The commander’s chief of staff Valek also admits to loving Yelena evoking various emotions and feelings described vividly in the story. It is surrounded by various dramas, mysteries and eventually the killing a dangerous magician Moghan Kangom. The rest of this introductory book is all about Yelena’s life and experiences in keeping up with the choice she made. She is given the choice of death or become the commander’s food tester and chooses the later option. The commander’s chief of staff (Valek) holds her awaiting execution which eventually does not take place. After committing the murder of a man who tortured her, the 20 year old Yelena is taken to the chief commander Ambrose to decide her fate. She is a young woman who is faced with one opportunity to choose death or slow poison. The first book introduces readers to a character called Yelena. The books are Storm Glass, Spy Glass and Sea Glass all found in the Glass Series. From the first book (Study Series), she made another trilogy focused on a character called Opal Cowan. Maria’s first book was published in 2005 titled Study Serieswhich was soon followed by two other books (Magic Study and Fire Study). Since then, she has authored various popular fiction books and her publications have attracted awards year after another. She first published her own writing back in 2005 with a debut book series called the Study Series. Maria is a mother of two children (boy and a girl) and lives in her birthplace. She also achieved M.F.A writing popular fiction during her time in Seton Hill University. Born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States, she went to the state’s university and studied meteorology. She is most renowned for the number of awards she has gathered within a very short time. Snyder is one of the most popular 21st century female fantasy writers and has a couple of books to her name.

Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder