[Book] Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Book cover The descriptions of the country, fashions and even the names of characters channels Poland of the 1500s or 1600s. The story focuses on a peaceful valley with little villages nestled along the Spindle river, but a dark forest grows nearby. Corrupted creatures come from the forest late at night and attack human, livestock or both. Or worse, a cloud of pollen might come in and corrupt a neighbor where they stand, turning them....