Darkness Rising

In "Darkness Rising," the first book in The Soul Force series by James E. Wisher, Damien St. Cloud struggles with feelings of inadequacy as he fails to harness the powerful soul force he inherits from his warlord family. Labeled a disappointment by his father and overshadowed by his sister, his fate takes a dramatic turn when a visiting sorcerer reveals that Damien is, in fact, a sorcerer himself. As he is thrust into a perilous world of magic, he must learn to master his abilities to save his family and kingdom from a resurgent evil.