Live by the Code is the fourth novel in the Rise of the Federation series by Christopher L. Bennett, and was released 29 March 2016.
Blurb
- Admiral Jonathan Archer has barely settled in as Starfleet Chief of Staff when new crises demand his attention. The Starfleet task force commanded by Captain Malcolm Reed continues its fight against the deadly Ware technology, but one of the task force ships is captured, its Andorian crew imprisoned by an interstellar Partnership that depends on the Ware for its prosperity. Worse, the Partnership has allied with a renegade Klingon faction, providing it with Ware drone fleets to mount an insurrection against the Klingon Empire. Archer sends Captain T'Pol and Endeavour to assist Reed in his efforts to free the captured officers. But he must also keep his eye on the Klingon border, for factions within the Empire blame Starfleet for provoking the Ware threat and seek to take revenge. Even the skill and dedication of the captains under Archer's command may not be enough to prevent the outbreak of the Federation's first war!
Summary
The Klingons request Phlox's assistance in investigating the death of their chancellor M'Rek. Phlox quickly establishes that he died from a genetically engineered virus created by Krit, the son of Antaak, triggering the succession process.
The Vol'Rala continues Starfleet's mission to eradicate the Ware. They come across the Partnership of Civilizations, a race who used the Wares by having volunteers run them for a few months each, being replaced before they suffer permanent damage. However, the Vol'Rala deactivates the Wares on each world in turn, leaving behind support ships to assist the change. Vabion allies himself with a Klingon privateer, Lokog, and together they protect the next planet in the chain and help them capture the Vol'Rala. In return, Lokog is provided with Ware drone ships.
The Pioneer heads to investigate only to learn that the Partnership races are incapable of having a technological society without the Wares. Furthermore, races not suited to the environments on the planets where the Wares have been deactivated have died in their tens of thousands. Meanwhile, B'orel, one of the candidates for Klingon leadership who has advocated the annihilation of the QuchHa', has ordered the massacre of one of their colonies, prompting senior QuchHa' to turn to Lokog's drone ships in order to fight a rebellion.
Phlox invites Archer and the crew of the Endeavour to the wedding of his daughter Vaneel and an Antaran, Pehle Retab. However, Phlox's Antaran-hating son, Mettus, kills Pehle's father Sohon shortly after the ceremony. Although he is to be extradited to Antar, Mettus is abducted by anti-Denobulan Antarans who intend to hold a show trial and execution. Phlox convinces the Antaran authorities to rescue him. Mettus is jailed on Antar and begins to rebuild his relationship with Phlox.
The Endeavour joins the Pioneer: En route, Sato is informed of Tucker's survival. They and Vabion separately track the origin of the Ware: A company created them for profit, gaining a monopoly on all products, but soon became so obsessed with profit that they failed to train any engineers to maintain them. Following their program to the letter, the Ware began the process of abducting people to replace its computer processes, eventually destroying the civilisation. Starfleet offer to help the Partnership by replacing the volunteers with computer processors but early experiments only destroy the Ware.
The war-like Klingon factions decide to declare war on both the Ware and the Federation. Deqan, the Arbiter of Succession, manages to alert the Federation to the first attacks and declares whoever ends the Ware-supported rebellion will be chancellor. Section 31, using information from Olivia Akomo, supply the Klingons with the means to destroy the Ware, with which they invade Partnership space. Starfleet are forced to retreat, taking as many refugees as possible to the worlds already free of the Ware. The Vol'Rala crew are restored to their ship and sacrifice themselves to cover the withdrawal. "Collier" is blamed for the information leak by Section 31, forcing Tucker to assume a new identity.
New Klingon Chancellor Khorkal ends the rebellion. Laneth kills Bo'rel in a duel (secretly using a poisoned blade) and K'Vagh replaces him on the High Council.
Tucker discovers Abramson has assumed a new identity as Akharin, supported by Akomo and Vabion. Now completely disillusioned with Section 31, he proposes an alliance.
