Uprooted
core novel 2015 Uprooted
Record
| First published | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.01 (273,634 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 438 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780804179058 |
Synopsis
Uprooted is a 2015 high fantasy novel by Naomi Novik, drawing on Polish folklore and set in the kingdom of Polnya. Once every ten years, a reclusive wizard known as the Dragon selects a teenage girl from the village of Dvernik to serve him in his tower for a decade, in exchange for his protection of the valley from the encroaching, corrupting forest known as the Wood. When the choosing falls not on her beautiful, carefully prepared best friend Kasia but on the clumsy, unremarkable Agnieszka, both girls are stunned, and Agnieszka finds herself taken into the Dragon's isolated tower to be trained in his exacting, formal style of magic.
Where it sits
- Universe: Uprooted
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Naomi Novik
Awards (verified)
- Nebula Award (Best Novel), 2015: won
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 2016: won; Locus reader-poll winner (1st place).
- British Fantasy Award (Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)), 2016: won
- Mythopoeic Award (Adult Literature), 2016: won
- Hugo Award (Best Novel), 2016: nominated
- World Fantasy Award (Best Novel), 2016: nominated
Notes
- Standalone. No confirmed shared setting/characters with Spinning Silver; the pairing is a marketing/shelving convention, not an in-universe link.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Uprooted (novel)
- Nebula Awards (SFWA)
- The Hugo Awards, 2016
- Locus Awards 2016 finalists
- British Fantasy Awards 2016 winners (Reactor)
- World Fantasy Award 2016 nominees (Reactor)
- Mythopoeic Society, Awards Winners
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