Poison Study (Study, #1) (The Chronicles of Ixia, #1)

by Maria V Snyder

Daria Bobrova (Artist)

How much is your life worth?

In the territory of Ixia the government maintains control through the Code of Behaviour, forbidding the practice of magic, but danger lurks in mysterious places…

Imprisoned for murder Yelena Zaltana’s punishment is death, until she is reprieved – for a price.

As the Commander of Ixia’s food taster she will risk assassination from poison daily, a position she would be a fool to refuse… In a world where magic equals death and freedom is for the lucky few, survival is all Yelena has and the battle for her life has just begun.

• Publish Date: May 2023 (first published 27 September 2005)
• Publish Status: Forthcoming
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Mira Ink
• Edition: FairyLoot Exclusive
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 416
• Language: English
• URL: http://harpercollins.co.uk
• Special: Exclusive Design Signed Sprayed Edges

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

Yelena has a choice, become a food taster or die. Her trainer gives her a poison for which he has an antidote that she has to take daily, if she leaves it a while she starts to feel ill, which reminds her of her daily dose.

As she learns her job she is also learning her place in the society she lives in, under martial law, she has to find a place for herself and keep herself alive. She killed the son of General Brazell and he wants her dead. There are also plots within plots.

It's an interesting read, one I enjoyed and I enjoyed reading about the crillio,I had guessed what it was from fairly early on but was still amused at it was a plot device.

I will look for more stories by this author and look forward to reading the sequel.