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Uprooted

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What to expect

'Bewitching' – Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked


A dark enchantment blights the land in the award-winning Uprooted – a captivating fantasy inspired by fairy tales and steeped in Slavic folklore. From the author of A Deadly Education and His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik.

'A great heroine, new takes on old myths and legends, and surprising twists and turns. A delight' – Cassandra Clare, author of Sword Catcher

Agnieszka loves her village, set deep in a peaceful valley. But the nearby enchanted forest casts a shadow over her home. Many have been lost to the Wood and none return unchanged. The villagers depend on an ageless wizard, the Dragon, to protect them from the forest's dark magic. However, his help comes at a terrible price. One young village woman must serve him for ten years, leaving all they love and value behind.

The next choosing is fast approaching, and Agnieszka fears her dearest friend Kasia will be picked next, for she's everything Agnieszka is not – beautiful, graceful and brave. Yet when the Dragon comes, it's not Kasia he takes . . .

Uprooted is a stunning, romantic fantasy filled with unexpected twists, beautiful friendships and fierce battles against dark forces.

'So vividly believable that it almost seems you could work the spells' – Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea series

Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel
Winner of the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
Winner of the British Fantasy Society Award for Best Novel
Shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
Shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel

Critics Review

Uprooted has everything I love: a great heroine, new takes on old myths and legends, and surprising twists and turns. A delight.
Cassandra Clare, author of the Mortal Instruments and Chronicles of Castellane series
Uprooted by Naomi Novik is enchanting, in every sense of that fine old word. A charming and inviting story that looks unflinchingly at the strangling roots of hurt and revenge.
Robin Hobb, author of the Farseer Trilogy
The magic in Uprooted, with its realistic moral dimension, is so vividly believable that it almost seems you could work the spells. But the book will do that for you.
Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea series
Wild, thrilling, and deeply, darkly magical. An instant classic.
Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians
Magical and practical, otherworldly and planted in the real, I could NOT stop reading this book and neither will you!
Tamora Pierce, author of Wild Magic
Uprooted is one of those tales you come back to over and over again because it's just that enchanting. The adventure builds with such tension that you are peeking through your hands at the end, hoping it will all be okay, and Novik delivers a conclusion that's deeply satisfying, earning a permanent space on my bookshelf that I'll revisit often.
Kevin Hearn, author of Ink & Sigil
Naomi Novik's Uprooted is a marvelous fantasy reminiscent of Howl's Moving Castle and vastly superior to The Hobbit. Her characters, setting, and the magic they use are all brilliant. I devoured the book in one reading. Well done! I want more!
Todd McCaffrey, co-author of the Dragonriders of Pern series
The roots of Uprooted are planted deep in fairy tale lore, but the story that Naomi Novik has coaxed forth is fresh and compelling. It reads like a previously undiscovered origin myth in the best possible way!
Jacqueline Carey, author of Kushiel's Dart
Every so often you come upon a story that seems like a lost tale of Grimm newly come to light. Uprooted is such a novel. Its narrative spell is confidently wrought and sympathetically cast. I might even call it bewitching.
Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Elphie

User Reviews

Book 4.2
Narration 4.8
Author Naomi Novik
Narrator Katy Sobey
Duration 17 hours and 20 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781509827060
Format Audiobook
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Genre Fairy and Folk tales, Fantasy romance, Historical fantasy, Mythical creatures: Dragons, Romance: fantasy and paranormal, Slavic religion and mythology
Availability GB, IE
Rating
4.2 (4 reviews)
Narration
4.8 (4 reviews)

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