Uprooted

by Naomi Novik

“Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. Travelers speak as though we offer human sacrifices to a real dragon, but that’s nonsense—he may be an immortal wizard, but he’s still a man. Our fathers would never let him devour one of us every ten years. He protects us from the Wood, and we’re grateful—but not that grateful.”

Agnieszka loves her quiet village and the beautiful valley it rests in, though the corrupted Wood looms at its edge, dark and full of malevolent magic. Her people depend on the cold, powerful wizard known only as the Dragon to keep its horrors at bay. But his price is steep: every ten years, he claims a girl to serve him, a fate nearly as dreadful as being taken by the Wood.

Everyone expects him to choose Kasia—beautiful, fearless, perfect Kasia, Agnieszka’s best friend. But when the Dragon arrives, it is not Kasia he chooses.

Age Rating: 16+

Size: 21 x 14 x 2.4 cm (8.25 x 5.5 x 0.9 in)

Weight: 382 g