Uprooted

Novik’s new novel offers a fun play on folk tales and fairy tales with a touch of Beauty and the Beast and a nod to Baba Jaga. When against all odds Neishka is picked to go to the Dragon’s Tower for ten years as tribute she is shocked, but that’s nothing compared to learning the reason she was selected. Magic, politics and a dark and hungry forest make this a fun read. Fans of Kate Elliott or Mercedes Lackey take note.