References
Characters
- USS Endeavour personnel
- Elizabeth Cutler • Pedro Ortega • Phlox • Aranthanien ch'Revash • Hoshi Sato • T'Pol •
- Referenced only
- Michel Romaine
- USS Pioneer personnel
- Olivia Akomo • Bodor chim Grev • Ediz Kemal • Samuel Abraham Kirk • Travis Mayweather • Katrina Ndiaye • Malcolm Reed • Reynaldo Sangupta • Regina Tallarico • Charles Tucker III (Philip Collier) • Valeria Williams • Sandra Yuan
- Referenced only
- Therese Liao
- USS Essex personnel
- Miguel Avila • Morgan Kelly • Steven Mullen • Caroline Paris • Bryce Shumar
- Referenced only
- Ling
- USS Vol'Rala personnel
- Hari Banerji • Ramnaf Breg • Giered Charas • Tavrithinn th'Cheen • Silash ch'Gesrit • Zharian th'Lesinas • Resthenar sh'Prenni • Antocadra sh'Thyfon • Kitazoanra zh'Vethris
- Starfleet and Section 31 personnel
- Jonathan Archer • Zheusal zh'Ethar • Mov chim Flar • Matthew Harris • Senthofar ch'Menlich • Kulef nd'Orelag • Alexis Osman • Molsetev sh'Retsu • Thy'lek Shran • T'Viri • Marcus Williams
- Referenced only
- Maxwell Forrest • Samuel Gardner • W.M. Jefferies • Takashi Kimura • George La Forge • Finirath ch'Mezret • Uttan Narsu • Donna O'Neill • Chelienal sh'Regda • Veneth Roos • Trenev Sharn • Menteshay th'Zaigrel
- SuD Qav personnel
- Ghopmoq • Kalun • Krugt • Lokog • Vhelis
- Klingon High Council
- Alejdar • B'orel • Deqan • Ja'rod, son of Duras • K'Vagh, son of Wor'maq • Khorkal • M'Rek • Nevokh • Ramnok
- Andorians
- Vinithnel sh'Mirrin
- Referenced only
- Lecheb sh'Makesh • Avaranthi sh'Rothress
- Antarans
- Fintar Bokal • Mathas Kajel • Pehle Retab • Sohon Retab • Golouv Ruehn
- Referenced only
- Hudak
- Denobulans
- Deemal • Feezal • Kornob • Lonixa • Mettus • Nullim • Rempal • Thesh • Tullis • Vaneel • Vesena • Vleb • Vunim
- Referenced only
- Bybix • Doulin • Dresp • Filoona • Groznik • Kovlin • Kronna • Morren • Palbak • Rabb • Tresc
- Humans
- Danica Erickson • Flint (Willem Abramson • Antonius Taranullus) • Hong Sun-woo • Jeremy Lucas
- Referenced only
- Haroun al-Rashid • Zefram Cochrane • Emory Erickson • Michelangelo • Arik Soong • Elizabeth Tucker
- Klingons
- Antaak • D'Khur • Kholar • Klorek • Kon'Jef • Kor, son of Kaltar • Korok • Krell • Krit, son of Antaak • Laneth, daughter of Garjud • Muqad • Worik
- Referenced only
- Bakokh • Duras, son of Toral • Garjud • Kahless the Unforgettable • Kaltar • Krim • M'Tar • Marab, son of K'Vagh • Mur'Eq • Rynar • Tygrak
- Nierl
- Chouerd • Rulii • Vuulg
- Orions
- Korem-Gaas • Gyrai
- Referenced only
- D'Nesh • Maras • Navaar
- Xavoth
- Vinik-Hev • Havek-Tal • Bexa-Xak
- Other characters
- Rinheith Chep • Fendob • Garaver • Boda Jahlet • Porthos • Ronled • Wylbet Skos • Tchoneth • Turim • Umplor • Daskel Vabion • Tefcem var Skos • unnamed Sris'si
- Referenced only
- Boshar • Santa Claus • Gondob • Groll • Kera • Koss • Lazarus • Maltuvis • Mindlen • Nimthu • Min glasch Noar • Phinda • Dworra Sindar • Sorbod • Elizabeth T'Les Tucker • Uzaveh • V'Las • Urwen Zeheri
Starships and vehicles
- Andorian shuttle • USS Atlirith (Kumari-class) • Atmospheric transport craft • Balduk destroyer • USS Docana (Kumari-class) • USS Endeavour (Columbia-class) • USS Essex (Daedalus-class) • USS Flabbjellah (Sevaijen-class) • freight shuttle • IKS Gantin (Raptor-class) • IKC Haj (D5-class) • USS Kinaph (Sevaijen-class) • IKS Krim (Klingon bird-of-prey) • USS Pioneer (Intrepid-class) • police skimmer • shuttle • SuD Qav/Last Chance (corvette) • USS Tashmaji (Ilthirin-class) • USS Thelasa-vei (Kumari-class) • USS Trenkanshent sh'Lavan (Sevaijen-class) • Ware battleship • USS Vol'Rala (Kumari-class) • Xarantine freighter
- Referenced only
