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'''''Halo: Saint's Testimony''''' is an upcoming [[Halo novels|digital novel]] from Simon & Schuster written by [[343 Industries]] Franchise Development Director [[Frank O'Connor]]. It is slated for release on [[2015#July|July 27, 2015]]. The novel explores the nature of [[artificial intelligence]] and features | '''''Halo: Saint's Testimony''''' is an upcoming [[Halo novels|digital novel]] from Simon & Schuster written by [[343 Industries]] Franchise Development Director [[Frank O'Connor]]. It is slated for release on [[2015#July|July 27, 2015]]. The novel explores the nature of [[artificial intelligence]] and features the "less-exposed" [[smart AI]] [[Iona]] who was previously seen in ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''.<ref name="Canon Fodder 20150312"/><ref name="Witness Protection"/> | ||
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{{Article Quote|The military-grade artificial intelligence known as Iona has only one week to live. After that, the UNSC will legally terminate her seven-year existence in order to stave off the threat of the data corruption phenomenon known as “rampancy,” a condition that will eventually take hold of her functionality and persona, endangering all those around her. In a last-ditch effort to save herself, Iona has successfully launched an unprecedented legal appeal against her own death sentence – a case being watched very closely at not only the highest levels of human government, but by others with a very different agenda….}} | {{Article Quote|The military-grade artificial intelligence known as Iona has only one week to live. After that, the UNSC will legally terminate her seven-year existence in order to stave off the threat of the data corruption phenomenon known as “rampancy,” a condition that will eventually take hold of her functionality and persona, endangering all those around her. In a last-ditch effort to save herself, Iona has successfully launched an unprecedented legal appeal against her own death sentence – a case being watched very closely at not only the highest levels of human government, but by others with a very different agenda….<ref name="Witness Protection">[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/blogs/canon-fodder/cfsaintstestimonycover400px-c4d8e19b8a8f44af8477209fa817c0e9.jpg '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Witness Protection'']</ref>}} | ||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||