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Ascendance is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel by author David R. George III. The novel is a follow-up to Sacraments of Fire (as well as The Soul Key), and was published in December 2015.

Publisher's description

On the original Deep Space Nine, Captain Kira Nerys watches as the nearby wormhole opens and discharges a single, bladelike vessel. Attempts to contact its crew fail, and the ship is soon followed by another vessel of similar design. When an armada subsequently begins to emerge from the wormhole, it seems clear that DS9 is under attack. Kira orders her first officer, Commander Elias Vaughn, to board the USS Defiant and defend the station, and alerts Starfleet to send additional forces as her crew prepares DS9's shields and weaponry for the onslaught to come.

Meanwhile, on the lead ship, Iliana Ghemor considers launching an attack on DS9 and finally ending the life of Kira, the fountainhead of all the ills in her miserable life. Her vengeance demands more than mere death, though – it requires pain. Ghemor refocuses, choosing to follow her plan to mete out her revenge on the captain by first decimating the population of Bajor...

References

Characters

Ascendants

Raiq • Seltiq
Referenced only: Aniq • Votiq • Teniq

Bajorans

Aland Novor • Altek Dans • Asarem Wadeen • Enkar Sirsy • Girani Semna • Goros Kly • Manos Treo • Pralon Onala • Onial • Yevir Linjarin
Referenced only: Aroya • Baras Rodirya • Brandis Tarn • Denoray Lunas • Fandor Jelt • Furel • Gandal Traco • Istani Reyla • Kira Meru • Kira Nerys (mirror) • Kira Pohl • Kira Reon • Kira Taban • Ledahn Muri • Lupaza • Mobara • Mora Pol • Opaka Sulan • Ranz Vecta • Ro Gale • Ro Talia • Ro Vanka • Shakaar Edon • Winn Adami

Cardassians

Iliana Ghemor
Referenced only: Skrain Dukat • Iliana Ghemor (mirror) • Tekeny Ghemor • Akellen Macet • Eleta Preloc • Ataan Rhukal • Onar Throk

Dominion

Odo • Taran'atar
Referenced only: Female Changeling • Infant Changeling • Laas • Rotan'talag • Weyoun

Eav'oq

Evo • Itu • Onan

Others

Benedetti • Elizabeth Kadin • John Augustine Swaddock
Referenced only: Leonard James Akaar • Robert April • Jonathan Archer • Neil Armstrong • Nanietta Bacco • Liam Boothby • Zefram Cochrane • Joey Conterelli • Data • Curzon Dax • Emony Dax • Lela Dax • Tobin Dax • Felix • Yuri Gagarin • Erika Hernandez • Philip Herthum • Kalena Hoku • Jang • James T. Kirk • Geordi La Forge • Verna Mitrios • Marjorie Montero • Morn • Nthanda Naidoo • Jean-Luc Picard • Christopher Pike • Robinson • Rom • Jake Sisko • Demora Sulu • Hikaru Sulu • Kellessar zh'Tarash • Treir • Galif jav Velk • Mayereen Viray • Wright

Locations

Alpha Quadrant • B'hava'el • Bajor (Ashalla • Consolidated Space Center • Ilveth • Musilla Province • Bajoran wormhole/Fortress of the True • Deep Space 9 (Operations center) • Deep Space 9 (II) (Hub • Quark's) • Elestan River • Endalla • Fremont-Sunrise Hotel • Gamma Quadrant • Graldom Forest • Larrisint • Larrisint IV • Newton Outpost • Omarion Nebula • Vic's lounge
Referenced only: Algeron III • Andor • Ardana • Bajoran temple • Bella's Confections • Beta Quadrant • Canopus Planet • Cardassia • Cassiterides • ch'Havran • Davenesh • Densori's Landing • Derenja V • Earth • Empyrion VI (Empyrion star system) • Federation Embassy on Romulus • Founders' homeworld • Gelladorn • Geopolis • Glyrshar Mountains • Idran • Idran IV • Janus VI • Jeweled Cliffs of Koltaari • Joradell • Kendra Province • Las Vegas • Nanietta Bacco Park • Pillagra • Plaza • Promenade • Quark's • R-836 • Remoré VII (Remoré star system) • Replimat • Revek • San Francisco • Shikina Monastery • Singha refugee camp • Starbase 189 • Stratos • Tellar • Terev'oqu • Terix II • Terok Nor • Typhon Expanse • Vanadwan Monastery • Velat Nol • Vulcan's Forge • Wichita