- ambulance skimmer • USS Apollo (Columbia-class) • USS Ares (Columbia-class) • USS Buran (Columbia-class) • USS Ceres (Ceres-class) • USS Charybdis (Columbia-class) • DY series • Enterprise (NX-class) • escape pod • Ganges-class • hovertrain, J-class • Karik-tor (Maymora-class) • Marshall-class • Neptune-class • USS Phoenix (Columbia-class) • Poseidon-class • Ronuas • USS Shenlong (Columbia-class) • USS Soyuz (Columbia-class) • Tajtiq-class • Tellarite freighter • IGS Thalisar • USS Valiant (Columbia-class) • USS Zabathu (Ilthirin-class)
Locations
- Alpha Centauri (Centauri VII) • Andor (Laikan) • Antar (Capital Metrocomplex • Enphera Desert • Tileb Prison) • Ardan IV • Arvospu system (Cometary belt) • Avathox (Zytheel) • Beta Lankal • Borderland • Briar Patch/Klach D'Kel Bracht • Cotesc system (Cotesc) • Denobula (Gronim River • Kaybin District; Tregnig Towers, Gronim City • Morxin Prison Complex) • Earth (Golden Gate Bridge; Starfleet Headquarters, San Francisco • Sausalito) • Etrafso • Mempa (Mempa VII) • Menvoq (Menvoq VI) • Nierl home system • Pebru homeworld • Pheniot V • Qo'noS (Qam-Chee) • Qu'Vat colony • Rastish (Oceantop City) • Rastish system • Sris • Ware construction complex • Ware orbital station • Ware origin world • Ware repair station • Ware trading post
- Referenced only
- Alpha Centauri III • Alrond • Antar (Vemton District) Arken II • B'Saari II • Coridan III • Da'Kel • Delphic Expanse • Deneva • Denobula (Central Desert • Gintoril rainforest) • Earth (Canada • China • Hokkaido • São Paulo • Tokyo) • Ghahak • Gre'thor • Kaferia • Kandari sector • Kromnoth sector • Mempa II • Mempa VIII • Narendra • Pegenor • Pheben (Pheben III) • Qu'Vat sector • Rigel (Rigel IV) • Sauria • Sol system • Starbase 12 • Sto-vo-kor • Tellar • Theta Cygni (Theta Cygni XII) • Tiburon • Titan • Unroth III • Vanot • Venus • Vulcan (Irinthar Mountains) • Yeq • Zenubex
Races and cultures
- Andorian (Alrondian • Talish • Thalassan) • Antaran • Arkenite • Balduk • Boslic • Centauran • Denobulan • Enlesri • Human (British • English) • Hurraait • Jelna • Klingon (HemQuch • QuchHa') • Monsof • Nierl • Nuvian • Orion • Pebru • Pegenoi • Sris'si • Tellarite • Vanotli • Vulcan • Ware • Xavoth
- Referenced only
- Arkonian • Borg • B'Saari • Coridanite • Guidon • Human (Augment • Greek • Hindu • Mesopotamian) • Krutuvub • Kyraw • Manochai • Mempan • Menaik • Nausicaan • Pheben • Reehansa • Romulan • Saurian • Theta Cygnian • Tiburon • Tyrellian • Vegan • Vissian • Xarantine • Zami
States and organizations
- Abramson Industries • Antaran Council • Anti-Antaran movement • Central Investigation Bureau • Clan of Cheen • Federation Commission • Federation Starfleet (Andorian Guard • Alpha Centauri Space Research Council • Tellar Defense Force • UESPA • Vulcan Space Service) • House of Antaak • House of Duras • House of Mur'Eq • House of Palkar • Interspecies Medical Exchange • Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Empire • Klingon High Council • Orion Syndicate • Partnership of Civilizations • Partnership judicial council • Police • Section 31 • Silver Armada • Starfleet Command • True Sons of Antar • United Federation of Planets • Ware task force • Worldwide Automatics
- Referenced only
- Andorian Empire in exile • Denobulan Curia • Federation Council • First Families of Rigel • Grennex Aerospace • Guidon Pontificate • Habitat for Humanoids • House of Kor • Keepers of the Throne • Lechebists • Martian Colonies • Rigellian Children's Fund • Romulan Star Empire • Smithsonian Institution • Starfleet Corps of Engineers • Starfleet Intelligence • Terra Prime • United Earth • United Earth Starfleet • Vegan Choriomeningitis Society • Vulcan High Command • The Ware Corporation
Ranks and titles
