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Poison Study

The Chronicles of Ixia, Book 1

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Poison Study

By: Maria V. Snyder
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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Choose: A quick death... Or slow poison...

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 Dust—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 . .

©2020 Maria V. Snyder (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Romance Magic
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Captivating voice vividly brings the struggles and triumphs of Yelena’s story to life.
The authors note at the end is a fun insight to the processes she took while assembling this masterpiece as a gardener style writer, and allowing the story to shape itself.

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I have read and re-read this story over and over again many times. Mostly when I'm feeling down or anxious and it never fails to draw me in and consume me with its beautiful narrative and love story that spans itself throughout yelena's storyline. I hold this series close to my heart and will cherish it always. I was thrilled to have a new way to experience the lives of my favourite characters in audiobook form. thankyou for this experience.

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