Uprooted
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Agnieszka has grown up in a quiet valley village, fond of its river and its forests. But the Wood that lies along the border is a corrupted place, full of hostile power, and its shadow hangs over everything she does. The villagers depend on a wizard known only as the Dragon to hold the Wood back. He is cold and driven, and he charges a steep price: every ten years he takes one young woman from the valley to serve him in his tower. Those who return are changed, and the fate is thought to be nearly as dreadful as being swallowed by the Wood itself. The next choosing is close, and Agnieszka is sure who will be taken. Kasia is beautiful, graceful and brave, everything Agnieszka feels she is not, and she is also Agnieszka's closest friend. Agnieszka can see no way to save her. Yet she has been dreading the wrong outcome, because when the Dragon arrives, Kasia is not the one he picks. Naomi Novik draws on the feel of old folktales and gives them a fresh, original shape in this standalone fantasy, which won the Nebula Award and was a Hugo Award finalist. This edition also includes a bonus short story, "The Lake Witch."
ISBN: 9780804179058
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