A Fine Welcome: Othello's Journey by British author Taran Matharu (
ISFDB,
Fantastic Fiction) is a tie-in prequel short story to his Summoner trilogy of YA student adventure fantasy set in a war-torn Empire where gifted youngsters are trained as battlemages at a prestigious academy, this tale giving the backstory of one of the main hero's classmates, the first dwarf to be accepted into the academy, free on a long-term basis courtesy of publisher Macmillan's Feiwel & Friends imprint.
Another prequel novella in the series is also a long-term promotional freebie still available in various venues:
Origins
Currently free as long-term promotional introduction to the series @
B&N,
Amazon &
Kobo &
iTunes &
Google Play &
eBooks.com (all available to Canadians) and can be added to your library @
BookShout (online reading & in-app download)
Description
Readers of The Novice, Book One in the Summoner Trilogy by Taran Matharu, will know Othello as the brave dwarven classmate of Fletcher's at Vocans Academy. How Othello got to Vocans from his village, against all odds, is detailed in this exclusive e-short, A Fine Welcome.