
From acclaimed bestselling author Laura Anne Gilman comes a unique and enthralling new story of fantasy and adventure, wine and magic, danger and hope....Once, all power in the Vin Lands was held by the prince-mages, who alone could craft spellwines, and 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.InFlesh and Fire, first 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.
Publisher:
New York : Pocket Books, 2009.
Edition:
1st Pocket Books hardcover ed.
ISBN:
9781439101414
1439101418
1439101418
Characteristics:
374 p. ; 24 cm.



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Add a CommentThere is the same underlying, unknown "magic" written about in this slow, easy to linger along with tale, that keeps the reader somehow woven with interest. It is the slow pace that sets the ancient unknown land in our grasp, and although I thought often this book was not my style, or to my liking, I kept returning to the vineart's world as if compelled. Now I cannot settle till I have book two in my hands.
I found it hard to get into this book and started and stopped a couple of times. But persist, because its a really good story!
Interesting world, where magic is based on wine. The first book is about the growth and development of the main character, Jerzy, so it seems like not much happens. Maybe the second title, Weight of Stone, will have more action.