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Exoneration (Shadeward Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Drew Wagar (Author), Heather Murphy (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
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The second installment of Drew Wagar's Shadeward Saga, Shadeward: Exoneration continues charting the adventures of Kiri, Zoella and the priestesses of Drayden along with the grand and terrifying tasks of Meru all under the watchful, changing eye of Lacaille...

A people exiled, begin to unravel myth and legend, unearthing clues to their tempestuous past.

Pioneers rediscover technology from ancient artefacts.

Priestesses with remarkable powers turn their devastating abilities on those they see who offend their god, the star that blazes unchanging in the skies above.

But when that star unleashes devastation, it shows no favour and no mercy.


Drew is donating 10% of the proceeds of this book to the March Wood Project, whose work involves rehabilitating teenagers among the beautiful woodlands of Kent.
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    Shadeward
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About the Author

Drew Wagar was born in Canada in 1970, but has lived in the UK since 1972. He was educated at the university of Brighton where he studied Computer Science. Drew published his first novel, Torn, in 2011 and followed this up with contributions to the Fusion anthology in 2012. Drew ran a controversial but highly successful 'Kickstarter' in late 2012 allowing him to write one of the official novels set in the universe of Elite: Dangerous by Frontier Developments. This book, Elite: Reclamation was published in 2014 by Fantastic Books Publishing. Drew is currently working on a wholly original SF series called the Shadeward Saga. The first instalment, Shadeward: Emanation, was launched at Fantasticon, 2015. The second instalment, Shadeward: Exoneration, is available now in ebook format and will be launched officially at FantastiCon 2016.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01LT2KTOO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fantastic Books Publishing (September 7, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 7, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2120 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 387 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1909163694
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Drew Wagar is a science fiction and fantasy author, living in the UK. He is the author of the Hegira Saga, the Shadeward Saga, The Midnight Chronicles, the Elect Saga and the official Elite Dangerous novelisations.

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Walt Pilcher
5.0 out of 5 stars An Engaging and Believable Page-Turner
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2022
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What a story! No need to reiterate the intriguing story lines described in the blurbs. Suffice to say it takes a special kind of genius to conceive of, and then write, a saga of this magnitude and complexity and do it this well. I am not a fan of fantasy where the stories are not grounded in facts and have no consistent rules for the reader to rely on (Even ancient myths had rules, didn’t they?), but the Shadeward series by Drew Wagar is science fiction and fantasy at its best because the “fantasy” is actually grounded in science. Unfortunately for the characters, the scientific basis for their experiences and their powers is largely unknown to them, having been lost to the ages, and they are left to speculate or assume, or worse, ascribe them to a sun-worshipping religion. However, some do embark on a quest to learn the truth of their history, and the slowly impending collision of their still-developing worldviews is the overarching driver of the larger story. Through it all, the main characters are vivid and easy to relate to and empathize with, so much so that I found myself rooting for many of them in turn even though some are sworn enemies. The “good guys” in this chapter may be the “bad guys” in the next. Their stories are arresting and easy to follow, and the saga is well-written and fun to read. I especially liked the device of what amounts to thought balloons in italics at key points as characters silently express their questions, observations, and epiphanies. It’s a nice touch and keeps the action going without the narrator interrupting with “He thought” or “She mused” every time. Each of the four books stands on its own, but it is more fulfilling to read them all in order.
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Florida Man
5.0 out of 5 stars Sequel is even better than the first, somehow
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2021
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You will notice my review for the last book was published pretty recently. That is because after reading the first book, I finished the second one in two days. The second was even better than the first! Very exciting, a real page turner. On to the third one!
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Al Forbes
5.0 out of 5 stars You Need This In Your Library
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2017
Exoneration is the second book in the four-part Shadeward Saga by Drew Wagar. It mainly follows three main characters - Meru, a Timekeeper from Amur; Kiri, an "only" - an orphan - girl from the slums now one of the Priestesses of Drayden and Zoella, a young girl orphaned and left and abused at a farm before running away and being saved by Prince Ioric.

At the end of the first book, Meru sets off in a flying metal machine to warn the people of Scallia about a catastrophe that is about to befall the planet. His friends, Mel and Coran take a floating metal machine that runs on 'tricity to another area to warn people.

Of course, not everything goes the way it is supposed to, and a few more people are thrown into the mix for good or ill. Sometimes it is hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys. It reminds me of a quote from a film - "I have seen good men do bad things, and I have seen bad men do good things".

There is plenty of action and intrigue in the book with many twists. You find yourself hoping for some characters to survive only to start hoping they die later. And the other way round - you hope some people and then find yourself glad they didn't. Wagar builds characters well and makes them believable with their views and scheming.

The creatures, measurements and times in the books are unique with no description needed as to what they mean, although there is a glossary in the back if you want confirmation. Creatures like flits, which, from the brief description, you know are butterfly-like creatures and marsips which in my eyes, are rabbits or something similar.

The only problem I have found with the book is the length of time I have to wait until book three comes out. At the moment, that is looking like 2018. So you have plenty of time to grab the first two books and read them.

