Maria V. Snyder

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  • Bibliography:
    30 Books (6 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2005
  • Latest Book:
    April 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Archives of the Invisible Sword

1 - The Eyes of Tamburah (Feb-2021)
2 - The City of Zirdai (Jun-2021)
3 - The King of Koraha (Nov-2021)

Healer

1 - Touch of Power (Dec-2011)
2 - Scent of Magic (Dec-2012)
3 - Taste of Darkness (Jan-2014)

Inside Out

1 - Inside Out (Apr-2010)
2 - Outside In (Feb-2011)

Opal Cowan

1 - Storm Glass (May-2009)
2 - Sea Glass (Sep-2009)
3 - Spy Glass (Sep-2010)

Sentinels of the Galaxy

1 - Navigating the Stars (Nov-2018)
2 - Chasing the Shadows (Nov-2019)
3 - Defending the Galaxy (Nov-2020)

Soulfinders/Study/Chronicles of Ixia

1 - Poison Study (Oct-2005)
1.5 - Assassin Study (2006)
2 - Magic Study (Oct-2006)
3 - Fire Study (Mar-2008)
4 - Shadow Study (Feb-2015)
5 - Night Study (Feb-2016)
6 - Dawn Study (Feb-2017)
The Study of Poisons (Apr-2023)
The Study Chronicles (Nov-2023)

Book List in Order: 30 titles

  • Poison Study

    Soulfinders/Study/Chronicles of Ixia - 1

    CHOOSE: A QUICK DEATH OR SLOW POISON... About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. As a food taster, she'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace--and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Comman...

  • Assassin Study

    Soulfinders/Study/Chronicles of Ixia - 1.5

    From condemned prisoner to food taster for the Commander of Ixia, from apprentice to a charismatic assassin to warrior with ever-evolving magical powers, Yelena is a remarkable heroine like none you've ever experienced. Follow her amazing journey ...

  • Magic Study

    Soulfinders/Study/Chronicles of Ixia - 2

    A LESSON IN LOYALTY -- A MASTER CLASS IN INTRIGUE Yelena is a survivor. Kidnapped as a child, held prisoner as a teen, then released to act as a poison taster, she is now a student of magic. But these magic skills place her in imminent danger, an...

  • Fire Study

    Soulfinders/Study/Chronicles of Ixia - 3

    The apprenticeship is over-- now the real test has begun. When word that Yelena is a Soulfinder--able to capture and release souls--spreads like wildfire, people grow uneasy. Already Yelena's unusual abilities and past have set her apart. As the C...

  • Night Vision

    in The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance

    Fall in love with the otherworldly If love transcends all boundaries, then paranormal romance is its logical conclusion. From the biggest names around, here are 24 tales to take you to another time and place. Let Alyssa Day, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Chey...

  • Storm Glass

    Opal Cowan - 1

    Award-winning author Maria V Snyder brings readers into a world of molten magic, where storms can be captured within a glass orb, and a magician's powers can remain hidden... until challenged by enemy forces As a glassmaker and a magician-in-trainin...

  • Sea Glass

    Opal Cowan - 2

    Student glass magician Opal Cowan's newfound ability to steal a magician's powers makes her too powerful. Ordered to house arrest by the Council, Opal dares defy them, traveling to the Moon Clan's lands in search of Ulrick, the man she thinks she lov...

  • Inside Out

    Inside Out - 1

    Keep Your Head Down. Don't Get Noticed. Or Else. I'm Trella. I'm a scrub. A nobody. One of thousands who work the lower levels, keeping Inside clean for the Uppers. I've got one friend, do my job and try to avoid the Pop Cops. So what if I o...

  • Spy Glass

    Opal Cowan - 3

    Award-winning author Maria V. Snyder brings readers into a world of molten magic, where forms can be captured within a glass orb, and a magician's powers can remain hidden -- or even be loft... After siphoning her own blood magic in the showdown at ...



  • Outside In

    Inside Out - 2

    The world of Inside is simple. Do your job, stay out of the way and don't dream of anything better. Because as every Scrub knows, there are no other options. Until Trella -- the Queen of the Pipes, as some call her -- gets involved with a revolution...

  • Under Amber Skies

    in Corsets & Clockwork

    Dark, urban fantasies come to life in the newest collection of Steampunk stories, Corsets & Clockwork. Young heroes and heroines battle evils with the help of supernatural or super-technological powers, each individual story perfectly balancing histo...

  • Touch of Power

    Healer - 1

    Magician, heal thyself. Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan absorbs their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honored for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of spreading the plague that ...

  • Scent of Magic

    Healer - 2

    As the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique position: in the minds of friends and foes alike, she no longer exists. Despite her need to prevent the megalomaniacal King Tohon from winning control of the Realms, Avry is also ...

  • Storm Watcher

    Lightning Never Strikes Twice, Does It?

    Luke Riley is lost. His mother's recent death has set Luke and his family adrift. Even though his father, twin brothers, and their three Bloodhounds are search and rescue volunteers, they have been unabl...

