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* In [[Terry Pratchett (Creator)|Terry Pratchett]]'s science fiction novel ''[[The Dark Side of the Sun (Literature)|The Dark Side of the Sun]]'', set in the distant future, the people have a legend which is a sequel to the Tower of Babel. It tells of how, in the late twentieth century, mankind once again attempted to reach heaven, and God caused them to be unable to communicate with one another by striking them with the curse of Jargon.
* In [[Terry Pratchett (Creator)|Terry Pratchett]]'s science fiction novel ''[[The Dark Side of the Sun (Literature)|The Dark Side of the Sun]]'', set in the distant future, the people have a legend which is a sequel to the Tower of Babel. It tells of how, in the late twentieth century, mankind once again attempted to reach heaven, and God caused them to be unable to communicate with one another by striking them with the curse of Jargon.
* C.S. Lewis was alluding to this in ''That Hideous Strength'', the third book of the [[Space Trilogy]]. While the bad guys weren't making a big tower, they were planning to go against God's will by perverting science. The title of the novel even comes from Sir David Lindsay's ''Ane Dialog'', describing the original Tower of Babel.
* C.S. Lewis was alluding to this in ''That Hideous Strength'', the third book of the [[Space Trilogy]]. While the bad guys weren't making a big tower, they were planning to go against God's will by perverting science. The title of the novel even comes from Sir David Lindsay's ''Ane Dialog'', describing the original Tower of Babel.
* In the short story ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babylon_<!-- 28story29 Tower of Babylon]]'' by Ted Chiang, the tower has been built over generations to well past the moon, with people living on it their entire lives, and everyone a little nervous because God has remained silent on the issue. [[spoiler:They finally hit a ceiling, and the protagonist ascends upward, thinking he's entering heaven... until he emerges from a cave near the base of the tower. Turns out this Earth is actually in a self-contained toroidal universe. He then realizes God had probably been laughing behind their backs the whole time.]] -->
* In the short story ''[[wikipedia:Tower of Babylon chr(28)storychr(29)|Tower of Babylon]]'' by Ted Chiang, the tower has been built over generations to well past the moon, with people living on it their entire lives, and everyone a little nervous because God has remained silent on the issue. {{spoiler|They finally hit a ceiling, and the protagonist ascends upward, thinking he's entering heaven... until he emerges from a cave near the base of the tower. Turns out this Earth is actually in a self-contained toroidal universe. He then realizes God had probably been laughing behind their backs the whole time.}}


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