Study (3 books)

Poison Study

Study #1

Compton Crook 2006

by Maria V. V. Snyder

Murder, mayhem and magic…

Locked in a coffin-like darkness, there is nothing to distract me from my memories of killing Reyad. He deserved to die—but according to the law, so do I. Here in Ixia, the punishment...

Magic Study

Study #2

by Maria V. V. Snyder

A lesson in loyalty—a master class in intrigue

So far, I've managed to survive. You would think after being kidnapped as a child, imprisoned in my teens and released to become a poison taster, I would have endured...

Fire Study

Study #3

by Maria V. V. Snyder

The Apprenticeship is Over—Now the Real Test has Begun.

When word that Yelena is a Soulfinder—able to capture and release souls—spreads like wildfire, people grow uneasy. Already Yelena's unusual abilities...