how to properly start a Monday....

[lagilman]

Flesh and Fire Laura Anne Gilman. Pocket, $26 (384p) ISBN 978-1-4391-0141-4

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. (Oct.)  [starred review] (Publishers Weekly)


*flails, giggles, flails a little more*

Comments

[wood-dragon.livejournal.com]

Ooooh! Very nice!

[terri-osborne.livejournal.com]

*applause*

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

Is this PW???? (Because of course I am the last to know.)

[bgliterary.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! Congrats!! And I hadn't realized it was going to be hardcover...even more exciting!

[scbutler.livejournal.com]

Properly started indeed.

[jimhines.livejournal.com]

Booyah! Go you!

I'm very curious to read this one!

[lagilman]

heeee. I think I sent you the link... (yeah, it's PW -- hit my in-box this morning, courtesy of Google)

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

That is awesome! Congratulations! Can't wait to get a copy and read it myself. :-)

[bentleywg.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[ex-fashioni.livejournal.com]

HOLY SHEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!

[evil_plotbunny]

*cheers*

[barbara-ferrenz.livejournal.com]

Wow! That's fantastic, Laura Anne. Congratulations!

[house-draven.livejournal.com]

How wonderful!!! Congratulations!

*does the Snoopy Happy Dance for you*

[quietselkie.livejournal.com]

Starred review! Congratulations!

[fakefrenchie.livejournal.com]

Wow! Félicitations!

[mythrana.livejournal.com]

That is an absolutely delightful review. You have every right to be proud and to snoopy dance until your feet fall off. ;-)

[nick-kaufmann.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[e-booklover.livejournal.com]

Congrats! I am looking forward to getting it :D.

[lagilman]

I think that may have been my reaction, too. I knew the reviewer had liked it, but... he GOT it. That pleases me most of all.

Eeeep. But no pressure on book 2 now, none at all...

[norilana.livejournal.com]

Ooh, awesome fabulous starred review congrats! :-) Can't wait for a copy!

[msdori.livejournal.com]

*flailflailflailityflail*

Go you!

[jslinder.livejournal.com]

Sweet. I'm still trying to convince our local wine shop to let the local B+N resell some copies there..

[otterdance.livejournal.com]

It doesn't get better than that!

[burger-eater.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! Congratulations!

[safewrite.livejournal.com]

Starred review!!! *pumps fist in the air in a victory sign!

[lagilman]

exciting? "Terrifying" was the word I had in mind, actually.. Okay, exciting, too, yeah....

[windrose.livejournal.com]

Oh, that is AWESOME! Yay you!!!!!

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Fantastic review, congratulations!

[kateelliott.livejournal.com]

Oh! Awesome!

[mevennen.livejournal.com]

Great stuff.

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

This intoxicating high fantasy

DID YOU SEE WHAT HE DID THERE HUH HUH HUH

o.o

*hugs* Such a good review. Yay!

[lagilman]

and "potent." John's punny. But we forgive him.

[tezmillertm.livejournal.com]

Only one booze joke - I was impressed! ;-)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

Go you! This is fabulous! Cheers and smiles, Jean Marie

[arouraleona.livejournal.com]

Congrats! I don't think I knew it was going to be hardcover either, I think I expected trade if I expected anything at all, so congrats on that too!