Gray">Comm</font>]]'''''|'''''[[Special:Contributions/Killamint|<font color="Black">Files</font>]]''''']</small> 12:48, 9 July 2013 (EDT) | ||
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First off, I want to say that it's no secret that I have no love lost for this series and that I think Karen Traviss is one of the worse things that's happened to ''Halo'' over the course of its existence (right below | First off, I want to say that it's no secret that I have no love lost for this series and that I think Karen Traviss is one of the worse things that's happened to ''Halo'' over the course of its existence (right below Dietz IMO). So I wasn't expecting much from ''Mortal Dictata'' and not much is what I got; reading the book was more of a mechanical chore born out of necessity than it was a source of entertainment, an attitude that formed about halfway through ''Glasslands'' when I realized that this is how the series is going to roll. | ||
I'll start with the good parts. As with the previous Kilo-Five novels, ''Mortal Dictata'' is at its best when characters are simply interacting with one another. This is one part Traviss gets right and her characters generally come across as natural and believable. What's more, unlike the previous two books, it genuinely felt like there was a plot to follow, instead of a random string of more or less connected events. I even found myself strangely engaged at times. The ending did suffer from the ''Return of the King'' syndrome in that it overstayed its welcome and could've been compacted further. As for the story itself, it was rather bare-bones. The Kig-Yar subplot started out as novel enough, but toward the end I found myself wanting to skip over those parts. | I'll start with the good parts. As with the previous Kilo-Five novels, ''Mortal Dictata'' is at its best when characters are simply interacting with one another. This is one part Traviss gets right and her characters generally come across as natural and believable. What's more, unlike the previous two books, it genuinely felt like there was a plot to follow, instead of a random string of more or less connected events. I even found myself strangely engaged at times. The ending did suffer from the ''Return of the King'' syndrome in that it overstayed its welcome and could've been compacted further. As for the story itself, it was rather bare-bones. The Kig-Yar subplot started out as novel enough, but toward the end I found myself wanting to skip over those parts. | ||