Cahil believes if he joins with the new Daviian Clan, he will have enough support to regain the Ixian throne. In the middle of political wrangling, Yelena receives a disturbing message: a plot is rising against her homeland, led by Ferde, the Soulstealer who murdered eleven girls and has escaped from prison with Cahil Ixia’s help. Yelena, though is trying to keep Sitia and Ixia from going to war. Worried that her new powers will corrupt her, the Council debates her fate. Fire Study - Yelena’s new role as Soulfinder has made the Sitian Council uneasy.But her plans take a radical turn when she becomes involved with a plot to reclaim Ixia’s throne for a lost prince, and gets entangled in powerful rivalries with her fellow magicians. Despite the turmoil, she’s eager to start her magical training. Her Ixian background has changed her in many ways, and her newfound friends and relatives don’t think it’s for the better.

Although she has gained her freedom, she can’t help feeling isolated in Sitia.

Magic Study - Yelena is on her way to be reunited with the family she’d been stolen from long ago.

Assassin Study - short story available in audio format about the trouble Valek is involved in while Yelena is in Sitia.

But this time the outcomes aren’t so clear! Her life’s at stake again and choices must be made.

Rebels plot to seize Ixia and she develops magical powers she can’t control. As Yelena tries to escape her dilemma, disasters keep mounting. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly’s Dust, and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison. And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. She’ll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace, and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. Poison Study - About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered a reprieve.

Yes, the days of tasting poisons were much simpler. She must keep that a secret-or her enemies will discover just how vulnerable she really is-while searching for who or what is responsible for neutralizing her powers. As Yelena tries to uncover the scope of these plots, she faces a new challenge: her magic is blocked. Suddenly, though, they are beset on all sides by those vying for power through politics and intrigue. Now she uses her magic to keep the peace in both lands-and protect her relationship with Valek. But she'd survived to become a vital part of the balance of power between rival countries Ixia and Sitia. Oddly enough, when Yelena was a poison taster, her life was simpler. Once, only her own life hung in the balance. Now she's back with a new tale of intrigue. Snyder wowed readers with Poison Study, the unforgettable story of poison taster Yelena. New York Times bestselling author Maria V.

The chronicles of ixia