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Ascension (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
Ascension was a posthuman settlement which formed around the end of the Uptime Gate in the universe. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved...) It had bazaars, docks, and support facilities. (PROSE: The Book of the War) Natives of Ascension were called Ascensionites. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved...)
Ascension was located almost exactly on the frontier in time. The Book of the War suggested that this implied a détente or an alliance between the City and the enemy forces patrolling the frontier. (PROSE: The Book of the War)