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.
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[]
- DS9 personnel & residents
- Aleco Vel • Rey Alfonzo • Allasar • Ernak gov Ansarg • Jefferson Blackmer • Pascal Boudreaux • Sam Bowers • Broik • John Candlewood • Cenn Desca • Jeannette Chao • José Chavez • Ezri Dax • Vendora deGrom • Vic Fontaine • Kira Nerys • Cathy Ling • Elvo Minnar • Nog • Miles O'Brien • Ro Laren • Jang Si Naran • Quark • Zivan Slaine • Wheeler Stinson • Prynn Tenmei • Ulu Lani • Elias Vaughn • Verlon • Ren Kalanent Viss • Denor Wat • Zhang Suyin
- Referenced only
- Edward Baiers • Julian Bashir • Jadzia Dax • Hava Remaht • Tiris Jast • Mikaela Leishman • Phillipa Matthias • Harvey Stinson • Simon Tarses • Leslie Thorne
- USS Robinson personnel
- Diana Althouse • Gwendolyn Plante • Anxo Rogeiro • Benjamin Sisko • Rebecca Jae Sisko • Sivadeki • Jentzen Spingeld • Kasidy Yates
- Newton Outpost personnel
- Diahann Baker • Connor Block • Dozier • Elise Ehrenreich • Mennil Farran • Gellish • Vika Leth • Norsa • Bruce Prestridge • Selten • T'Pret • Rellor Verat
- Referenced only
- Leslie Braeden
- Bajorans
- Aland Novor • Altek Dans • Asarem Wadeen • Carlien Anra • 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 personnel
- Odo • Taran'atar
- Referenced only
- Female Changeling • Infant Changeling • Laas • Rotan'talag • Weyoun
- Other characters
- Benedetti • Evo • Itu • Elizabeth Kadin • Onan • 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 • 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 • Kidu blossom • 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]
Related stories[]
- DS9 episode: "Second Skin"
- DS9 novel: Rising Son
- DS9 novel: Fearful Symmetry
- DS9 novel: The Soul Key
- DS9 novel: Sacraments of Fire
- TOS novel: Allegiance in Exile
- TNG novel: The Light Fantastic
Images[]
Connections[]
| 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 |
Translations[]
- 2018
- German : Vorherrschaft, translated by René Ulmer. (Cross Cult)
External link[]
- Ascendance article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.