Starships and vehicles

Alonis freighter • Bajoran assault vessel • USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • Even Odds • Frunalian science vessel • Gallamite freighter • USS Loire (runabout) • USS Lorus (Danube-class) • USS Neva (runabout) • USS Platte (Danube-class) • Rigelian transport • USS Rio Grande (Danube-class) • USS Robinson (Galaxy-class) • USS Sacajawea (Niagara-class) • USS Senha (Danube-class) • USS Volga (Danube-class) • USS Yolja (Danube-class)
Referenced only: USS Bellerophon (Intrepid-class) • Betelgeuse • Cargo management unit • USS Challenger (Galaxy-class) • USS Chancellor (Sovereign-class) • USS Courageous (Miranda-class) • USS Destiny (Sovereign-class) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • USS Enterprise-E (Sovereign-class) • USS Erdös (Archimedes-class) • USS James T. Kirk (Akira-class) • USS Magellan (Galaxy-class) • USS Mjolnir (Norway-class) • USS New York (Nebula-class) • USS Nova (Nova-class) • USS Perseverance • Rings of Meldora • Sagan (Type-10 shuttlecraft) • USS Taaj (Danube-class) • Workpod

Races and cultures

Alonis • Argelian • Ascendant • Bajoran (Aleira • Bajora) • Betazoid • Bolian • Cardassian • Changeling • Cygnian • Dedderac • Denobulan • Eav'oq • Ferengi • Human • Jem'Hadar • Lendrin • Mizarian • Prophets (Siblings/True/Unnameable) • Tellarite • Thallonian • Trill • Vulcan
Referenced only: Andorian • Breen • Dominion • Gallamite • Frunalian • Klingon • Lurian • Petarian • Rigelian • Romulan • Tzenkethi • Vorta • Yridian

States and organizations

Ascendant Order • Bajoran Militia • Bajoran Ministry of Defense • Bajoran Ministry of Justice • Bajoran Ministry of State • Chamber of Ministers of the Third Republic of Bajor • Federation Department of Science • Jem'Hadar-Ascendant Link • Judge Advocate General • Starfleet • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Operations • Starfleet Security • Third Bajoran Republic • United Federation of Planets • Vedek Assembly
Referenced only: Bajoran Resistance • Cardassian Central Command • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Ferengi Alliance • First Republic of Bajor • Founders • Great Link • Obsidian Order • Ohalavaru • Oralian Way • Romulan Star Empire • Second Republic of Bajor • Shakaar resistance cell • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Intelligence • Starfleet Medical • Trill Ruling Council • Trill Symbiosis Commission • Typhon Pact • Tzenkethi Coalition • UESPA

Science and technology

airlock • Algeron Effect • analgesic • antiemetic • antigrav • automobile • baryon pulse • binary star • biobed • biological regeneration • biosynthetic limb • botanical plague • cloaking device • communications • deflector grid • deflector shield • environmental suit • falsework • Fibonacci sequence • force field • gas giant • geometric progression • hail • holophoto • holosuite • holovid • hydrogen • impulse reactor • inertial dampener • isolytic subspace weapon • laser cannon • life support • microtorpedo • Morphogenic virus • N-vector • navigational deflector • nerve gas • neutrino • Oort cloud • optical data network relay • optolythic data rod • padd • orbital weapon platform • phaser • phaser array • phaser cannon • power generator • proton • quantum torpedo • radiation • replicator • sensor • sensor array • sensor buoy • shepherd moon • shield • simulation tester • star • sublight • subspace • subspace communications relay • subspace wave • supernova • tachyon • tachyon radiation • tetryon bolt • thruster • torpedo launcher • transporter • tractor beam • tricorder • turbolift • universal translator • viewscreen • Wa • warp drive • warp nacelle • white dwarf • wormhole

