From condemned prisoner to food taster for the Commander of Ixia, from apprentice to a charismatic assassin to warrior with ever-evolving magical powers, Yelena is a remarkable heroine like none you’ve ever experienced. Follow her amazing journey through Maria V. Snyder’s breathtaking fantasy series, which New York Times bestselling author Mercedes Lackey calls “engaging and entirely original…fascinating in its rich detail.” Bundle includes Poison Study, Assassin Study, Magic Study and Fire Study. These four reads are available for $18.09 today.
The first in the Study Series, Poison Study, follows a young woman named Yelena. In prison awaiting a death sentence, she is given the choice of facing her immediate sentence, or becoming the food taster for the Commander of Ixia, ensuring his food is not poisoned.
Assassin Study is a short story/novella.
The second in the series, Magic Study, is about Yelena’s fight to find and accept her place in her native Sitia. Though she misses her lover, she pushes onward. However, magicians plan to kill her while an evil called ‘blood magic’ spreads throughout Sitia as the murders of young women continue. It’s up to Yelena to stop this evil magician.
The third in the series, Fire Study, follows Yelena as she discovers her true place in Sitia. She learns she is a ‘Soulfinder’, able to capture and release souls. When an evil Daviian Warper (a user of ‘Blood Magic’) and his henchmen come looking for her, she decides to fight fire with fire.

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