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Uprooted

by Naomi Novik · 2015

Fantasy · ranked #19 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Winner · The Nebula Award for Best Novel, 2016Winner · The Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2016

A village girl taken by a cold wizard discovers her own power against a malevolent wood; a fairy-tale standalone.

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The verdict

Category
Fantasy
First published
2015 · 2010s
Author
Naomi Novik
Standing
Recommended

About Fantasy

Fantasy builds worlds you can live in. At its richest it works through myth and magic to explore power, courage, identity and what we owe each other — the same concerns as any great literature, but with dragons.

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