Tower of Babel

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An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek Enterprise 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. Download Tower of Babel By Christopher L. Bennett – kino-fada.fr I couldn t figure out the point of this novel until I got to the acknowledgements Then it clicked continuity porn It s very, very good continuity porn I consider myself quite strong on Trek s canon and non canon universe, but a lot of this still sailed clean over my head even when I d read seen the source material seriously, SNW 5 I loved SNW 5 So great work there But, as a novel, the story never gels into a coherent whole, and, while every character gets Something To Do, nobody I couldn t figure out the point of this novel until I got to the acknowledgements Then it clicked continuity porn It s very, very good continuity porn I consider myse...STAR TREK RISE OF THE FEDERATION TOWER OF BABEL is an interesting model for what I think STAR TREK ENTERPRISE should have been because it avoids what I think is a major issue of many novels and that s to go over the top rather than stick topersonal human stories The Klingons are better enemies than the Borg because they re on the level of Star Trek and have understandable motivations, even if I feel they ve been kind of flanderized See TV tropes.org from their original appearance.In STAR TREK RISE OF THE FEDERATION TOWER OF BABEL is an interesting model for what I think STAR TREK ENTERPRISE should have been because it avoids what I think is a major issue of many novels an...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here It no longer feels like it s an Enterprise book any First off, the ship is out of commission now and two new ships are leading the action The two highest ranking members if you completely disregard Tucker as being any part of the story of the old Enterprise crew, Commander T Po...Politics, Plots, and Phasers Another Great Installment in the RotF SeriesAnother excellent installment in the Rise of the Federation series Bennett s dedication to weaving Trek mythos together from the Animated Series to the prime time shows to the comics demonstrates an amazing breadth of knowledge and love for Trek This story continues his explanation of the growing pains associated with the beginnings of the UFP If you re a fan of early American history the anti Federalist Federalist Politics, Plots, and Phasers Another Great Installment in the RotF SeriesAnother excellent installment in the Rise of the Federation series Bennett s dedication to weaving Trek mythos together from the Animated Series to the prime time shows to t...BoringTower of Babel by Christopher L Bennett is the second novel in the Birth of the Federation series which continues the adventures of the crew from Star Trek Enterprise I thoroughly enjoyed Bennett s previous novel in the series and therefore I had been looking forward to this from the moment I heard about the release date.The story picks up where A Choice of Futures fi...Bennett continues to show that he s a good author structurally, but not in many other ways This novel suffers from what has become a trend in recent Star Trek novels, and that is the attempt to stay relevant to what it feels its current readers believe in With the Typhon Pact novels it was Kamemor s two dimensional poorly written same sex attraction as compared to the heart wrenching and amazingly well done arc of Keru recovering and debating dating again after his husband s death , but with Bennett continues to show that he s a good author structurally, but not in many other ways This novel suffers from what has become a trend in recent Star Tre...3.5 stars really some great action but also it drags a little I love Sam Kirk s character though2.75 starsTook me a while to read this one Didn t really remember the previous book, this one is so loaded with characters slow chapters.Most of the stuff I said in my review of the previous novel also applies here It s a good novel if you re a Trek nerd and you liked Enterprise If you liked A Choice of Futures, you ll probably like this one too.The author, again, has an extensive list of annotations on his blog, for anyone who s interested.I took a break about two thirds of the way through this book, then came back to it a couple of months later I wouldn t recommend that There are enough characters and sub plots going on Most of the stuff I said in my review of the previous novel...

Tower of Babel
  • English
  • 23 November 2018
  • Mass Market Paperback
  • 348 pages
  • 1476749647
  • Christopher L. Bennett
  • Tower of Babel