Uprooted - Naomi Novik

A dark enchantment blights the land in the award-winning Uprooted - a enthralling fantasy inspired by fairy tales, by Naomi Novik, author of the Temeraire series. Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel. Winner of the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Winner of the British Fantasy Society Award for Best Novel

Agnieszka loves her village, set deep in a peaceful valley. But the nearby enchanted forest casts a shadow over her home.

Many have been lost to the Wood and none return unchanged. The villagers depend on an ageless wizard, the Dragon, to protect them from the forest's dark magic. However, his help comes at a terrible price.

One young village woman must serve him for ten years, leaving all they value behind. Agnieszka fears her dearest friend Kasia will be picked at the next choosing, for she's everything Agnieszka is not - beautiful, graceful and brave. Yet when the Dragon comes, it's not Kasia he takes.

Shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, Shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel 'A great heroine, new takes on old myths and legends, and surprising twists and turns. A delight.' - Cassandra Clare, author of The Mortal Instruments