Naomi Novik
Encyclopedia
Naomi Novik is an American
novelist. She is a first-generation American; her father is of Lithuania
n 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 that she preferred writing to game design. Novik is married to entrepreneur and writer Charles Ardai
. They live in Manhattan
.
Novik's 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 dragon
s are abundant and are used in aerial combat. His Majesty's Dragon
won the Compton Crook Award
in 2007, and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel
.
In September 2006, Peter Jackson
optioned the Temeraire series, including all forthcoming books.
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
.
The sixth book in the series, Tongues of Serpents
, was published in July 2010.
.
Novik is also author of Will Supervillains Be on the Final?, a new graphic novel about the next generation of high-flying costumed crusaders.
(OTW), a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of fan-media including fan fiction, fan videos (vids), and real-person fiction. The OTW project began in 2007.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
novelist. She is a first-generation American; her father is of Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n Jewish ancestry, and her mother is an ethnic Pole
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. She studied English Literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, and holds a Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. She participated in the design and development of the computer game Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide is an expansion pack for Neverwinter Nights developed by Floodgate Entertainment and BioWare, and published by Infogrames Entertainment . It was released in June 2003...
, until she discovered that she preferred writing to game design. Novik is married to entrepreneur and writer Charles Ardai
Charles Ardai
Charles Ardai is an entrepreneur, writer, editor, and television producer. He is best known as founder and CEO of Juno, an Internet company, and founder and editor of Hard Case Crime, a line of pulp-style paperback crime novels.-Biography:...
. They live in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
.
Novik's first novel, His Majesty's Dragon
His Majesty's Dragon
His Majesty's Dragon, published in the UK as Temeraire, is the first novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik first published in 2005....
(Temeraire in the UK), which commences the Temeraire series
Temeraire (series)
The Temeraire series of novels by Naomi Novik is composed of His Majesty's Dragon , Throne of Jade, Black Powder War, Empire of Ivory, Victory of Eagles, and Tongues of Serpents...
, is an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
in a "Flintlock Fantasy" world in which dragon
Dragon
A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...
s are abundant and are used in aerial combat. His Majesty's Dragon
His Majesty's Dragon
His Majesty's Dragon, published in the UK as Temeraire, is the first novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik first published in 2005....
won the Compton Crook Award
Compton Crook Award
The Compton Crook Award is presented to the best first novel of the year in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror by the members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc, at their annual Baltimore-area science fiction convention, Balticon, held on Memorial Day weekend in the...
in 2007, and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel
Hugo Award for Best Novel
The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...
.
In September 2006, Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Sir Peter Robert Jackson, KNZM is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , adapted from the novel by J. R. R...
optioned the Temeraire series, including all forthcoming books.
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
Compton Crook Award
The Compton Crook Award is presented to the best first novel of the year in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror by the members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc, at their annual Baltimore-area science fiction convention, Balticon, held on Memorial Day weekend in the...
.
The sixth book in the series, Tongues of Serpents
Tongues of Serpents
Tongues of Serpents is the sixth novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik. This installment follows William Laurence and his dragon, Temeraire's adventures in Australia....
, was published in July 2010.
Temeraire series
Novik has published six books in the Temeraire series. She plans for the series to conclude after nine books, with the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The seventh book is scheduled to be written by the end of 2011, for publication in 2012.- His Majesty's DragonHis Majesty's DragonHis Majesty's Dragon, published in the UK as Temeraire, is the first novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik first published in 2005....
(March 2006, ISBN 0-345-48128-3)- Published in the UK as Temeraire in August 2007, ISBN 978-0-00-725871-0
- Throne of JadeThrone of JadeThrone of Jade is the second novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik.The story is set during an alternate history version of the Napoleonic Wars, in which dragons not only exist but are used as a staple of aerial warfare in Asia and Europe...
(April 2006, ISBN 0-345-48129-1)- Published in the UK August 2007, ISBN 0-00-721912-1
- Black Powder WarBlack Powder WarBlack Powder War is the third novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik.The story is set during an alternate history version of the Napoleonic Wars, in which dragons not only exist but are used as a staple of aerial warfare in Asia and Europe...
(May 2006, ISBN 0-345-48130-5)- Published in the UK in August 2007, ISBN 978-0-00-721917-9
- Empire of IvoryEmpire of IvoryEmpire of Ivory is the fourth novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik. The series follows the actions of William Laurence and his dragon, Temeraire....
(September 2007, ISBN 0-345-49687-6)- Published in the UK in November 2007, ISBN 978-0-00-725673-0
- Victory of EaglesVictory of EaglesVictory of Eagles is the fifth novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik. The series follows the actions of William Laurence and his dragon, Temeraire....
(July 2008, ISBN 0-345-49688-4) - Tongues of SerpentsTongues of SerpentsTongues of Serpents is the sixth novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik. This installment follows William Laurence and his dragon, Temeraire's adventures in Australia....
(July 2010, ISBN 0-345-49689-2) - Crucible of Gold (forthcoming March 6 2012)
Omnibus edition
- In the Service of the King (SFBC, 2006, ISBN 0-739-46871-5)
- In His Majesty's Service (October 2009, ISBN 0-345-51354-1)
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.
- "Apples".
- "Araminta, or, the Wreck of the Amphidrake". Fast Ships, Black Sails, Night Shade BooksNight Shade BooksNight Shade Books is an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It was started in 1997 by Jason Williams, with Jeremy Lassen coming on board as a partner shortly after the company's founding...
, 2008, ISBN 978-1-59780-094-5. - "Commonplaces". The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Night Shade BooksNight Shade BooksNight Shade Books is an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It was started in 1997 by Jason Williams, with Jeremy Lassen coming on board as a partner shortly after the company's founding...
, 2009, ISBN 978-1-59780-160-7 - "Vici". The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy , Jack DannJack DannJack Dann is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-editor of story anthologies in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres...
and Gardner DozoisGardner DozoisGardner Raymond Dozois is an American science fiction author and editor. He was editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine from 1984 to 2004...
, 2009, ISBN 978-044101-764-5 - "Purity Test". Zombies vs. Unicorns, Margaret K. McElderry, 2010, ISBN 978-1416989530.
Current work
Novik is working on the seventh book of the Temeraire series, titled Crucible of Gold. She has also said she plans to write a young-adult fantasy novel inspired by The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden
The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially published in serial format starting in the autumn of 1910, and was first published in its entirety in 1911. It is now one of Burnett's most popular novels, and is considered to be a classic of English children's...
.
Novik is also author of Will Supervillains Be on the Final?, a new graphic novel about the next generation of high-flying costumed crusaders.
The Organization for Transformative Works
Novik is an emeritus member of the board of the Organization for Transformative WorksOrganization for Transformative Works
The Organization For Transformative Works is a non-profit organization that advocates for the transformative and legitimate nature of fan labor activities, including fan fiction, fan vids, anime music videos, and real person fiction...
(OTW), a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of fan-media including fan fiction, fan videos (vids), and real-person fiction. The OTW project began in 2007.
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
- The Homepage of the Organization for Transformative Works
- 2010 audio interview on the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast