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| Born | April 30, 1973 New York |
| Occupation | Writer, computer programmer |
| Nationality | American |
| Writing period | Napoleonic Wars |
| Genres | Historical fantasy/Alternate history |
| Subjects | The Napoleonic wars fought with dragons |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Ardai |
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Naomi Novik (born April 30, 1973) is an American novelist. She was born in New York in 1973, a first-generation American. Her father is of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry, and her mother is an ethnic Pole. She studied English Literature at Brown University, and holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Columbia University. She participated in the design and development of the computer game Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide, until she discovered she preferred writing to game design. Novik is married to entrepreneur and writer Charles Ardai.[1] They live in Manhattan.
Her first novel, His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire in the UK), which commences the Temeraire series, is an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars in a "Flintlock Fantasy" world in which dragons are abundant and used in aerial combat. His Majesty's Dragon won the Compton Crook Award in 2007, as well as being nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel.
The fifth book in the series, Victory of Eagles, was published in July 2008.[2]
In September 2006, it was reported that Peter Jackson optioned the Temeraire series, including all forthcoming books.[3]
In September 2007, Novik was awarded the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer for best new science fiction writer of 2006. She also won the 2007 Compton Crook Award.
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Bibliography
Temeraire series
Naomi Novik has published 5 books in the Temeraire series. Currently, she has 7-9 books in mind to complete the series, with Tongues of Serpents as the 6th one. The 7th book will most likely be the beginning of another three-book arc that will conclude Temeraire.
Novik has noted that the most immediate inspiration for her Temeraire books are the works of Patrick O'Brian.
Temeraire Arc
- His Majesty's Dragon (March 2006, ISBN 0-345-48128-3)
- Published in the UK as Temeraire in August 2007, ISBN 978-0-00-725871-0
- Throne of Jade (April 2006, ISBN 0-345-48129-1)
- Published in the UK August 2007, ISBN 0-00-721912-1
- Black Powder War (May 2006, ISBN 0-345-48130-5)
- Published in the UK in August 2007, ISBN 978-0-00-721917-9
Laurence Arc
- Empire of Ivory (September 2007, ISBN 0-345-49687-6)
- Published in the UK in November 2007, ISBN 978-0-00-725673-0
- Victory of Eagles (July 2008, ISBN 0-345-49688-4)
- In His Majesty's Service (October 2009, ISBN 0-345-51354-1)
Omnibus edition
- In the Service of the King (SFBC, 2006, ISBN 0-739-46871-5)
Short stories
- The Temeraire short story, "Feast or Famine" has been published on Novik's official website, and has been translated into Czech.
- Deleted scenes from Throne of Jade and Empire of Ivory
- The short story "Apples"
Current Work
Naomi Novik is working on the 6th book of the Temeraire series, named: Tongues of Serpents (release date unknown).
Reviews
- Alma A. Hromic. "Temeraire / His Majesty's Dragon". Featured review, SF Site. http://www.sfsite.com/04a/te221.htm.
- T. M. Wagner. "His Majesty's Dragon". SF Reviews.net. http://sfreviews.net/his_majestys_dragon.html.
- T. M. Wagner. "Throne of Jade". SF Reviews.net. http://sfreviews.net/throne_of_jade.html.
- T. M. Wagner. "Black Powder War". SF Reviews.net. http://sfreviews.net/black_powder_war.html.
- T. M. Wagner. "Empire of Ivory". SF Reviews.net. http://sfreviews.net/empire_of_ivory.html.
The Organization for Transformative Works
Naomi Novik is the head of the board for the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of fan-media, including, but not limited to, fan fiction, fan videos (vids), and real-person fiction. The OTW project began in 2007.[4]
References
- ^ "A New Writer Is Soaring on the Wings of a Dragon". The New York Times. 2006-10-11. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/11/books/11novi.html?ex=1318219200&en=0fed0d396b94be0d&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss.
- ^ "Weblog entry by Novik about finishing the fourth book and the title of the fifth book". http://naominovik.livejournal.com/31307.html.
- ^ "Lord of fantasy: Jackson eyeing 'Temeraire'". The Hollywood Reporter. 2006-09-12. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003120747.
- ^ "Homepage of the Organization for Transformative Works". http://www.transformativeworks.org.
External links
- Naomi Novik's Official Website
- Dragons! Lipgloss! Death! - Naomi Novik's LiveJournal page
- Interview with Naomi Novik at SFFWorld.com, 15 February 2006
- Interview: Naomi Novik by Rose Fox at Strange Horizons, 14 August 2006
- Naomi Novik: Regency Dragons at Locus Online, January 2007
- Quint interviews Temeraire author Naomi Novik about Peter Jackson, dream casting and Book 4 at Ain't it Cool News, 8 January 2007
- Naomi Novik at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- The Homepage of the Organization for Transformative Works
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