Exile's Redemption

Demons are coming. Can an Elven scholar and an ancient pariah reunite their people to thwart a genocidal evil?

Raven has unlimited hope. As part of a quest to reunite the Elven Nation, she combs an ancient library for anything that could mend the widening rift. But when magical portals open throughout the city releasing bloodthirsty demons, she’ll discover a hidden ability that could transform the fate of her people…

W’rath’s past has forever tainted his future. Exiled for 10,000 years, the god-like entity escapes his prison only to witness the devastating attack on Second Home. Facing a genocidal enemy, W'rath must guide a powerful but untested heroine if anyone is to survive.

As he attempts to escape his reviled deeds, can W’rath help Raven harness her powers or will ancient forces eliminate the Elven Nation once and for all?

Exile’s Redemption is the first book in the Chronicles of Shadow epic fantasy series. If you like engaging banter, innovative takes on classic fantasy, and heroes battling impossible odds, then you’ll love Lee Dunning’s unique novel.

Buy Exile’s Redemption to join the elves in their fight against evil today!

I read this book in two days. It was surprisingly good. The plots initially seemed somewhat simplistic, but they became increasingly intricate as the story progressed. Each time I thought that I knew where the story was headed there was a major plot twist and everything veered off in an entirely different direction that I would not have expected. This kept it interesting. The dialogue and descriptions were vivid and very engaging. "Exile's Redemption" has a unique story, but it seems similar in some respects to Brandon Sanderson's "Stormlight Archive" series (the main character in "Exile's Redemption," Raven, reminds me of the character, Shallan in "Stormlight Archive") and the culture of the exiled Shadow elves is similar to that of the drow in R.A. Salvatore's Dark Elf books.

I "borrowed" this book from KOLL (Kindle Owners' Lending Library) with rather dismal expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised by this selection. "Modern" fantasy nowadays either seems to be either romance dressed up as fantasy, or worse downright porn dressed up as fantasy. Thankfully, this book was neither of those. It was a good old-fashioned action-adventure fantasy. Yes, it's "adult" because of language and a bit of ribald humor, and gory fantasy violence, but it actually had a plot (and a pretty darn good one). Most of what's here is pretty straight-forward fantasy. Some of the contents remind me vaguely of other series (the collars are reminiscent of Jordan's Aes Sedai), but some real thought has gone into many of the details and plot. There were a few spots that could use a bit more editing, and there were quite a few point-of-view shifts, However, overall, I'm pretty impressed. I'm also pretty impressed some of the author's word choices here, given that in so many modern books, English seems to be a dying language. Normally, I tend to shy away from indie books, especially with D.I.Y Daz Studio cover art (this cover art is actually really nice) but this author and this series may have a bright future ahead.