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[[File:The Cole Protocol.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The original version of the cover, with a scopeless [[BR55 Service Rifle]] and a second SPARTAN in the background. There is also a combat knife on the chest, while on the printed cover it is over the shoulder.]] | [[File:The Cole Protocol.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The original version of the cover, with a scopeless [[BR55 Service Rifle]] and a second SPARTAN in the background. There is also a combat knife on the chest, while on the printed cover it is over the shoulder.]] | ||
*''The Cole Protocol'' is the only ''Halo'' novel, aside from ''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'', that does not give the current military time at the start of every chapter. This makes it somewhat difficult to keep track of time when the setting shifts radically. | *''The Cole Protocol'' is the only ''Halo'' novel, aside from ''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'', that does not give the current military time at the start of every chapter. This makes it somewhat difficult to keep track of time when the setting shifts radically. | ||
*This book is the only novel that does not feature an assault rifle from the [[MA5 | *This book is the only novel that does not feature an assault rifle from the [[MA5 series]]. The BR55 Battle Rifle is almost exclusively used by UNSC forces in the book. | ||
*Amazon.co.uk released ''Halo: The Cole Protocol'' several days earlier than the official release date.{{Citation needed}} | *Amazon.co.uk released ''Halo: The Cole Protocol'' several days earlier than the official release date.{{Citation needed}} | ||
*Before the space battle of Charybdis IX, it is stated that Cole's fleet is still near Harvest, but at the end of the book, he is back inside the Inner Colonies. Due to the absence of dates at the start of chapters, it is difficult to confirm whether a great deal of time has passed, or this is just an oversight by the author. | *Before the space battle of Charybdis IX, it is stated that Cole's fleet is still near Harvest, but at the end of the book, he is back inside the Inner Colonies. Due to the absence of dates at the start of chapters, it is difficult to confirm whether a great deal of time has passed, or this is just an oversight by the author. | ||