The Demon Lord by Irish author Peter Morwood (
ISFDB,
Wikipedia) is the 2nd novel in his The Book of Years quartet of epic feudal adventure fantasy within his greater Alban Saga universe, this one starring a recently-restored young clan lord, who has lost his purpose in life after finally achieving revenge upon the killers of his family and regained his stolen birthright, finding it again on a quest to help restore another displaced heir to her lost citadel, currently possessed by the demon representative of a greater evil they must work together to banish, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Venture imprint.
This was originally published in 1984 by Century. We've previously also received a freebie of the omnibus edition of a prequel duology telling the backstory of a particular group:
The Clan Wars Omnibus
Currently free @
Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)
Description
Aldric Talvalin, young clan lord of the country of Alba, has beeen summoned to complete another quest.
It has taken Aldric Talvalin four years of his life to achieve a fitting revenge on the slayers of his family; and now life has lost its direction, its purpose, and even its first love.
He decides to leave the newly won citadel of Dunrath, his lost birthright, and his wanderings bring him to the ominous border provinces of the troubled Drusalan Empire.
Demon Queller - There in the forests of the Jevaiden plateau, Aldric meets Evthan the hunter and his beautiful niece, and learns that she, too is the lost heir to a stolen citadel.
Together they set out to the fortress of Seghar to quell the demon spirit that possesses it and to turn back into Outer Darkness forever the evil power of the god turned devil Issaqua.
The Demon Lord is a gripping epic fantasy adventure from renowned author Peter Morwood. It is the second of the Book of Years Series.