N. K. Jemisin 
Shades in Shadow [EPUB ebook] 

From the shadows of the greater stories, away from the bright light of Sky and wending ’round the sagas of the Arameri, come three quieter tales. A newborn god with an old, old soul struggles to find a reason to live. A powerful demon searches for her father, and answers. And in a prequel to the Inheritance Trilogy, a newly-enslaved Nahadoth forges a dark alliance with a mortal, for survival… and revenge. Return to the world of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms in these three interconnected short tales.