Pg. 69: Laura Anne Gilman's "Flesh and Fire"

The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Flesh and Fire by Laura Anne Gilman.About the book, from the publisher: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