Exoneration is a must for any library of fantasy lovers.
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Stuart Aken
5.0 out of 5 stars Continuing the Fascinating Tale
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2017
Shadeward: Exoneration, by imaginative science fiction writer, Drew Wagar, is a continuation of the story begun in ‘Shadeward: Emanation’. If you haven’t read that book, I advise you to do so first, as it sets the scene and introduces the characters and the location whilst telling an engaging and compelling story.
Continuing the saga, set on a tidally locked planet of a distant Red Dwarf sun, Exoneration follows the further adventures of old friends, and some new ones.
Again, there’s the fluent mix of fantasy style with science fiction, with mind control and telepathy the most obvious elements that might be seen as fantasy. The world itself, its climate and the technologies developed are all, however, real science fiction.
The tale moves us into the inevitable conflict of reason with religious myth and legend, with the hypocrisy of those who seek to use such unreliable stories as the foundation of their control over others rising as a major theme.
There’s much adventure, tension, action and event in this book, with the threat of real harm affecting all the players as the realisation that an ancient ‘legend’ might just be based on fact, though not the selective aspects chosen by some factions of society.
The cast of characters continues to engage the reader, leading him through a series of events and perils where character guides action for better or for worse.
There’s a fascinating allegory here; the manner in which fear of the unexplained and sometimes inexplicable can be welded to a constructed history that can then be used as justification for one class to rule over the gullible and ignorant. Something we’ve seen so frequently in our own history on Earth.
It’s a tremendous tale that maintains the spirit and pace of the first book, and I look forward to the next in the series.
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Andy Cohen
3.0 out of 5 stars Good! But a definite disappointment compared to the first book
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2020
This book continues the strong world-building and action of the original in the series. However! We had a bit of a game of thrones "winter is coming" letdown - the big event FINALLY arrives, and without giving any spoilers, it's......completely unsatisfying.
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S Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars Book 2 of a really good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2023
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In the interests of transparency I should preface this review by saying that I know Drew Wagar. Not well, we have not met in personas yet, but online in the course of playing a few space-based computer games.

The 4 books of The Shadeward Saga creates an interesting view of a possible outcome of humankinds, habitation, some might say ‘Infestation’, of our home Sol system. Set in a distant part of our galaxy (Maybe not that far really as that galaxy is concerned) we learn of one colonisation of another solar system on a not particularly hospitable tidally locked planet.

It is to Drew’s credit that on the whole he gets the science right in this series. It shows his extensive knowledge of how the universe works as he weaves real science into this fictional work and yet still makes it a damn good read. The characters are believable, the storyline faultless, the ‘romance’ handled with a lot more tact and decorum than a lot of Sci-Fi writers manage, all go to make this compulsive reading.

For those of you who are familiar with Drews writings, you will spot one of his favourite descriptions of a characters action, these do not however detract from the story but it does give those of us who already read his books, the chance to play a bit of a game to spot them, and of course rib him a little over at a later date.

Obviously, read these books in order to get the full benefit, and add this talented storyteller to your list of ‘Must Read’.
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Al Forbes
5.0 out of 5 stars You Need This In Your Library
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2017
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Exoneration is the second book in the four-part Shadeward Saga by Drew Wagar. It mainly follows three main characters - Meru, a Timekeeper from Amur; Kiri, an "only" - an orphan - girl from the slums now one of the Priestesses of Drayden and Zoella, a young girl orphaned and left and abused at a farm before running away and being saved by Prince Ioric.

At the end of the first book, Meru sets off in a flying metal machine to warn the people of Scallia about a catastrophe that is about to befall the planet. His friends, Mel and Coran take a floating metal machine that runs on 'tricity to another area to warn people.

Of course, not everything goes the way it is supposed to, and a few more people are thrown into the mix for good or ill. Sometimes it is hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys. It reminds me of a quote from a film - "I have seen good men do bad things, and I have seen bad men do good things".

There is plenty of action and intrigue in the book with many twists. You find yourself hoping for some characters to survive only to start hoping they die later. And the other way round - you hope some people and then find yourself glad they didn't. Wagar builds characters well and makes them believable with their views and scheming.

The creatures, measurements and times in the books are unique with no description needed as to what they mean, although there is a glossary in the back if you want confirmation. Creatures like flits, which, from the brief description, you know are butterfly-like creatures and marsips which in my eyes, are rabbits or something similar.

The only problem I have found with the book is the length of time I have to wait until book three comes out. At the moment, that is looking like 2018. So you have plenty of time to grab the first two books and read them.

Exoneration is a must for any library of fantasy lovers.
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Nager
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story (ED players, I believe you will like it)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2017
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Brilliant story. Set on another planet, Esurio, in the Lacaille system, but involving humans. The story trails the lives of several characters in parallel. The thing that made me hesitate when first looking at it, was what kind of era is it based in? The cover does not give a clue, well, it is both futuristic and medieval but with a good reasons as to why. I do not want to go into detail about the setting and spoil the story but just to say that I think Science Fiction readers (and Elite Dangerous players) will quickly be entranced by it.
As the first book sets the scene for the story this book, after a brief synopsis of the first, gets stuck into the action, I was hooked straight away.
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Rusty Spoon
5.0 out of 5 stars The Great Shadeward fantasy saga continues
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 5, 2017
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Absolutely love this second book in the Shadeward saga. I loved getting to know all the characters even more and how their lives develope on this vibrant, interesting planet with its detailed history. I am not a fast or confident reader and have not read endless books but I can't wait to have my lunch break so I can read another chapter or two. I find it easy to pick up and continue each time. I can visualise the characters and the world they live on. I felt completely emerised in the storyline. If you have enjoyed books by Garth Nix and Tolkien, you will definitely enjoy Shadeward. Really looking forward to the next book!
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MR David TW Hughes
5.0 out of 5 stars Wagar! You write good!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 24, 2016
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Everything I said about the first book in this series I say again. Drew's characters and plot again pop in this book and if anything the story flows even better than book 1!

Action from pretty much page 1 and a boat load of character development. I can't say much about it without giving away bits of book one or sounding like Drew's biggest fan boy.

Just buy it. Read it. You'll enjoy it. And that's me trying to be objective.
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