- admiral • agent • ambassador • Arbiter of Succession • Arkonian Ambassador to the Federation • armory officer • artist • biochemist • businesswoman • captain • cha'DIch • chairman • Chancellor of the High Council of the Klingon Empire • chirurgeon • chief engineer • chief medical officer • chief of staff • Chief of Staff for the Federation Starfleet • commander • commanding officer • commodore • communications officer • constable • councillor • crewman • cyberneticist • diplomat • Director of the Central Investigation Bureau • doctor • Emperor of the Klingon Empire • engineer • ensign • farmer • Federation Commissioner of Defense • first officer • fleet admiral • fleet commander • general • genetic engineer • geneticist • governor • gunner • helmsman • historian • industrialist • jeghpu'wI' • lawyer • legislator • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • linguist • linguistics officer • mercenary • merchant princess • miner • mission specialist • navigator • overmate • performance artist • physician • pilot • pirate • potter • President of the United Federation of Planets • prosecutor • protocol officer • quantum engineer • racketeer • relief science officer • researcher • scholar • science officer • scientist • security chief • Senior Partner • sensor officer • sensor technician • slave • soldier • spy • stormtrooper • tactical officer • technician • terrorist • tribune • undermate • Undersecretary for External Affairs • Vulcan Administrator • warden • warrior • xenobotanist • yeoman • zhavey
Science and technology
- adrenaline • agriculture • airlock • anaerobic • antenna • anlac'ven • antigrav • antimatter • antimatter reactor • arcology • arthropod • atmosphere • autopsy • awakening protocol • azotosome • bacteriological warfare • base-pair • biochemistry • bioelectric field • biology • bioneural circuitry • biosensor • biosphere • bioweapon • biped • blood • bomb • bone • brachiator • brain (pituitary gland) • carbon dioxide • carnivore • celebium • cell • chemical warfare • chemosensor tendril • chimera • chronometer • cognitive therapy • communications • communications relay • communicator • cybernetics • cytogenic process • cytolytic process • data core • data slate • data terminal • database • deflector shield • deuterium • dilithium • disease • disruptor • disruptor bank • disruptor cannon • distress call • DNA • earpiece • echolocation • echolocation node • ecology • ecosystem • electromagnetic field • engineering • environmental suit • ethane • evolution • Fesoan class • fire • fluorine • fluorocarbon • fluorocarbon-sulfer • gene • genetic engineering • genetic sequencer • genetics • genome • granite • gravity • gravity plate • hair • hallucination • hardware • heating grid • hibernation • hominid • horticulture • hydrogen • ice • impact crater • impulse pod • inertial dampener • infrared pit • invertebrate • ion trail • jar • Jovian • kilometer • Life support • light-year • lightning rod • lipid • long-range sensor • Lor'veln cycle • magnetic boots • magnetic field • magnetic sense • mammal • mathematics • medicine • metaphasic radiation • methane • minefield • mining • Minshara-class • molecular engineering • moonlet • navigational deflector • neural implant • neuroplastic therapy • nitrogen • nuclear propulsion • oxygen • Pa'nar Syndrome • particle beam • particle cannon • pathogen • phase cannon • phase pistol • phase rifle • phased nadion energy • phaser • photon torpedo • photonic torpedo • physical therapy • physics • planet • plasma • plasma conduit • poison gas pellet • pollution • power relay • probe • processor • Qu'Vat virus • quantum entanglement • quantum fluctuation • quantum state • radiation • radiation pulse • radio frequency • recognition code • replicator • retrograde • reverse-engineering • sandstone • sedative • sensor • sensor artifact • sensor interference module • shield emitter • shield generator • sickbay • signal array • signal interceptor • skeleton • symbiosis • software • stellar wind • sterile field generator • stun pistol • subspace • subspace amplifier • subspace communications • sulfur • sulfur dioxide • sulfuric acid • supernova remnant • telepathy • temperature • tendril • text translation device • theoretical astronomy • thruster • tractor beam • translation matrix • transparent aluminum • transplant • transporter • transporter scrambler • Trellium-D • tup • universal translator • virus • vitamin supplement • volcanic gas • Ware security sentry • warp bubble • warp coil • warp drive • warp factor • warp field • warp five engine • warp nacelle • warp reactor • warp trail • wetware
