This is book 0 of the "Young Wizards" series.

This note contains spoilers for the book.

 

Three tales of characters we know from the mainline books on ordeal.

Roshaun ke Nelaid

Sun King, and all that. Scion of the two greatest wizardly lines on the planet. But, um, a squib (oops, that's Harry Potter terminology); but not a wizard.

Except then he is; it just took a while. And he's instantly sent off across the Galaxy to confront himself and various other problems.

Mamvish fsh Wimsih

The famous case where the Lone Power didn't bother to show up for an ordeal. Can't say he's entirely stupid!

So instead she breaks her world free from the trap they've been in (and the emnity of the Lone Power) since making their Choice.

Ronan Nolan Jnr

How did Ronan end up with the One's Champion riding along, anyway? Turns out there's a story about that!