false <![CDATA[Storm Glass (Glass, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255922314m/6080889.jpg 6080889 4 Untrained. Untested. Unleashed. With her unique magical abilities, Opal has always felt unsure of her place at Sitia's magic academy. But when the Stormdancer clan needs help, Opal's knowledge makes her the perfect choice - until the mission goes awry. Pulling her powers in unfamiliar directions, Opal finds herself tapping into a new kind of magic as stunningly potent as it is frightening. Now Opal must deal with plotters out to destroy the Stormdancer clan, as well as a traitor in their midst. With danger and deception rising around her, will Opal's untested abilities destroy her - or save them all? 2830002 1 5 2009 Storm Glass (Glass, #1) total:834|5:283|4:347|3:167|2:29|1:8| 834 3370 2433 202 5 8 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Sep 13 08:49:21 -0700 2008 Thu May 07 23:18:04 -0700 2009
I love this world! Maria V. Snyder commands your attention. Poison Study fans are really go...more...]]> 3 4 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 13:43:58 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 09:52:45 -0700 2009 EDI...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Aug 22 21:51:35 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 28 22:53:54 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 22 21:51:35 -0700 2009 1
I wasn't sure I was going to like Opal as a stand-alone character (and yes, Yelena fans, there are some pretty cool cameos from folks you know and love) but I think the combo of her and Zitora, as well as the other new characters introduced in this first...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Dec 11 09:24:18 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 15 23:06:57 -0700 2009
As a glassmaker and a magician-in-training, Opal Cowen understands trial by fire. Now it’s time to test her mettle. Someone has sabotaged the Stormdancer clan’s glass orbs, killing their most powerful magicians. The Storm...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 15:32:59 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 15:34:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 15:10:09 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 16:52:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 16:38:17 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 16:44:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 4 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 07:18:17 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 08:24:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 12:56:59 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 23:18:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 14:03:50 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 18:06:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 28 13:02:56 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 23:18:04 -0700 2009

Storm Glass (Glass, Book 1) by Maria V. Snyder
Paperback - April 28, 2009
4 ½ stars

Maria V. Snyder’s books are known for their surprising twists and vivid imagination. In Storm Glass, she revisits her magical world adding a new and equally fascinating m...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 21:33:59 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 22:28:19 -0700 2009
This series centers on Opal, who w...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 08:21:19 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 10:28:02 -0700 2009 1 Set in the territories of Sitia about five years after the events described in her Yelena Zaltana series, Storm Glass marks Maria V. Snyder’s return to this universe. This time we follow the adventures of Opal Cowan, who we met before in the latter two Zaltana novels.


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more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 10:55:40 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 08:58:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 14:26:37 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 22:39:30 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 true false Wed Oct 07 11:21:44 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 14:44:28 -0700 2009 Honestly though, I think I preferred the 'Study' series, prob because Poison Study just caught me by surprise (I really loved that book! Specially...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 20:18:47 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 14:14:00 -0700 2009
In Storm Glass, Opal has been studying at the Citadel. She is an outcast named the one-trick wonder. Opal's magic is capture...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 10:13:29 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 12:30:43 -0700 2009
My biggest hesitation when I started this book was that I was done with Yelena (from the STUDY series before this series begins). I don't mean I don't like Yelena--I do--it's just that I had finished her story, and I didn't want a Yelena carbon-copy to rehash a similar plot wit...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 19:28:03 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 19:51:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 07:27:13 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 08:29:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6080889