Ascendance
Ascendance is a Pocket DS9 novel – part of the  – written by David R. George III. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
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  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…

Background information 
 Editor Margaret Clark revealed the title in .
 In January 2016, David R. George III announced that he had started work on the follow-up to Ascendance. This was The Long Mirage. 
 Cover art by Doug Drexler and Ali Ries, design by Alan Dingman.

Characters 
Benjamin Sisko
Kira Nerys
Odo
Ezri Dax
Quark
Nog
Kasidy Yates-Sisko
Vic Fontaine
Ro Laren
Iliana Ghemor
Girani

References 
Bajoran; Cardassian; Jem'Hadar; Tzenkethi

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