Spy Glass

expanded novel 2010 Chronicles of Ixia

Record

First published	2010
Original language	EN
Work type	novel
Canon status	expanded
Reader rating	4.00 (18,247 ratings, collected 2026-08-26)
Page count	538
First-edition ISBN	9780778328476

Synopsis

Spy Glass, the third book in the Glass series, follows Opal adjusting to ordinary life after giving up her glass magic, helping plan her sister's wedding while questioning her purpose. Her quiet world is upended when the assassin Valek arrives, hinting at dangerous events ahead.

Where it sits

• Universe: Chronicles of Ixia
• Series: The Glass Series expanded; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
• Author: Maria V. Snyder

Notes

• From the series record (The Glass Series): A parallel trilogy following a different POV character (Opal Cowan) in the same Ixia/Sitia world; treated as Expanded Canon (companion sequence, not the flagship line).

Neighbouring works

Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.

• Publication order, within the series The Glass Series: position 3 of 3: previous Sea Glass (2009)

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_V._Snyder
• https://mariavsnyder.com/chronicles-of-ixia-and-sitia/
• https://www.mariavsnyder.com/books/glass-series/spy-glass/

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