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Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder's Study novels are unforgettable, emotional, powerful and compelling. Don't miss how it all began. Choose: a quick death.or slow poison. About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll live to eat the best meals in the palace--and risk death from those trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. But after Yelena becomes a food taster, the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, feeds her Butterfly's Dust--and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death. Her options shrink as disasters mount. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops powers she can't control. And her next choice might be fatal. One of those rare books that will keep readers dreaming long after they've read it. --Publishers Weekly Starred Review.
Seller Inventory # CIN0778324338G
- Title
- Poison Study
- Author
- Maria V Snyder
- Publisher
- Mira Books
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0778324338
- ISBN 13
- 9780778324331
- Series
- Book 1 of 6: The Chronicles of Ixia
About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace- and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia.
And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly's Dusté and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison.
As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can't control. Her life is threatened again and choices must be made. But this time the outcomes aren't so clear—.
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About the Author
Maria V. Snyder is the New York Times bestselling author of the Study series, the Glass series, the Healer series, Inside Out, and Outside In. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Meteorology from Penn State and a Master of Arts degree in fiction writing from Seton Hill University. Unable to part ways with Seton Hill, Maria is currently a teacher and mentor for the MFA program. Find her on the Web at MariaVSnyder.com.
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