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{{Novel infobox | {{Novel infobox | ||
|name=''Halo: The Thursday War'' | |||
|variant=KiloFive | |||
|image=[[File:HThursday War - Cover.jpeg|300px]] | |image=[[File:HThursday War - Cover.jpeg|300px]] | ||
|author=Karen Traviss | |author=Karen Traviss | ||
|cover artist=[[Eddie Smith]] | |cover artist=[[Eddie Smith]] | ||
|illustrator= | |||
|editor= | |||
|audio=Euan Morton | |||
|publisher=[[Tor Books]] (original)<br>[[Simon & Schuster]] (2019 edition) | |publisher=[[Tor Books]] (original)<br>[[Simon & Schuster]] (2019 edition) | ||
|publication=[[2012|October 2, 2012]] (original)<br>April 2, 2019 | |publication=[[2012|October 2, 2012]] (original)<br>April 2, 2019 | ||
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|length=448 pages (original)<br>464 pages (2019 edition) | |length=448 pages (original)<br>464 pages (2019 edition) | ||
|ISBN=[[Special:BookSources/0765333635|0765333635]], [[Special:BookSources/978-0765323941|978-0765323941]], [[Special:BookSources/978-1982111793|978-1982111793]] | |ISBN=[[Special:BookSources/0765333635|0765333635]], [[Special:BookSources/978-0765323941|978-0765323941]], [[Special:BookSources/978-1982111793|978-1982111793]] | ||
|series=[[Kilo-Five Trilogy]] | |||
|preceded=''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' | |||
|followed=''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' | |||
|multiseries= | |||
|notable= | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Halo: The Thursday War''''' is the second novel in the [[Kilo-Five Trilogy]] by [[Karen Traviss]], and a direct follow-up to ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''. It was released on [[2012|October 2, 2012]].<ref name="tor">[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/03/tor-books-announces-next-book-in-halo-series '''Tor Announces next book in ''Halo'' series''']</ref> A sequel, ''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' was released [[2014|January 21, 2014]].<ref>[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/07/the-halo-kilo-five-trilogy-will-conclude-this-january '''Tor.com:''' ''The Halo Kilo-Five Trilogy Will Conclude This January'']</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Mortal-Dictata-Karen-Traviss/dp/076533545X '''Amazon''' - ''Halo: Mortal Dictata'']</ref> | '''''Halo: The Thursday War''''' is the second novel in the [[Kilo-Five Trilogy]] by [[Karen Traviss]], and a direct follow-up to ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''. It was released on [[2012|October 2, 2012]].<ref name="tor">[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/03/tor-books-announces-next-book-in-halo-series '''Tor Announces next book in ''Halo'' series''']</ref> A sequel, ''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' was released [[2014|January 21, 2014]].<ref>[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/07/the-halo-kilo-five-trilogy-will-conclude-this-january '''Tor.com:''' ''The Halo Kilo-Five Trilogy Will Conclude This January'']</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Mortal-Dictata-Karen-Traviss/dp/076533545X '''Amazon''' - ''Halo: Mortal Dictata'']</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*A [[Wikipedia:Thursday War|Thursday War]] is a colloquial name given in the Royal Navy for weekly war-fighting and damage control exercises that are held during Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), so named because they are usually held on a Thursday.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Thursday War|'''Wikipedia''': ''"Thursday War"'']]</ref> | *A [[Wikipedia:Thursday War|Thursday War]] is a colloquial name given in the Royal Navy for weekly war-fighting and damage control exercises that are held during Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), so named because they are usually held on a Thursday.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Thursday War|'''Wikipedia''': ''"Thursday War"'']]</ref> | ||
*The title of the novel is foreshadowed in Chapter 17 of ''Halo: Glasslands'', where the AI [[Black-Box]] tells [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]] that "We might even get you on a Thursday war."<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 422''</ref> | *The title of the novel is foreshadowed in Chapter 17 of ''Halo: Glasslands'', where the AI [[Black-Box]] tells [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]] that "We might even get you on a Thursday war."<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 422''</ref> | ||
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*An excerpt of the novel's prologue first chapter was released on September 3, 2012 on Amazon.com.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076532394X/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=10EDT594YCRAR48TAWM0&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846#reader_076532394X '''Amazon.com''' - ''Halo: The Thursday War'' excerpt]</ref> | *An excerpt of the novel's prologue first chapter was released on September 3, 2012 on Amazon.com.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076532394X/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=10EDT594YCRAR48TAWM0&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846#reader_076532394X '''Amazon.com''' - ''Halo: The Thursday War'' excerpt]</ref> | ||
*Red vs Blue references were made again, similar to ''Glasslands'', a running-gag of Sangheili mispronouncing the name "Phillips" as "Phyllis", which is the phonetic pronunciation of the AI F.I.L.S.S. | *Red vs Blue references were made again, similar to ''Glasslands'', a running-gag of Sangheili mispronouncing the name "Phillips" as "Phyllis", which is the phonetic pronunciation of the AI F.I.L.S.S. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:TTW FullCoverArt.jpg|Full cover art. | |||
File:The Thursday War Back Cover.jpg|The back cover. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||