Free (Kindle/Kobo/ePub) Rise of the Sun God [Evil Wizard Backstory Epic Fantasy]

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Rise of the Sun God by Jim Melvin (ISFDB) is a prequel tie-in novella to his Death Wizard Chronicles hextet of good vs evil quest epic high fantasy adventures with wizards and demons and warriors oh my! in them, this installment detailing part of the early life of one of the antagonists, free courtesy of Southern specialty publisher Bell Bridge Books.

They've previously given us 2 other novellas and the 1st-in-series novel, and have generously kept them available for nearly half a year now, which can still be gotten free via the links in this post, if you missed them earlier: Forged in Death

The blurb also quotes favourable praise from various newspaper outlets, likening it to popular YA-oriented series like Harry Potter and Eragon (though NB: according to customer reviews for some of the previous freebies, apparently there's more sex and violence in the storyline than some may find suitable for handing out to the kiddies, so YMMV if you're picking these up for someone else).

Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK), Kobo & Google Play (both available to Canadians).

Description
Before he rose to power, the signs of his evil genius were present. Only a few noticed.

Seemingly ordinary parents give birth to a boy with god-like powers--and soon discover that his magic is matched only by his propensity for evil. When the boy's mysterious grandmother appears and takes him away to a distant place, the parents are filled with relief.

But the boy named Invictus does not like taking orders from anyone. Very quickly, even his grandmother--a demon in disguise--cannot control him.

Eventually, Invictus learns that he has a younger sister, purposely hidden from him--but hidden no longer. And so he returns to his birthplace, obsessed with winning her over . . . no matter what.