Review: not a complete story but can stand alone
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2014
More a prologue than a true fantasy novella, and I'm not a fan of that "buy the next book" cliffhanger technique. I let myself be talked into releasing a book that way once. Then I realized how jarring it is to be reading along and reach the end of the book without reaching the end of the story. Never again.Other than that, I enjoyed the story. Good characters, good plot, and the ending point is at least after the testing is completed rather than somewhere in the middle of it. If the story portions were combined into a full-length novel, I'd consider buying it. As it stands, 3.5 stars.