And Valeks joband his lifeare in danger.As Yelena tries to uncover her enemies, she faces a new challenge: her magic is blocked.And now sheĮver since being kidnapped from the Illiais Jungle as a child, Yelena Zaltana's life has been fraught with peril. She survived to become a vital part of the balance of power between rival countries Ixia and Sitia.Now she uses her magic to keep the peace in both landsand protect her relationship with Valek.Suddenly, though, dissent is rising. When Yelena was a poison taster, her life was simpler. And once again it will be her magical abilities that will either save her life.or be her downfall. As she struggles to understand where she belongs and how to control her rare powers, a rogue magician emerges - and Yelena catches his eye.Suddenly she is embroiled in battle of good against evil. Not the unsettling new facets of her magic. Not the family to whom she is a stranger.

With only a year to master her magic - or face death - Yelena must begin her apprenticeship and travels to the Four Towers of the Magician's Keep.But nothing in Sitia is familiar. But this time the outcomes aren't so clear.Ĭompleting her apprenticeship could prove deadly.With an execution order on her head, Yelena has no choice but to escape to Sitia, the land of her birth. Her life is threatened again and choices must be made. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can't control. As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. 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 agonising death from the poison. And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace - and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. Yelena will have but one chance to prove herself - and save the land she holds dear.Ĭhoose: A quick death.or a slow poison.About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. Her journey is fraught with allies, enemies, lovers and would-be assassins, each of questionable loyalty. Honour sets Yelena on a path that will test the limits of her skills, and the hope of reuniting with her beloved spurs her onward. 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. Already Yelena's unusual abilities and past have set her apart. When word that Yelena is a Soulfinder - able to capture and release souls - spreads like wildfire, people grow uneasy. In the sensational sequel to 'Poison Study' and 'Magic Study', Yelena's apprenticeship is over - now her real test has begun.

Poison study series