Halo: Mortal Dictata
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This article is about the novel. For the legislation, see UN Colonial Mortal Dictata.
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Karen Traviss |
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Print (paperback, hardcover); audiobook |
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496 pages |
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Halo: Mortal Dictata will be the third and last novel in the Kilo-Five Trilogy by Karen Traviss, and a direct follow-up to Halo: The Thursday War. It will be released in January 21, 2014.[2][1]
Official summary
Characters
Note: all subjects are listed tentatively based on their appearance in the prologue, first two chapters and audiobook except alone. As such, the nature of the listed appearances does not reflect the complete novel.
Humans
- Catherine Halsey (Mentioned only)
- Damien Hogarth (Mentioned only)
- Edvin Sentzke (First appearance)
- Evan Phillips
- Franklin Mendez (Mentioned only)
- Hedda Sentzke (First appearance)
- Jakob (First appearance)
- Kerstin Sentzke (First appearance)
- Laura Sentzke Template:First mentioned
- Lena Sentzke (First appearance)
- Lian Devereaux
- Malcolm Geffen
- Margaret Parangosky
- Mike Spenser (Mentioned only)
- Naomi-010
- Peter Moritz Template:First mentioned
- Remo (First appearance)
- Serin Osman
- Staffan Sentzke
- Vasily Beloi
Kig-Yar
Sangheili
- Avu Med 'Telcam (Mentioned only)
- Jul 'Mdama (Mentioned only)
- Thel 'Vadam (Mentioned only)
Huragok
- Leaks Repaired (Mentioned only)
- Requires Adjustment
Artificial Intelligence
Trivia
- The name of the novel is a reference to the UN Colonial Mortal Dictata, a piece of legislation associated with the ethics of medical science. Dr. Catherine Halsey broke the Dictata on several occasions, namely when flash cloning a functioning human brain.[3]
- An online excerpt consisting of the novel's prologue was released at Tor.com on July 17, 2013.[4] An online excerpt of the novel's first chapter and an audiobook excerpt of chapter 2 were released at HaloWaypoint.com on January 16, 2014.[5] An online excerpt of the novel's second chapter was released at Tor.com on January 17, 2014.[6]
Sources
- ^ a b Amazon - Halo: Mortal Dictata
- ^ Tor.com: The Halo Kilo-Five Trilogy Will Conclude This January
- ^ Dr. Halsey's personal journal, May 21, 2549
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedexcerpt - ^ Halo Waypoint - Exclusive Halo: Mortal Dictata Prologue and Chapter One Excerpt
- ^ Tor.com: Halo: Mortal Dictata (Excerpt 2)
