Fire Study (The Chronicles of Ixia, Book 3) Maria V. Snyder 9780263319255

The apprenticeship is over - now the real test has begun

Yelena faces mistrust and fear when word that she is a Soulfinder - a magician able to capture and release souls - spreads like wildfire in Sitia. Adding to her troubles, she keeps discovering new and peculiar aspects of her abilities. As the Council debates Yelena's fate, she receives a disturbing message: a plot is rising against her homeland, led by a murderous sorcerer she has defeated before...

To deal with this new threat, Yelena sets on a dangerous path to Ixia that will test the limits of her skills. However the terrible consequences if she fails spurs her onward. Along the way, she'll encounter allies, enemies, lovers, and would-be assassins, each of questionable loyalty. And she'll be forced to confront an impossible choice as whispers of war emerge.

To survive, Yelena must learn that in the war between good and evil - there can only ever be one victor.

Maria V. Snyder was bored at work and needed a creative outlet, so she started writing stories. Over twenty-two novels and numerous short stories later, Maria's learned a thing or three about writing. She's been on the New York Times bestseller list, won a dozen awards, and earned her Masters of Arts degree in Writing from Seton Hill University, where she is now a faculty member for their MFA program.

When she's not writing she's either playing the cello, playing pickleball, travelling, taking pictures or zonked out on the couch due to all of the above. Being a writer, though, is a tonne of fun. Where else can you take fencing lessons, study martial arts, learn how to pick a lock, take glass blowing classes and attend Astronomy Camp and call it all research? To learn more about Maria and her books, readers should visit her website at https://www.MariaVSnyder.com