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'''Signus Wainright''' was a [[Republic of the Sphere]]-based author of non-fiction. He was known for his books about threats to the Republic.<ref name=DAPDAp4/>
 
  
==History==
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''' Signus Wainright''' was writer during the [[Dark Age]].
Wainright found great success with his first two e-books. Both bestsellers, ''[[Dragon's Blade: The Kurita Threat and Prefect Tormark]]'' and ''[[Sword in the Stone: Lord Governor Sandoval's Links to House Davion]]'', cemented his name among the public, with some of his predictions borne out by the respective actions of the [[Dragon's Fury]] and [[Swordsworn]]. Each book faced some skepticism at launch.<ref name=DAPDAp4/><ref name=DAPDAp14>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p. 14: "03 March 3135"</ref>
 
  
Wainright's third book, [[3135]]'s ''[[Dominion Over All: The Rise of the New Ghost Bear Threat]]'', was about a theoretical [[Rasalhague Dominion]] conspiracy to attack the Republic. It again faced skepticism. [[Cintus Domingo]] of the ''[[New Wessex Times]]'' found the sourcing thinner and conclusions shakier, and [[Knight of the Republic|Knight]] [[Deandra Lowe]] privately judged that the book only had "enough real evidence to fill a single footnote."<ref name=DAPDAp4/><ref name=DAPDAp6>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p. 6: "04 February 3135"</ref> When challenged by interviewer [[Anna Crennov]], Wainright pointed to the successful predictions of his first two books and the Dominion's lack of response to ''Dominion''.<ref name=DAPDAp14/>
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==Biography==
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He was a famous writer. His first two hits, ''Dragon's Blade: The Kurita Threat and Prefect Tormark'' and ''Sword in the Stone: Lord Governor Sandoval's Links to House Davion'' cemented his name among the public, thanks to very good sources that detailed very well the tights of to famous characters of the Republic and its ties to factions that were working to shatter it.
  
Despite doubts, ''Dominion Over All'' found quick success. It garnered a semi-fictionalized holovid adaptation, directed by the successful [[Alphonse Knightly]], with a novelization itself written by Wainright.<ref name=DAPDAp8>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p. 8: "15 February 3135"</ref>
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His third book, ''Dominion Over All'', centered on a theoretical [[Rasalhague Dominion]] conspiracy was not so much well received, with people challenging his sources.<ref>''3135 PDA Journals'', p. 4 "27 January 3135"</ref><ref>''3135 PDA Journals'', p. 8 "15 February 3135"</ref><ref>''3135 PDA Journals'', p. 14 "03 March 3135"</ref>
 
 
He later published a further book before June [[3138]], after he was trapped outside of [[Fortress Republic]], much to his chagrin. This book, known in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and read by notables such as [[Trillian Steiner]], dealt with theories regarding the reasons for [[Fortress Republic]]. It included speculation that [[Devlin Stone]] was a Blakist, and that [[Fortress Republic]] might be the [[Word of Blake]]'s final victory, including a retaking of [[Terra]].<ref>''The Last Charge'', ch. 24</ref>
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* ''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'' is inconsistent about when the holovid ''Dominion Over All'' was filmed and released. The holovid was released prior to 1 February 3135,<ref name=DAPDAp5>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p. 5: "01 February 3135"</ref> filming began on 15 February 3135,<ref name=DAPDAp8/> and the project was still a rumor by 3 March 3135.<ref name=DAPDAp14/>
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His theories were confirmed to be correct.
* Throughout ''3135 PDA Journals'', two spellings are used for Signus's surname: Wainright and Wainwright. ''The Last Charge'' uses Wainright.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[3135 PDA Journals]]''
 
* ''[[3135 PDA Journals]]''
* ''[[The Last Charge]]'' (novel)
 
  
[[Category:Republic of the Sphere Characters|Wainright, Signus]]
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[[Category:Republic of the Sphere Characters|Jenkins, Brad]]
[[Category:In-Universe Authors|Wainright, Signus]]
 

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