Poison Study

Poison Study

Poison Study follows Yelena Zaltana who on the eve of her execution for murder is, offered an incredible reprieve- on the condition that she becomes the food taster for the military leader of Ixia, Commander Ambrose. Avoiding poison is the least of her troubles, however as General Brazell, father of the man she killed, has vowed blood revenge; she's beginning to have feelings for her captor, Valek; and someone is plotting the downfall of the current regime. In a desperate race against time, Yelena must learn to control the growing magical talent within her and master the demons of her past. The Commander's life, the future of Ixia and all those she loves depend on it.

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Maria V. Snyder changed careers in 1995 from being a Meteorolgoist to a Novelist when she began working on her first novel, Poison Study. Published in October 2005, Poison Study, won the 2006 Comptom Crook Award for Best Fiction Novel, won the Salt Lake Co. Library's Reader's Choice award, was a 2005 Booksense pick, was nominated for four other awards, and received a Starred Review from Publisher's Weekly. She has also published numerous freelance articles in regional magazines and in local newspapers. Teaching fiction writing classes at the local college gives her the enjoyable opportunity to encourage novice writers and to keep improving her craft.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Maria attended 12 years of catholic school before going to Penn State University to study Meteorology. Earning a Bachelors of Science degree in Meteorology, Maria discovered, much to her chagrin, that forecasting the weather wasn't one of her skills. She found employment in the environmental field as an air quality scientist, and it was during those years that she began writing. After writing many science fiction short stories, Maria started Poison Study, her first novel about a food taster.

Her research on food tasting methods with an expert chocolate taster, her husband, turned out to be a delicious bonus while writing Poison Study. Maria has a brown belt in Issinryu Karate, and has enjoyed 'acting out' the complex fight scenes in her books. Playing volleyball, scrapbooking and reading are her other hobbies.

Poison Study
Mira
Author: Maria V. Snyder
Price: $19.99

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