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That Which Divides is a Pocket TOS novel by Dayton Ward. Released in February 2012, the novel takes place during the original five-year mission.

Summary

From the book jacket: Located in an area of non-aligned space near Federation and Romulan territory, the Kondaii system is home to a unique stellar phenomenon: a spatial rift that opens every three years in proximity to the system's sole inhabited planet. Only during this brief period is communication possible with the small, mineral-rich planetoid inside the rift. The local population has established a mining colony on this planetoid, and for the limited duration that the rift is open, a massive interplanetary operation is set into motion: ferrying mineral ore to the home planet while simultaneously transferring personnel and replenishing essential supplies and equipment–everything necessary to sustain the colony before it once again enters forced isolation.

While studying the rift, the science vessel U.S.S. Huang Zhong is severely damaged and crash-lands on the planetoid. After the Starship Enterprise arrives to conduct rescue operations, evidence quickly points to the rift's artificial nature. It is a feat far beyond the capacity of the local inhabitants, and presents an alluring mystery for Captain James T. Kirk and his crew. It also attracts the attention of the Romulans, who are most interested in studying and perhaps seizing this supposed advanced technology–by any means necessary.

Background information

The novel and its setting were announced by Ward on 18 March 2011 [1], while story collaborator Kevin Dilmore revealed the title in an interview for Declassified at StarTrek.com on 28 June 2011. That Which Divides at StarTrek.com

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-| image             = That Which Divides solicitation cover.jpg
+| image             = That Which Divides cover.jpg
-| imagecap          = Solicitation cover
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-| Author            = [[Dayton Ward]] and [[Kevin Dilmore]]
+| Author            = [[Dayton Ward]]
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+| Artist            = [[Alan Dingman]]
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 | Published         = {{d|28|February|2012}}
 | Pages             = 304
-| Year              = [[2260s]]
+| Year              = [[2269]]
 | Stardate          =
-| ISBN              = 145165068X
+| ISBN              = 145165068X (paperback)<br>{{ASIN|B005GG0K9E}} (Kindle)
 }}
-'''''That Which Divides''''' is a forthcoming [[Pocket TOS]] novel by [[Dayton Ward]] and [[Kevin Dilmore]]. Scheduled to be released in {{m|February|2012}}, the novel will take place during the original five-year mission.
+'''''That Which Divides''''' is a [[Pocket TOS]] novel by [[Dayton Ward]]. Released in {{m|February|2012}}, the novel takes place during the original five-year mission.
-The novel and its setting were announced by Ward on {{d|18|March|2011}} [http://twitter.com/#!/daytonward/status/48839356760334336], whilst Dilmore revealed the title in an interview for ''[[Declassified]]'' at [[StarTrek.com]] on {{d|28|June|2011}}. [http://startrek.com/article/mack-palmieri-dilmore-and-ward-on-vanguard-declassified]
 == Summary ==
+;From the book jacket
-;Solicitation blurb
-:''The Xondaii system&ndash;located in an area of non-aligned space near [[Federation]] and [[Romulan]] territory&ndash;is home to a unique stellar phenomenon: a spatial rift which opens every 2.7 Earth years, remains open for a period of approximately twenty-one Earth days, and allows access to a small planetoid that orbits in proximity to the system's fourth planet. During this brief window, the people of Xondaii undertake a massive interplanetary operation: mineral ore is ferried from the mining operation while supplies, crew replacements, and so on are transported from the planet. Also, communications with the mining colony on the planetoid are possible only when the rift is open.''
+:''Located in an area of non-aligned space near [[Federation]] and [[Romulan]] territory, the Kondaii system is home to a unique stellar phenomenon: a spatial rift that opens every three years in proximity to the system's sole inhabited planet. Only during this brief period is communication possible with the small, mineral-rich planetoid inside the rift. The local population has established a mining colony on this planetoid, and for the limited duration that the rift is open, a massive interplanetary operation is set into motion: ferrying mineral ore to the home planet while simultaneously transferring personnel and replenishing essential supplies and equipment&ndash;everything necessary to sustain the colony before it once again enters forced isolation.''
+:''While studying the rift, the science vessel U.S.S. ''Huang Zhong'' is severely damaged and crash-lands on the planetoid. After the Starship ''Enterprise'' arrives to conduct rescue operations, evidence quickly points to the rift's artificial nature. It is a feat far beyond the capacity of the local inhabitants, and presents an alluring mystery for Captain [[James T. Kirk]] and his crew. It also attracts the attention of the Romulans, who are most interested in studying and perhaps seizing this supposed advanced technology&ndash;by any means necessary.''
-:''Science vessel USS ''Robert Ballard'' is severely damaged during its mission to the system, and the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} is dispatched to investigate and render assistance. But [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], [[Spock]], and [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]] also collect the data about the rift, and the evidence they’ve gathered regarding its artificial nature is compelling. How has this not been discovered by anyone from Xondaii, especially when considering the extensive mining operations that have been in place for decades? And what can prevent enemies of the Federation from exploiting this newfound power?''
 == Background information ==
+*The novel and its setting were announced by Ward on {{d|18|March|2011}} [http://twitter.com/#!/daytonward/status/48839356760334336], while story collaborator [[Kevin Dilmore]] revealed the title in an interview for ''[[Declassified]]'' at [[StarTrek.com]] on {{d|28|June|2011}}. {{st.com|mack-palmieri-dilmore-and-ward-on-vanguard-declassified||article}}
 === Cover gallery ===
 <gallery>
 File:That Which Divides solicitation cover August 2011.jpg|Solicitation cover, August 2011
+File:That Which Divides solicitation cover.jpg|Second iteration of the solicitation cover
+File:Continuing Missions Vol 1.jpg|The Continuing Mission Volume 1 cover
 </gallery>
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+|next        = ''[[In Tempest's Wake]]'' ([[eBook]])
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