Drew Wagar
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.
He 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 by us in 2014. Its sequel, 'Premonition' was edited by the Fantastic Books Team and published by Frontier Developments.
A very special Elite: Dangerous short work is 'Michael's Story', a free downloadable official story set in the Elite: Dangerous universe. It is available as both an audiobook and ebook and is available via Drew's author blog. Please read the inspirational story behind the creation of this book and donate to Cancer Research UK if you are able. Thank you.
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, at FantastiCon 2016. The third, Shadeward: Enervation, launched at FantastiCon 2019 and the audio version of book 1, read by the author, is available from Audible soon. Here is a trailer for the series created by Ramon Marett.
In addition, Drew has written an official novel to accompany the game Lords of Midnight, launched at FantastiCon 2018, and another official Elite: Dangerous book, Elite Dangerous: Premonition.
Drew first joined Fantastic Books as an entrant to our inaugural Sci-Fi short story competition, where his entry was deemed good enough for the anthology. Since then, Drew has become one of our best-selling authors and we invited him to contribute a professional entry to the anthology for our Sci-Fi Synthesis competition.
Learn more about Drew on his website.
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Elite: Reclamation by Drew Wagar
Written by Drew Wagar under official license from the creators of, and based in the vast universe of, the seminal space trading computer game Elite: Dangerous
Lady Kahina Loren, born into the Prism system's powerful ruling family, is desperate to throw off the shackles of her privileged lifestyle and discover herself, but ambition crumbles when she faces death at the hands of the one person she thought she could trust.
With the advanced technology of the third millennium, death is not always as final as it seems, but when that technology malfunctions, is death the better option?
4Gb USB Cards feature the cover artwork and all files are DRM-free meaning you can listen to them wherever you like. Audio version performed by Toby Longworth, music by Allen Stroud. A Radio Theatre Workshop production for Fantastic Books Audio. ACEO Collector card artwork created by Alice taylor from character profiles supplied and approved by the author.
Follow Drew on his website here: www.drewwagar.com.Get Elite Dangerous: Premonition, the official sequel to Elite: Reclamation, by clicking here.
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Synthesis by Boris Glikman and various authors
Synthesis is a gripping science fiction anthology featuring established authors alongside debut writers. Robert Llewellyn (Red Dwarf’s Kryten) has written the Foreword and the collection features Drew Wagar, Stuart Aken and Boris Glikman. The amazing artwork is by Alvaro Escudero, and the cover was designed by Heather Murphy.
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Fusion by Drew Wagar and various authors
A collection of 25 stories of fantasy and science fiction from around the globe, each illustrated by digital artist Alice Taylor. This collection has been compiled from the winners of the Fantastic Books Publishing International Charity Short Story Competition 2012 and features 2 stories from our professional contributors Danuta Reah and Stuart Aken. 10% of the proceeds of this book will be donated to the WCRF (World Cancer Research Fund - Registered Charity Number - 1000739) who do sterling work in the field of global cancer prevention.
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Michael's Story - Free ebook
“Michael’s story” was written for Michael Holyland, a 15 year old Elite Dangerous player who died on 22nd May 2019. It was created in 3 days from start to finish, by the combined talents of Frontier Developments and the Elite Dangerous player community.
Best selling novelist Drew Wagar wrote the story, Antony Taylor created the amazing cover, Anthony Hunt created the iconic Eagle glyph, Commander Cryptic Echo, Commander Orange Phoenix, their respective teams and numerous Elite: Dangerous players contributed to the project by creating materials that are still being used to promote this touching tribute to a brave and inspirational Commander.
An audiobook version was also produced as by the end his treatment was affecting Michael's ability to see. This was produced using the magnificent soundscape of Elite: Dangerous by Frontier Developments and features stunning performances by Amelia Tyler, Richard Reed and Jay Britton. It was edited by Joe Hogan and produced by Zac Antonaci. It is available for free on Drew's website here.
This story would not exist without Michael's Uncle Matt Westhorpe reaching out over Twitter to help bring this project together. Thank you Matt, you are the best Uncle a boy could ask for.
Please enjoy this free ebook and consider making a donation to Michael's Cancer Research UK page.
Thank you.
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