false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255724495m/6314293.jpg 6314293 2 Fourteen centuries ago, all power was held by the prince-mages, who alone could craft the spell-wines. But the people revolted against harsh rule, and were saved by a demigod called Sin-Washer, who broke the First Vine, shattering the hold of the prince-mages. In 1378 ASW, princes still rule, but Vinearts now make spellwines, less powerful than in days of old. Jerzy, a young slave, has just begun his studies to become a Vineart when his master uncovers the first stirrings of a plot to finish the work Sin-Washer began, and shatter the remains of the Vine forever. Only his master believes the magnitude and danger of this plot. And only Jerzy has the ability to stop it…before there are no more Vinearts left at all. 6499521 book 13 10 2009 Flesh and Fire (The Vineart War, #1) total:30|5:4|4:14|3:10|2:2|1:0| 30 110 100 15 3 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 16:55:08 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 19:41:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 13:38:24 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 21:06:34 -0700 2009
Gilman says in her afterword (or foreword, I can't remember) that she wrote this book after an off-hand comment by her agent about writing her a food-based fantasy.

So she did. About wine. About wine that is magic.

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