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Rebecca Crunden
She wasn’t trying to prove anything, was she?

Ooooh, this was cool. I haven't read the Wild Heritance books, but this novella has left me bursting with questions. Such great world building and adventure! I can't wait to see where the story takes Namid.
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Rik Ty
Sep 16, 2024 rated it it was amazing
Mild spoilers
In Trial Run, we get a quick visit into the world of Namid, one of S Lynn Helton’s recurring characters in the Wild Heritance line of books. This short novella is Namid’s entrance exam for joining the Shadowers (a nefarious (until you know them) guild of thieves). Not the nicest way to make a living, she would agree, but it beats the alternatives available to her.
Namid is given two difficult tasks to complete before she will be accepted as a member of the guild. She has to win a bat
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Gary Stringer
Apr 01, 2022 rated it it was amazing
I'm not usually a big fan of short stories, but having read Books 1 & 2 of Wild Inhertance and being something of a completist, I decided to give this a go.

This is how you write a short story. It's got pace, it has a single, clear plotline and an engaging MC.

This book follows Namid, on a kind of initiation test to become a fully-fledged Shadower. Something that clearly means the world to her. The test is set by her nemesis and is threfore seemingly impossible. But what I love about Namid is that
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