Halo: Mortal Dictata

This article is about the novel. For the legislation, see UN Colonial Mortal Dictata.

Halo: Mortal Dictata
Attribution information
Author(s):	Karen Traviss
Publication information
Publisher:	Tor Books
Publication date:	January 21, 2014
Media type:	Print (paperback, hardcover); audiobook
Pages:	496 pages
ISBN:	0765323958, 978-0765323958

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. The book was released on January 21, 2014.

Characters

Note: all subjects are listed tentatively based on material released so far. As such, the nature of the listed appearances does not reflect the complete novel; i.e. certain subjects which are "mentioned only" may actually appear in the full 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)
• John-117 (Mentioned only)
• 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

• Ais (First appearance)
• Chol Von (First appearance)
• Gon (First appearance)
• Hiiq (First appearance)
• Kij (First appearance)
• Laik (First appearance)
• Sav Fel
• Vek (First appearance)
• Zim (First appearance)

Sangheili

• Avu Med 'Telcam
• Jul 'Mdama (Mentioned only)
• Thel 'Vadam (Mentioned only)

Huragok

• Leaks Repaired (Mentioned only)
• Requires Adjustment

Artificial intelligence

• Black-Box

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.
• An online excerpt of the novel's prologue was released at Tor.com on July 17, 2013. A preview consisting of the novel's first chapter and the audiobook's second chapter was released at HaloWaypoint.com on January 16, 2014. The second chapter was released online at Tor.com on January 17, 2014.