Ranks and titles

admiral • archquester • assistant chief engineer • Bajoran liaison officer • Bajoran Minister of Defense • Bajoran Minister of State • botanist • captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • chief of operations • chief of staff • colonel • commander • Commander-in-Chief of the Federation Starfleet • commanding officer • counselor • crewman • dabo girl • dalin • diplomat • doctor • Emissary of the Prophets • engineer • ensign • Fire of the Prophets • First Minister of the Third Republic of Bajor • first officer • Grand Archquester • Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance • groundskeeper • gul • gymnast • kai • Hand of the Prophets • knight • librarian • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • major • merchant • minister • musician • neurosurgeon • novice • overgeneral • pilot • President of the United Federation of Planets • prylar • quester • ranjen • researcher • Science officer • Second Minister of the Third Republic of Bajor • second officer • security chief • server • tactical officer • technician • vedek

Other references

alota • Altair water • Andorian reproductive crisis • asphyxia • assassination • asteroid • Bank of Luria • brig • canoe • chocolate • cockpit • colony • cooking pad • corridor • court martial • D'ja pagh • deka tea • Dominion War • dorish • eelwasser • End Time • Endalla falsework • Even Odds disaster • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • Final Ascension • First Captain: A Biography of Jonathan Archer • Fortress • garnet seas • grub steak • gutfish • hospital • hull • hyurin • Isolation ward • jumja stick • kaleidoscope • kheh • Ktarian chocolate puff • latinum • lopa • Lurian Commerce Net • Meditations on a Crimson Shadow • moon • Occupation of Bajor • Ohalu Prophecies • oo-mox • operations center • Orb • pagh • Pagh'tem'far • Parasite crisis • Path of the Final Ascension • The Prophecies of Trakor • pugabeast • Queen parasite • Quest • river • Romulan ale • runabout hangar • satchel • shepherd moon • Shines the Celestial Temple • Siege of AR-558 • slavery • Small Steps and Giant Leaps: A History of Humankind in the Galaxy • snake • springwine • The Stars Within Reach • Temporal Prime Directive • tent • To Boldly Go • toasted tubeworm • Trakor's First Prophecy • tribble • Tuwaly pie • yeast • water • When the Prophets Cried •

Appendices

Background information

David George began work on a follow-up to Ascendance soon after it was published. This novel was later named The Long Mirage. [1]

Images

Connections

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine relaunch publications and stories
Novels	A Stitch in Time • Avatar, Book One‎ • Avatar, Book Two • Abyss • Demons of Air and Darkness • Twilight • This Gray Spirit • Cathedral • Lesser Evil • Rising Son • The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One • The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two • Unity • "Cardassia: The Lotus Flower" • "Andor: Paradigm" • "Trill: Unjoined" • "Bajor: Fragments and Omens" • "Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed" • "The Dominion: Olympus Descending" • Warpath • Fearful Symmetry • The Soul Key • The Never-Ending Sacrifice • The Missing • Sacraments of Fire • Ascendance • Force and Motion • The Long Mirage • Enigma Tales • Original Sin
Miniseries and anthologies	The Lives of Dax • Divided We Fall • Mission Gamma • Worlds of Deep Space Nine (Volume One, Two & Three)
Short stories and novellas	"Horn and Ivory" • "The Officers' Club" • Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found) • Rules of Accusation • I, The Constable
Comics	N-Vector • "Crossfire" • "No Quarter" • "All Fall Down" • "United We Stand"
Omnibuses	Twist of Faith • These Haunted Seas
Related	Star Trek: Section 31 • Star Trek: Terok Nor • Star Trek: Destiny • Star Trek: Typhon Pact • Star Trek: The Fall • Star Trek: Coda

Published Order
Previous novel: Sacraments of Fire	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Next novel: Force and Motion
Previous story: Sacraments of Fire	Stories by: David R. George III	Next story: The Long Mirage

External link

Ascendance article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

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 ====Ascendants====
 :[[Raiq]] • [[Seltiq]]
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