The first book, Navigating the Stars was published in December 2018. Her newest series is the Sentinels of the Galaxy Series.

The books in the series are Shadow Study, Night Study and Dawn Study. In February 2015, Snyder returned to the main characters of the Study Series and released the first book of her next trilogy, the Soulfinder Series. The Healer Series has three books, Touch of Power, Scent of Magic and Taste of Darkness. This desire led to her Healer Series, where Avry of Kazan can heal people by touching them, however the injury or sickness transfers to Avry, who heals at an accelerated rate. In order for the people to survive living inside a closed environment, Snyder used her knowledge of air scrubbers and waste-water treatment plants to create a world that is scientifically accurate.Īs a mother of two children, Snyder hates when her kids are sick and wishes she could heal them with a touch. In this science fiction series, the people are living inside a giant metal cube and have lost track of what's outside their world. Her environmental meteorology experience is most evident in her Insider Duology: Inside Out and Outside In. Many of the characters from the Study series are also involved in the Glass books.įor this series, Snyder enjoyed using her Meteorology degree to create magicians called Stormdancers who can harvest energy from storms. The books in the series are Storm Glass, Sea Glass and Spy Glass respectively. following the character Opal Cowan from the Study Series. Snyder then released another trilogy of books, the Glass Series. The next two books in the series are Magic Study and Fire Study, which continued to follow the adventures of Yelena and Valek. Her first novel, Poison Study, was published in October 2005, won the 2006 Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel, Īnd earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly magazine. Snyder (born April 15, 1973) is an American fantasy and science fiction author best known for her Study Series. Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder