Oh, as usual, dear: the review iteration

[lagilman]

Well, Flesh And Fire has been Klausnered, and, um...

Yeah. Apparently her desire to stretch for every possible wine pun (of which, btw, there are none in the book -- it's not that kind of story) made her comprehension of the plot even worse than usual [in fact, it reads like it was translated through babelfish out of the original Punnish). I enclose for your bemusement, but I'd advise against actually reading it as, y'know, a review


Jerzy was a vineyard slave, who shockingly can perform the magic of the Vinearts who are the greatest mages. They create the spellwines from grapes. The Vinearts had in their way become somewhat arrogant as they forgot their roots fourteen centuries ago when Sin Washer overthrew the most powerful Prince-mages. Still Jerzy becomes an apprentice to the Master of the House of Malech. However, soon after Jerzy changes positions, someone begins destroying the grape vines of the prominent but cloistered winemakers. Jerzy and the Master begin to investigate who would be destroying a way of life.

They begin to find proof that the culprit is a master magician on a par with the most experienced of the Vinearts. Soon afterward, Jerzy and the Master are in a fight for their lives with their lifestyle at stake from a potent magician who turns the fields into the grapes of wrath.

The use of grape vines as the source of magic makes for an invigorating refreshing fantasy that will have the audience toasting Laura Anne Gilman for her vino veritas thriller. The cast is super especially Jerzy, his Master and, a young still houseless Master; they and others make FLESH AND FIRE an intoxicating read as the war of the grapes begins.

Comments

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

*laughs out loud at the grapes of wrath* :)

[havocthecat]

*groan* That was awful. The puns, not your book. Obviously!

[jimhines.livejournal.com]

Totally unrelated, but I love the user pic. Do you have any objections to people swiping that one?

[havocthecat]

Go for it! Just check my profile to make sure whom to give credit to. I didn't create this one. :)

[jimhines.livejournal.com]

Done, and thank you!

[evil_plotbunny]

You know someone was going to do it. Best to get it out of the way quickly. ;)

Hopefully, the rest of the reviewers will be less enamoured of their own wit.

[ex-fashioni.livejournal.com]

The words, they are in English, but the meaning... not so much.

Oy.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Harriet . . .

[chaoticgoodnik.livejournal.com]

You know, I remember when Harriet Klausner had a proper grasp of sentence structure. It almost makes me wonder if she's started subcontracting these things. (No, no proof, obviously.)

[infiniteviking]

................*jawdrop*

I have no idea what that says, but it makes me want to read the book for contrast. ;)

[wedschilde.livejournal.com]

i'm so.... i need a drink.

but i am looking forward to the book :D

grapes of wrath! muah hah hah

[barbhendee.livejournal.com]

I think Harriet's been busy these past few days. Her review of HUNTING MEMORIES popped up on the B&N site this morning as well.

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

The war of the grapes, LOL. Awesome.

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

Well, that last paragraph indicates she liked it anyway.

[eeknight.livejournal.com]

I'll be a contrarian and say that it looks like she spent a little more time writing this review than her usual run to try and make it stand out a bit. Well done Harriet!

[chickwriter.livejournal.com]

very, very amused!