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Flesh and Fire

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by Laura Anne Gilman
Anne Flosnik
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Once, all power in the Vin Lands was held by the prince-mages, who alone could craft spellwines and who selfishly used them to increase their own wealth and influence. But their abuse of power caused a demigod to break the Vine, shattering the power of the mages. Now, fourteen centuries later, it is the humble Vinearts who hold the secret of crafting spells from wines, the source of magic, and they are prohibited from holding power.


But now rumors come of a new darkness rising in the vineyards. Strange, terrifying creatures, sudden plagues, and mysterious disappearances threaten the land. Only one Vineart senses the danger, and he has only one weapon to use against it: a young slave. His name is Jerzy, and his origins are unknown, even to him. Yet his uncanny sense of the Vinearts' craft offers a hint of greater magics within—magics that his Master, the Vineart Malech, must cultivate and grow. But time is running out. If Malech cannot teach his new apprentice the secrets of the spellwines, and if Jerzy cannot master his own untapped powers, the Vin Lands shall surely be destroyed.


In Flesh and Fire, the first entry in a spellbinding new trilogy, Laura Anne Gilman conjures a story as powerful as magic itself, as intoxicating as the finest of wines, and as timeless as the greatest legends ever told.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Vineart War

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 21, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781400195237
      • File size: 419071 KB
      • Duration: 14:33:03

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The Vinearts control the unique magic that transforms the juice of grapes into wines that serve various purposes. Jerzy, a slave, is promoted to apprentice when he shows an affinity for the magic. And when problems arise in the vineyards that suggest sabotage, his master sends him undercover to seek answers. There's little drama through much of this book, which is clearly laying the foundation for a new series. But Anne Flosnik approaches the entire story with an almost-breathless anticipation. Both her tone and her exaggeratedly clear enunciation add up to a narration that sounds overdone. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from August 3, 2009
      With a unique, pleasingly consistent magic system based on the production and consumption of wine, urban fantasist Gilman (the Retrievers series) turns a standard coming-of-age tale into something wholly new. Young Jerzy, a vineyard slave, possesses the rare and extraordinary ability of the Vinearts, magicians who create spellwines from the most potent grapes. When someone begins sabotaging the fields of the traditionally reclusive winemakers, it is up to Jerzy and his master to save their way of life. A slow build of tension as Jerzy progresses from slave to student to spy keeps the reader engaged without any need for frenetic fight scenes. The tale is dominated by vivid, absorbing characters, and Jerzy's powerful narrative voice makes his joys and sorrows dramatic, authentic and potent. This intoxicating high fantasy will satisfy oenophiles and bibliophiles alike.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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