Magic Study (The Chronicles of Ixia, Book 2) Maria V. Snyder 9780263319248

Beyond Ixia, the roots of magic run deep...

Found guilty of possessing magical powers and sentenced to death in Ixia, Yelena Zaltana must flee to the southern lands and seek sanctuary with her family. A family she hasn't seen in fourteen years and who could be her only hope of survival.

But Sitia is unfamiliar, and she's treated with suspicion and even hatred by the people she thought she could trust - including her own brother.

Then Yelena is invited to Sitia's capital. In the Citadel, she'll have the chance to hone her magical abilities under the tutelage of a Master Magician. As she learns the laws of magic, Yelena also discovers there are those who will do anything to break them. And when a rogue magician targets young female victims, Yelena must put her life at risk to stop him.

Will her newfound magic save Yelena, or will it be her undoing?

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