Free (Kindle) A Symphony of Storms by Robert E. Vardeman [Epic Wizard Quest Fantasy]

[ATDrake]

A Symphony of Storms by Robert E. Vardeman (ISFDB, Wikipedia, SFE), a 1972 Hugo Award finalist for Best Fan Writer, in addition to being an author in his own right, is the 3rd novel in his The Demon Crown trilogy of epic adventure quest fantasy set in the usual fantasy land where lost heirs are restored to the throne of a disputed kingdom with the aid of a powerful magical artifact, this one following the aftermath of the aftermath of a not quite successful restore quest which led to a corrupted monarch of an heir, leading the questers to seek for his also-lost twin sister, whom they have now found and seems to be a suitable queen, if it weren't for problem of the civil war erupting with the ousted brother-king's faction and some internal treachery as well, leading to the 3rd and final quest for the legendary wizard who will hopefully fix things this time around (although it would have been kind of hilarious if this had been an open-ended series where people had to keep questing to fix the previous fixes), free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Venture imprint.

This was originally published in 1990 by Tor. We've previously received the 1st & 2nd novels in the trilogy as well, which are affordably priced if you happened to have missed them earlier and Endeavour has semi-regular sales where they price-drop parts of their extensive backlist catalogue to just 99 cents.

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
The third and final instalment of the gripping, Demon Crown trilogy.

Santon and Vered have found Lorens’ twin sister, Lokenna. She, with royal blood, is the last chance of hope in the now, all but totally destroyed kingdom or Porotane.

They find her working as a barmaid under her oafish, feeble-minded husband, Bane Pandasso. A timid and passive woman who leads a simple life. Not a queen yet…

With the aid of the stolen Demon Crown, Lokenna is transformed from the diffident wife that Pandosso had known into a mighty and fair queen. She can see!

The band of travellers moves stealthily between vying rebel militias and royalist armies, all out to kill them and reclaim the crown for themselves.

Meanwhile, Lorens, in lacking the powerful Demon Crown, has been chased from the castle and now moves with his armies in search of the Vered and Santon, whom he believes possess what he seeks.

When Lorens and Lokenna meet, the new queen convinces her twin brother to help them gain safe passage back to the castle. However, she is betrayed by her weak husband, Pandosso who attempts to bargain with the corrupt king.

Locked in the castle dungeon, the fellowship have only one choice; to seek out the powerful and mysterious Wizard of Storms, Kaga'klab.

[Dr. Drib]

...and next week, all three will probably be combined into one free omnibus edition.

[ATDrake]

Now a repeat freebie if you happened to miss it earlier.