Study Series is a young adult fantasy series by American author Maria V. Snyder. The first book of the series came out in 2005 (Poison Study, which became the Snyder’s debut as an author), the second novel Magic Study was released in 2006, and the third installment was published in 2008, entitled Fire Study. According to Wikipedia, there are three more books in the series which are to be released between 2014 and 2016.
This exciting series focuses on the life and thrilling adventure of an intelligent young woman with great magical power named Yelena. She is facing a death sentence for murdering a general’s son, although it was actually a self-defense. As she waits for her execution day, she receives a thorny but hard to refuse proposition to be the food taster for Commander Ambrose, because the commander is facing many deathly threats and one of the threats is food poisoning. So, it means that Yelena has to risk her life for the commander by making sure the “safety” of the meal. Performing her duties as the commander’s food taster leads Yelena to many dangerous adventures, and also a romantic relationship with the kingdom’s best assassin who’s supposed to kill her, Valek.
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