People are born with a certain amount of ability to use that power. Magic is complicated in this world, but basically magic is this kind energy that exists (kinda like the force) all around us.

Yelena has magic and Brazel and Reynad do these experiments on her (and the rest of the children) where they try to awaken their abilities, (because magic is pretty unimpressive naturally. Only through unnatural rituals can a magician steal other magician’s powers and physically use lots of magic for their own gain. He plans to use orphans that have magic to do this really complicated ceremony to transfer all the children’s magic into one magician who can then mind control whoever they want and go nuts. Brazel and his son, Reynad, have been planning a rebellion against Ambrose. Yelena is an orphan, who was sent to an orphanage, that is run by one of the generals, Brazel.

Sita is ruled by powerful magicians that Ambrose banished, since magic is outlawed, (the king liked and used magic.) Some fan art of Yelena that I found He’s a dictator, but has a council of generals that run different provinces. A man named Commander Ambrose led an uprising and took over with the help of his right hand man, Valek, (he’s basically an assassin.) The Commander now rules Ixia with a somewhat communist/oligarchyish government. Yelena, the protagonist, lives in the fantasy worlds Ixia (North) and Sita (South) where a king once ruled the land. Just a warning, this review has spoilers.įor those who need to be refreshed or are annoying and just don’t want to read it, here’s some background info: It’s “new adult” so there’s some adult themes, and violence. However if you do decide to read it be warned.

I finished it recently and it’s still really good and important to me. I read this book a good two or three years ago, but I wanted to reread it so I could review it.

Magic study by maria v snyder