Halo: Saint's Testimony: Difference between revisions

''Halo: Saint's Testimony'' was first announced on [[2015#March|March 15, 2015]] by [[343 Industries]] employee [[Jeff Easterling]] in Issue 15 of Canon Fodder. [[Frank O'Connor]], the Franchise Development Director at 343i, is the author of the novel and stated that he was almost finished writing ''Saint's Testimony'' at the time of its announcement; O'Conner had previously wrote ''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' for ''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''. O'Connor chose to write about [[artificial intelligence]] since the subject—particularly the nature of AI and the nature of its consciousness—has interested him since ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' was released in [[2001]]. O'Conner has stated that the novel will not be an action epic, but it will be relatively short.<ref name="Canon Fodder 20150312"/>

Similarly to ''[[Halo: New Blood]]'', which was released earlier that year, ''Halo: Saint's Testimony'' will be a short, digital novel. O'Conner stated that the length of the novel gives readers with "shorter attention spans" or "busy lives" the chance to pick up a shorter story. In addition, O'Conner has stated that the length of the novel allows 343 Industries to "pivot quickly on ideas and opportunities, and flesh out things we can’t easily explore in an explosion-filled game."<ref name="Canon Fodder 20150312"/>