Uprooted
Uprooted by Naomi Novik.
Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Del Rey (March 1, 2016)
ISBN-10: 0804179050
BOOK 1 FOR ONCE UPON A TIME.............
Amazon review.
“Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human sacrifice, and he were a real dragon. Of course that’s not true: he may be a wizard and immortal, but he’s still a man, and our fathers would band together and kill him if he wanted to eat one of us every ten years. He protects us against the Wood, and we’re grateful, but not that grateful.”
Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life.
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.
The next choosing is fast approaching, and Agnieszka is afraid. She knows—everyone knows—that the Dragon will take Kasia: beautiful, graceful, brave Kasia, all the things Agnieszka isn’t, and her dearest friend in the world. And there is no way to save her.
But Agnieszka fears the wrong things. For when the Dragon comes, it is not Kasia he will choose.
I have been reading mysteries and biographies for so long now, that I forgot what a good Fantasy is like!
I remember now! I totally enjoyed this book! Her world and Characters are really good. I absolutely loved the two main characters personalities!! Agnieszka and the Dragon bounce off of each other fantastically!
As far as I know this is a stand alone book. It has nothing to do with Naomi Novik's Temeraire Dragon series.
Short review, I know, but I noticed that a number of others reading for Once Upon a Time have this on their list and I don't want to spoil anything..I'll just say: Read it !!
Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Del Rey (March 1, 2016)
ISBN-10: 0804179050
BOOK 1 FOR ONCE UPON A TIME.............
Amazon review.
“Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human sacrifice, and he were a real dragon. Of course that’s not true: he may be a wizard and immortal, but he’s still a man, and our fathers would band together and kill him if he wanted to eat one of us every ten years. He protects us against the Wood, and we’re grateful, but not that grateful.”
Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life.
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.
The next choosing is fast approaching, and Agnieszka is afraid. She knows—everyone knows—that the Dragon will take Kasia: beautiful, graceful, brave Kasia, all the things Agnieszka isn’t, and her dearest friend in the world. And there is no way to save her.
But Agnieszka fears the wrong things. For when the Dragon comes, it is not Kasia he will choose.
I have been reading mysteries and biographies for so long now, that I forgot what a good Fantasy is like!
I remember now! I totally enjoyed this book! Her world and Characters are really good. I absolutely loved the two main characters personalities!! Agnieszka and the Dragon bounce off of each other fantastically!
As far as I know this is a stand alone book. It has nothing to do with Naomi Novik's Temeraire Dragon series.
Short review, I know, but I noticed that a number of others reading for Once Upon a Time have this on their list and I don't want to spoil anything..I'll just say: Read it !!
posted by DesLily | 12:14 PM
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Just ordered it from The Book Depository. If my sis likes it then I will. lol
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