Which is probably why it got a Nebula and was nominated for the Hugo when i tcame out.īut it probably helps to know what the book’s about, doesn’t it? Uprooted is the story of Agnieszka, a young (if slightly accident-prone) peasant girl. Which isn’t to say the Temeraire books are bad, mind you, it’s just that Uprooted has a lot more to say. Really, one can look at Uprooted as a textbook case of an author maturing and gaining skill as their career unfolds. In any case, Uprooted is an original, standalone work … and it’s also, really, really good. Admittedly, I’m pretty sure we didn’t play there at the same time, not to mention the fact that said game no longer exists … but if I ever have the chance to run into her at a book signing, it’s definitely something I plan on bringing up for small talk. Oh, and a sidenote: apparently Naomi Novik and I both used to play at the same online text-based RPG. Naomi Novik is probably best known for her Temeraire series, which basically boil down to “Horatio Hornblower, only with Dragons.” I read the first couple of them awhile back, and they’re … okay? Like, they’re fun enough exercises in adventure and worldbuilding, but at the same time they didn’t quite hook me enough to devour the whole series.
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