  • Taste of Darkness

    Healer - 3

    She's fought death and won. But how can she fight her fears? Avry knows hardship and trouble. She fought the plague and survived. She took on King Tohon and defeated him. But now her heart-mate, Kerrick, is missing, and Avry fears he's gone forev...

  • Shadow Study

    Soulfinders/Study/Chronicles of Ixia - 4

    New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder wowed readers with Poison Study, the unforgettable story of poison taster Yelena. Now she's back with a new tale of intrigue. Once, only her own life hung in the balance… Oddly enough, when ...

  • Night Study

    Soulfinders/Study/Chronicles of Ixia - 5

    New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder transports readers back to the realms of Sitia and Ixia in an exciting new Study novel full of magic, danger and intrigue. Ever since being kidnapped from the Illiais Jungle as a child, Yelena Zal...

  • Shattered Glass

    While trying to teach her adopted daughter, Reema, how to work with molten glass, Opal receives a letter from Master Magician Zitora Cowan requesting Opal's immediate help. Zitora resigned from the Sitian Council over two years ago to search for her ...

  • Dawn Study

    Soulfinders/Study/Chronicles of Ixia - 6

    New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder brings her Poison Study series to its exhilarating conclusion Despite the odds, Yelena and Valek have forged an irrevocable bond -- and a family -- that transcends borders. Now, when their two hom...



  • Chronicles Of Ixia 6 Book Set

  • Navigating the Stars

    Sentinels of the Galaxy - 1

    “The answer is no, Lyra,” my mother utters her favorite -- I swear -- phrase.No means I have to travel with them to another planet -- again.No means leaving all my friends fifty years in the past. Thanks, Einstein.Seventeen-year-old Lyra Daniels ...

  • Chasing the Shadows

    Sentinels of the Galaxy - 2

    Year 2522. Lyra Daniels is dead.Okay, so I only died for sixty-six seconds. But when I came back to life, I got a brand new name and a snazzy new uniform. Go me! Seriously, though, it's very important that Lyra Daniels stays dead, at least as far as ...

  • Defending the Galaxy

    Sentinels of the Galaxy - 3

    Year 2522. Oh. My. Stars. Junior Officer Ara Lawrence here, reporting for duty. Again. It's situation critical for the security team and everyone in the base - including my parents - with a new attack from the looters imminent, a possible gala...

  • The Eyes of Tamburah

    Archives of the Invisible Sword - 1

    2020 PRISM Award Winner: FantasyHe thinks you are the thief...Shyla is a researcher who resides in the underground desert city of Zirdai, which is ruled by the wealthy Water Prince and brutal Heliacal Priestess. Even though Shyla is sun-kissed - an o...

  • The City of Zirdai

    Archives of the Invisible Sword - 2

    It's suicide, Shyla. You're the prize they want.Through her courage and tenacity, Shyla Sun-Kissed has awoken the power of The Eyes of Tamburah. But this feat only marks the beginning of the challenges that the magical order, the Invisible Sword, fac...

  • The King of Koraha

    Archives of the Invisible Sword - 3

    The nail-biting finale of the award-winning fantasy series by New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder.You can join me or you can die.Hard on the heels of trouble in Zirdai city, Shyla Sun-Kissed and Rendor are ordered to report to the King ...

  • Up to the Challenge

    Magic, murder, mayhem and military missions gone sideways! New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder has written it all, proving she's Up to the Challenge no matter the story. Bringing together Maria V. Snyder's many fantasy and science ficti...

  • The Study of Poisons

    Soulfinders/Study/Chronicles of Ixia

    Fierce, determined, dangerous. No wonder her soul called to his. As Chief of Security of Ixia, Valek has spent the last fifteen years keeping Commander Ambrose and his citizens safe. With his complex network of spies, informers, and soldiers, it's hi...

  • The Study Chronicles

    Soulfinders/Study/Chronicles of Ixia

    Then what were you waiting for?He turned to her. You.New York Times bestselling author, Maria V. Snyder, presents a complete collection of short stories and novellas from the dynamic and complex world of Ixia & Sitia. These stories delve into and exp...



  • The Study of Magic

    Frankly, I think death is the best cure for stupidity.As Chief of Ixia's Security, Valek's work is never done. After rescuing Commander Ambrose with, Yelena, his heartmate's, help and seeing her off to Sitia, Valek discovers the nefarious scheme to o...

Award-Winning Books by Maria V. Snyder

Chasing the Shadows
2020 RWA PRISM Award -- Best of the Best
2020 RWA PRISM Award -- Young Adult
Defending the Galaxy
2021 RWA PRISM Award -- Best of the Best
2021 RWA PRISM Award -- Futuristic
The Eyes of Tamburah
2020 RWA PRISM Award -- Fantasy
Navigating the Stars
2019 RWA PRISM Award -- Young Adult
Outside In
2012 RWA PRISM Award -- Young Adult


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Maria V. Snyder has published 30 books.

Maria V. Snyder does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Study of Magic, was published in April 2024.

The first book by Maria V. Snyder, Poison Study, was published in October 2005.

Yes. Maria V. Snyder has 6 series.
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