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For the location in the Bible, please see Tower of Babel.

Tower of Babel is a Pocket ENT novel – the second novel in the Rise of the Federation series – written by Christopher L. Bennett. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in March 2014.

Summary

From the book jacket: The United Federation of Planets has weathered its first major crisis, but its growing pains are just beginning. Admiral Jonathan Archer hopes to bring the diverse inhabitants of the powerful and prosperous Rigel system into the Federation, jump-starting the young nation's growth and stabilizing a key sector of space. Archer and the Federation's top diplomats journey to the planetoid Babel to debate Rigel's admission…but a looming presidential race heats up the ideological divide within the young nation, jeopardizing the talks and threatening to undo the fragile unity Archer has worked so hard to preserve.

Meanwhile, the sinister Orion Syndicate recruits new allies of its own, seeking to beat the Federation at its own game. Determined to keep Rigel out of the union, they help a hostile Rigelian faction capture sensitive state secrets along with Starfleet hostages, including a young officer with a vital destiny. Captain Malcolm Reed, Captain T'Pol, and their courageous crews must now brave the wonders and dangers of Rigel's many worlds to track down the captives before the system is plunged into all-out war.

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Background information

Bennett announced the novel on 8 April 2013. [1]
Cover art by Doug Drexler, design by Alan Dingman.

External link

Tower of Babel (novel) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+{{Disambiguation|the location in the Bible|Tower of Babel}}
-'''''Tower of Babel''''' is a forthcoming [[Pocket ENT]] novel. Written by [[Christopher L. Bennett]], the novel is the second in the ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise - Rise of the Federation|Rise of the Federation]]'' series, and was released on {{d|25|March|2014}}.
+'''''Tower of Babel''''' is a [[Pocket ENT]] novel &ndash; the second novel in the ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise - Rise of the Federation|Rise of the Federation]]'' series &ndash; written by [[Christopher L. Bennett]]. Published by [[Pocket Books]], it was first released in {{m|March|2014}}.
-Bennett announced the novel on {{d|8|April|2013}}. [http://christopherlbennett.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/announcing-enterprise-rise-of-the-federation-book-2/]
 == Summary ==
+;From the book jacket
-;Cover blurb
-:''The [[United Federation of Planets]] has weathered its first major crisis, but its growing pains are just beginning. [[Admiral]] [[Jonathan Archer]] hopes to bring the diverse inhabitants of the powerful and prosperous [[Rigel system]] into the Federation, jump-starting the young nation's growth and stabilizing a key sector of space. Archer and the Federation's top diplomats journey to the planetoid [[Babel]] to debate [[Rigel]]'s admission…but a looming presidential race heats up the idealogical divide within the young nation, jeopardizing the talks and threatening to undo the fragile unity Archer has worked so hard to preserve.''
+:''The [[United Federation of Planets]] has weathered its first major crisis, but its growing pains are just beginning. [[Admiral]] [[Jonathan Archer]] hopes to bring the diverse inhabitants of the powerful and prosperous [[Rigel system]] into the Federation, jump-starting the young nation's growth and stabilizing a key sector of space. Archer and the Federation's top diplomats journey to the planetoid [[Babel]] to debate [[Rigel]]'s admission…but a looming presidential race heats up the ideological divide within the young nation, jeopardizing the talks and threatening to undo the fragile unity Archer has worked so hard to preserve.''
 :''Meanwhile, the sinister [[Orion Syndicate]] recruits new allies of its own, seeking to beat the Federation at its own game. Determined to keep Rigel out of the union, they help a hostile [[Rigelian]] faction capture sensitive state secrets along with [[Starfleet]] hostages, including a young officer with a vital destiny. [[Captain]] [[Malcolm Reed]], Captain [[T'Pol]], and their courageous crews must now brave the wonders and dangers of Rigel's many worlds to track down the captives before the system is plunged into all-out war.''
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 == Background information ==
+* Bennett announced the novel on {{d|8|April|2013}}. [http://christopherlbennett.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/announcing-enterprise-rise-of-the-federation-book-2/]
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+* Cover art by [[Doug Drexler]], design by [[Alan Dingman]].
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