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Julia Emelin narrates Naomi Novik's Eastern European-inflected fairy tale with a hushed, deliberate quality that gives the forest its threat and the magic its strangeness without over-dramatizing either. At 18 hours the pace is patient, and the slow-burn dynamic between Agnieszka and the Dragon is handled with a restraint that makes the eventual emotional payoff real. All ten recommendations are other Novik titles — the whole list is from this author's catalog — so if the atmosphere and the specific quality of Emelin's or Novik's voice is what brought you here, the list goes wide within that world.

10 books for fans of Uprooted

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    Spinning Silver

    The Mortal Instruments

    by Naomi Novik

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    Miryem's boast about turning silver to gold attracts the dangerous Staryk king in Novik's intricate fairy tale of three women wielding unexpected power.

    4.18 Goodreads (154.1K ratings)
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    Unfettered II: New Tales

    Gunnie Rose #0.0 - The Gunnie

    by Shawn Speakman, Naomi Novik, Brandon Sanderson, Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Michael J. Sullivan, Janny Wurts, Bradley P. Beaulieu, Mark Lawrence, Seanan McGuire, Peter Orullian, Aidan Moher, Erin Lindsey, John A. Pitts, Anthony Ryan, Scott Sigler, Django Wexler, Rachel Caine, Sarah Beth Durst, David Farland, Terry Brooks

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    Fantasy's biggest names—Sanderson, Butcher, Brooks—donate original stories for charity, resulting in an anthology that reads like a who's who of modern genre fiction.

    3.92 Goodreads (1.1K ratings)
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    Victory of Eagles

    Temeraire • Book 5

    by Naomi Novik

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    Following their controversial African mission, dragon Temeraire and Captain Laurence return home in disgrace during the Napoleonic Wars. Novik's fifth installment deepens the alternate history where dragons serve as military partners.

    4.08 Goodreads (29.0K ratings)
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    His Majesty's Dragon

    Temeraire • Book 1

    by Naomi Novik

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    Novik reimagines the Napoleonic Wars with dragons as military weapons, following Captain Laurence's unexpected partnership with Temeraire after capturing a French dragon egg changes his entire life.

    4.07 Goodreads (112.8K ratings)
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    Empire of Ivory

    Temeraire • Book 4

    by Naomi Novik

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    While Napoleon threatens England, a devastating epidemic strikes the Aerial Corps' dragons, forcing desperate expeditions to Africa's interior for an impossible cure.

    3.99 Goodreads (34.1K ratings)
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    Black Powder War

    Temeraire • Book 3

    by Naomi Novik

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    Ordered to transport dragon eggs from Istanbul to England, Laurence and Temeraire cross deserts and mountains before joining Prussia's desperate fight against Napoleon.

    3.91 Goodreads (43.8K ratings)
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    Throne of Jade

    Temeraire • Book 2

    by Naomi Novik

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    Captain Laurence and his dragon Temeraire face Chinese court politics when the Celestial Empire demands their prized dragon's return in this Napoleonic War fantasy sequel.

    3.90 Goodreads (56.3K ratings)
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    Crucible of Gold

    Temeraire • Book 7

    by Naomi Novik

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    Exiled to Australia for suspected treason, Captain Laurence and his dragon Temeraire find themselves pulled back into the Napoleonic Wars despite their official disgrace.

    3.99 Goodreads (19.3K ratings)
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    Unfettered III: New Tales

    The Chathrand Voyage #Thasha's cure for cabin fever • Book 3

    by Shawn Speakman, Tad Williams, Naomi Novik, Megan Lindholm, John Gwynne, David Anthony Durham, Callie Bates, Jason Denzel, Carrie Vaughn, Deborah A. Wolf, Anna Stephens, Patrick Swenson, Ramon Terrell, Peter Orullian, Terry Brooks, Lev Grossman, Seanan McGuire, Delilah S. Dawson, Mark Lawrence, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, Todd Lockwood, Cat Rambo, Robert V.S. Redick, Ken Scholes, Scott Sigler, Anna Smith Spark, Marc Turner

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    Benefits medical debt relief while showcasing original tales from Brandon Sanderson, Naomi Novik, Terry Brooks, and other genre luminaries.

    3.98 Goodreads (571 ratings)
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    Tongues of Serpents

    Temeraire • Book 6

    by Naomi Novik

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    Exiled to Australia for treason, Laurence and Temeraire discover dragon breeding programs and Aboriginal aerial forces that complicate their understanding of the global war.

    3.77 Goodreads (24.1K ratings)