Uprooted: A Novel

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Half a King begins with a boy prince named Yarvi, half-crippled and betrayed by his family. Yarvi sets out alone, barely able to survive, in the Norse-inspired wilderness of the Shattered Sea. Magical and practical, otherworldly and planted in the real, I could not stop reading this book and neither will you!” —Tamora Pierce Novik here delivers a tale that is funny and fast-paced, laced with hair-raising battle scenes and conspiracies; it also touches on deeper ecological concerns we grapple with today.” — The Washington Post Jacob is too late to save his grandfather, but this death begins a treasure hunt for the island of his grandpa’s stories. The Wood herself becomes a character, fierce and vengeful, creepy and cunning, and so powerful. Magic pours out of this beautiful story about villages and woods, towers and castles, armies and witches, and the more we learn of this world, the more we want to know.

Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive

Uprooted is a 2015 high fantasy novel by Naomi Novik, based on Polish folklore. The story tells of a village girl, Agnieszka, who is selected by the local wizard for her unseen magical powers. Together they battle the Wood, a nearby forest, as it seeks to take over the land. The book has been warmly welcomed by critics and other fantasy authors, who have praised the portrayals of both Agnieszka and the Wood. It won the 2015 Nebula Award for Best Novel, the 2016 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, and the 2016 Mythopoeic Award in the category Adult Literature. It was a finalist for the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Novel.Uprooted has everything I love: a great heroine, new takes on old myths and legends, and surprising twists and turns. A delight.” —Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of The Mortal Instruments series

Uprooted by Naomi Novik: 9780804179058 | PenguinRandomHouse Uprooted by Naomi Novik: 9780804179058 | PenguinRandomHouse

The Atlas Sixis honestly one of the most entertaining YA fantasy books you’ll ever read. The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi He has a strong command of tone and character writing through his manipulation of language that really impresses. Every 10 years, the Dragon is gifted a woman from the village. And this time, it’s Agnieszka he chooses. A startling retelling of an ancient myth, Circe is for those who loved the way Uprooted explored the concept of home. Circe has a power that can threaten the gods themselves.But she hadn't been able to take root. She'd remembered the wrong things, and forgotten too much. She'd remembered how to kill and how to hate, and she'd forgotten how to grow.”

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This book would have been far more effective had the friendship at the start been allowed more time to develop. It was thrown into the action that much, that when the romance came it made no sense. It didn’t have time to work; it just sprung and left me feeling a little surprised. It was a case of where did that come from? I think there should have been much more time spent in the tower, as the rest of the world was slowly, and gradually, revealed. That way this could have easily ended at the midway point.

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A New York Times Best Selling author, Uprooted was recognized for its lush storytelling and thrilling plot. When you’ve finished reading this twisting tale of magic and corruption, you’ll be desperate for more! Jena and her sisters live a dream life in the castle Piscul Draculi, deep in the woods of Transylvania. Kiran Millwood Hargrave is a fantastic writer who uses crisp, colourful imagery, beautiful metaphors, and imaginative wordplay to bring her stories and characters to life, whether these stories are children’s, YA, or adult lit. No writer could have done a better job at writing an origin story for the brides of Dracula. Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura No one went into the Wood and came out again, at least not whole and themselves. Sometimes they came out blind and screaming, sometimes they came out twisted and so misshapen they couldn’t be recognized; and worst of all sometimes they came out with their own faces but murder behind them, something gone dreadfully wrong within.

Uprooted by Naomi Novik: 9780804179058 | PenguinRandomHouse

There was a song in this forest, too, but it was a savage song, whispering of madness and tearing and rage.” From here, the trilogy goes in a very different direction each time, with years passing and protagonists shifting. It’s an ambitious series, intensely readable, furiously addictive, and perfect for fans of both dark adult fantasy and YA fantasy books. Thorn and Ophelia are bound by the want of a man who seeks to understand a powerful book, for which he requires Ophelia’s power. The island is located off the coast of Wales, and what Jacob finds there is everything his grandfather had ever described it to be.

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Those ten years are almost up and Agnieszka knows that her best friend Kasia will be the next girl chosen by the Dragon. Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon to keep its powers at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman handed over to serve him for ten years, a fate almost as terrible as falling to the Wood. I will', Prince Marek said. 'And I'll take this witch-girl of yours, and your lovely peasant [Kasia] too.' You'll take no one who doesn't wish to go', the Dragon said. 'Since you were a child, you've imagined yourself a hero out of legend—'