Dates and events
- 1895 • 2122 • 2135 • 2152 • 2157 • 2164 • 2190 • 2080s • 19th century • 20th century • calendar • centiphase • Coridan disaster • Denobulan-Antaran Wars • Earth-Romulan War (Battle of Cheron) • Eugenics Wars • Evacuation of Ardan IV • Fesoan Lor’veln Year • Lor'veln cycle • milliphase • November • October • Phase • QuchHa' uprising (Battle of Beta Lankal • Battle of Da’Kel • Battle of Ghahak • Battle of Mempa VII • Battle of Menvoq • Battle of Qu'Vat) • Temporal Cold War • Thirdmoon • Ware crisis (Evacuation of Cotesc • Evacuation of Rastish) • Xindi crisis
Other references
- accent • Altarian marsupial • amphitheater • Andorii • antelope • anaerobic • art • assassination • bacchanalia • baptism • bar • bat'leth • beagle • Berengarian dragon • Bhaku • Biblical • blackmail • bloodwine • briar plant • bridge • Buddhism • Captain's log, USS Vol'Rala • cheese • choker • church • coffee/qa'vIn • colony • continent • corgi • corn • Coup d'état • The Creation of Adam • d'k tahg • Denobulan lemur • Denobulan wine • desert • destruct protocol • dictatorship • distress signal • dolphin • economy • emu • engineering • English language • execution • extinction • famine • firm • first contact • flabbjellah • flegnar beast • The Forgotten Enterprise • garden • garotte • gauntlet • genocide • granite • Great Reform • grishnar cat • gymnasium • Ha'DIbaH • hallucinatorium • hate group • hazelnut • HomneH • hospital • hunting • Hurraait language • hurricane • IDIC • interrogation • ja'chuq • jury duty • ’’khest'n • klongat • knife • laboratory • lava • legislature • library • lithograph • manacle • ’’Mauk-to'Vor • medical clinic • mind meld • mocha • monarchy • monsoon • movie • music • mythology • ocean • office • ostrich • park • parley • pavilion • philosophy • pinkskin • plant • pottery • prejudice • Prime Directive • propaganda • protectorate • public bath • qeS'a' • raptor-wolf • restaurant • riot • Rite of Succession • river delta • robe • sand • sandstone • school • sculpture • sea-hornet mound • sexuality • shelthreth • sia lenthar • slavery • soap opera • statue • storehouse • studio • targ • tavern • tax • temple • terrace • terrorism • theater • tlhIngan Hol • torture • treason • vghlar beetle • voat • walrus • war • water • wine • wedding • xenophobia • yurhaath • zabathu • zero-gravity combat training • ziggurat
Related stories
Timeline
Chronology
This novel covers the period from July 8 to December 29 in 2165.
Production history
| Published Order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Uncertain Logic |
Enterprise novels | Next novel: Patterns of Interference |
| Previous story: Uncertain Logic |
Stories by: Christopher L. Bennett |
Next story: Time Lock |
Connections
| Star Trek: Enterprise prose publications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Novelizations | Broken Bow • Shockwave • The Expanse | |
| Original novels | set during the series | By the Book • What Price Honor? • Surak's Soul • Daedalus • Daedalus's Children • Last Full Measure • Rosetta |
| set after the series | The Good That Men Do • Kobayashi Maru • The Romulan War (Beneath the Raptor's Wing • To Brave the Storm) • Rise of the Federation (A Choice of Futures • Tower of Babel • Uncertain Logic • Live by the Code • Patterns of Interference ) | |
Images
Original cover.
USS Vol'Rala.
External links
- Live by the Code article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Author's Annotations
