Ascendance (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

The post-television Deep Space Nine saga continues with this original novel from New York Times bestselling author David R. George III! 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 U.S.S. Defiant and defend the station and alerts Starfleet to send additional forces as her crew prepares DS9s 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 thoughit requires pain. Ghemor refocuses choosing to follow her plan to mete out her revenge on the captain by first decimating the population of Bajor & 2015 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.