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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". I'm also gonna assume the title is a reference to The Didact. IDK. Anyway, its just a thought I had to get out there.--Killamint [Comm|Files] 12:39, 9 July 2013 (EDT)

Nothing to do with the Didact. Also, cover is likely a placeholder. — subtank 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.--Killamint [Comm|Files] 12:48, 9 July 2013 (EDT)

Heh, it speaks volumes when people assume the cover to be a placeholder, only for it to turn out to be the real one. --Jugus (Talk | Contribs) 00:49, 20 January 2014 (EST)

The real question is how do the Insurrectionists plan to glass Earth with one CCS-class battle cruiser. Sure the UNSC is isn't exactly in tip-top shape but there's the Infinity and ODPs.--Alpha (talk) 08:06, 23 August 2013 (EDT)Alpha

I'm sure they don't intend to bring just 1 ship to Earth. They probably have more lined up. In fact they probably have a bunch of stolen UNSC ships and need the CCS cruiser for that particular task.--Killamint [Comm|Files] 10:02, 23 August 2013 (EDT)

From what's been released so far, it certainly looks like Sentzke is relying on the Pious Inquisitor alone. There's several options: A: he tries to attack Earth and gets turned into Swiss cheese by Infinity and the surviving ODPs (turns out, he knew this would happen - going out in a suicidal blaze is the only way he can get closure for his lifelong torment), or B: the narrative grants the Inquisitor insane hax powers and Earth is powerless or C: Kilo-Five and Naomi intervene before he can do anything and dramatic character moments ensue. Whether he gets to Earth or not, I'm putting my money on the narrative operating under the presumption of option B; i.e. that the Inquisitor is going to be treated as a credible threat to Earth as opposed to target practice for Infinity. The way these books have treated technological capabilities and military strength so far has largely been "whatever the plot demands", so I wouldn't rely on logic or consistency in that area. --Jugus (Talk | Contribs) 00:49, 20 January 2014 (EST)

My guess is he needs a Covenant slipspace drive for its precision - even an ODP can't hit a ship if it's already in place, weapons primed, ready to drop hell if anything happens. -- Qura 'Morhek ^{The Autocrat of Morheka} 03:02, 20 January 2014 (EST)

Personally I'm hoping to read about Jul 'Mdama's forming of the Covenant remnant and Osman's ascension to CINCONI.File:Colonel Grade One.pngCol. Snipes450File:Colonel Grade One.png 13:46, 23 August 2013 (EDT)

Definitely! I just wish they explained some of this in Halo 4/spartan ops at least as a teaser for this book.--Killamint [Comm|Files] 11:48, 25 August 2013 (EDT)

Personally, I really want to read about how Osman took "sweet" Margaret's place. Due to her extreme age, I'm guessing she probably died. But then again, maybe she just resigned. Guess we'll find out!--Spartacus ^{Talk • Contribs} 11:54, 25 August 2013 (EDT)

And I'm hoping for more Blue Team. I was sad to see them get left out of the previous book. Tuckerscreator^(stalk) 16:56, 25 August 2013 (EDT)

I'd rather someone save them for their own book. -- Qura 'Morhek ^{The Autocrat of Morheka} 06:37, 28 August 2013 (EDT)

Why not both? =P --DC Ambrose (talk) 04:11, 1 October 2013 (EDT)

Honestly, because Karen Traviss is no Eric Nylund. I was one of the people defending her initially, but first Glasslands and then Thursday War left me feeling cold. They didn't have the same feel of epic space opera that The Fall of Reach, First Strike and Ghosts of Onyx had - and if you're going to a story about S-IIs, the best of the best even among Spartans, I think that is really integral. -- Qura 'Morhek ^{The Autocrat of Morheka} 05:05, 5 October 2013 (EDT)

Makes sense. I've been seeing a lot of requests for Blue Team to appear in Spartan Ops. Since Nylund seemed to have a plan for their adventure inside Onyx, maybe it would have been better for Glasslands to not have covered what happened to them at all and leave that to their own book. Tuckerscreator^(stalk) 03:12, 20 January 2014 (EST)

T'vao

I was just reading chapter 3, and it seems like T'vao, where the Skirmishers are from, is not on Eayn, but another satellite all together, thoughts? File:Colonel Grade One.pngCol. Snipes450File:Colonel Grade One.png 12:42, 21 January 2014 (EST)