Sea Glass

By: Maria V. Snyder

Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck

Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best selling 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.

"I can drain a magician of his powers. All I nee d is a glass orb in my hands...."

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 loves. Thinks because another man - now her prisoner - claims Ulrick's desire for blood magic has eclipsed his passion for her.

In hostile territory, without proof or allies, Opal isn't sure whom to trust . She can't forget Kade, the handsome Stormdancer who doesn't want to let her get close. And now everyone is after Opal's special powers for their own deadly gain.

©2009 Maria V. Snyder (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Average book

Any additional comments?

The attraction to this book is the strong female character.

Fantasy genre books for young girls is very important. Ones which shows the "heroine" having independent thought and self direction.

No explicit sex scenes, but main character is fine with casual sex with various men.
So, I classify this book for adults 18+, but the gook is targeted at 11 and 12 yr old girl readers..

Regardless, the plot progresses pretty slowly and the reader does not help.

In light of so many other better books choices, this one is a waste of time.

Awsome story. Love it

Enjoyed listing to the story as each character grew. Love the series. Written beautifully. Beautiful written

Love Love Love

When I first readed the summary of the book it interested me. When I started it I could not stop listening. You love the story the narrator and the characters. Its full of adventure.

WONDERFUL FANTASY

This book was so good, and shone just like the rest in the series. Some series, the other books don't match or measure up to the first, but these did! Read them, you WILL like them.

Opal's grown on me

So much happened in here... and that ending... wow.
One reviewer wasn't happy with Opal's state at the end of the book, but I think it's a really interesting turn. And I can imagine that everything will be resolved in the next one.
And Devlin... he's an interesting one.
If you liked the first book, I recommend this one. I think Opal, and the reader grow on you.I really don't like the council. I get them... sort of. But don't like them.

butchered

I Love this book but the person reading it just butchered it, she pronounces the names wrong and it's like she emphasizes each word, I love all three books, and Maria V. Snyder's work but it is hard to get through them with Jennifer reading it.. they be redone by Gabra Zackman, I hope so

Better than the First Book

Although, I liked this book better than the first in the series, there are still things that continue to bother me as a listener.

The story finally managed to engage me, and for the latter half of the book, I wanted more. The narration is just bottom rung though. Words are still mispronounced, all the men sound the same, like dim-witted, slow-talking morons. Also, I still have issues with characters from the Study series not having the same voice, or for that matter accent. (Irish, British, English, etc.)

The story gets a 4, but I recommend reading the book itself rather than listening to the audio version.

A Promise that Disappoints

I have to agree with Amy: it is very distracting to listen to a narrator who mispronounces common words and has the tendency towards making some characters sound so much like others that it's difficult to distinguish who is who.
As far as the story itself, this series is a poor relation to the first (the Study series). It's almost as if the author reworked the Glass series from the Study series.

good story

A good story but the narrator reads af tho she's a Vulcan. Stilted & unnatural

Critics!

I listened to this story because of the narrator but was about to buy the previous because I liked the story. Then I listened to the critics and real wonder. I love Jennifer Van Dyck reading style because the emphasis is on the story not theatrics. She puts feeling into the story but the authors story is what she is relating.
I love this story Maria V. Snyder has a good story and I think Jennifer Van Dyck does a great job of delivering it.
Now I am going back and buying the other books in the series.