A Novel
by Naomi Novik
Recommended by Christopher Paolini
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Teen, Teen & Young Adult, and Adult.
_x0093_Our Dragon doesn_x0092_t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human sacrifice, and he were a real dragon. Of course that_x0092_s not true: he may be a wizard and immortal, but he_x0092_s still a man, and our fathers would band together a...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Teen, Teen & Young Adult, and Adult.
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Christopher Paolini
“This book. This book is EXCELLENT. Really enjoyed it. Can't wait to read Spinning Silver. @naominovik #Uprooted”
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Consider An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir.
“Starts as an adrenaline-driven YA fantasy that flips between two young protagonists caught under an oppressive military regime. Its useful part is momentum: vivid set pieces, urgent stakes, and a relationship arc that propels the plot. Limitation: the book leans heavily on emotional intensity and occasionally recycles the same inner-conflict beats, so scenes of violence and blunt moral dilemmas can feel relentless. Best treated as a bingeable, feel-every-scene read rather than a subtle, slow-burn character study.”
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