Naomi Novik

Naomi Novik
Born (1973-04-30) April 30, 1973
New York, US
Occupation Writer, computer programmer
Nationality American
Genre Historical fantasy/Alternate history
Subject The Napoleonic wars fought with dragons
Spouse Charles Ardai
Children Evidence Novik Ardai
Website
www.temeraire.org

Naomi Novik (born 30 April 1973) is an American writer. She wrote the Temeraire fantasy/alternate history series of nine novels. Her first book, His Majesty's Dragon, won the 2007 Compton Crook Award for best first novel in the science fiction and fantasy category.[1] She was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2007 and 2016,[2] and won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2016 for Uprooted.[3]

Early life

Novik grew up in Roslyn Heights on Long Island. She is a second-generation American; her father is of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry, and her mother is an ethnic Pole. Displaying an interest in reading at a young age, she read The Lord of the Rings at age six, and developed a love for Jane Austen a year later.

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.[4]

Career

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 dragons are abundant and are used in aerial combat. His Majesty's Dragon won the Compton Crook Award in 2007,[5] and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel.

In September 2006, Peter Jackson optioned the Temeraire series,[6] but the rights have since reverted to Novik.[7] Novik's books are being released in audio book format. The first five were released by Books on Tape, beginning in 2007, and read by Simon Vance.[8] The sixth book was released by Tantor Audio in September 2010, also read by Vance.[9]

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.[5]

In 2011 Novik wrote Will Supervillains Be on the Final?, a graphic novel about the next generation of high-flying costumed crusaders.

Novik has also written Uprooted, a novel "set in a fantasy world inspired by the Kingdom of Poland",[10] which won the Nebula Award for Best Novel[3] and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.[11] The audiobook is narrated by Julia Emelin.

Charity work

Novik is an emeritus member of the board of the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), a non-profit organization which she helped found[12] dedicated to the advancement of fan-media including fan fiction, fan videos (vids), and real-person fiction. The OTW project began in 2007.[13]

Personal life

Novik is married to the entrepreneur and writer Charles Ardai. They live in Manhattan.[4] They have one child, Evidence Novik Ardai, who was born in 2010.[14]

Bibliography

Year Title Series Notes
2006 Temeraire Temeraire US title: His Majesty's Dragon
Throne of Jade
Black Powder War
2007 Empire of Ivory
2008 Victory of Eagles
2010 Tongues of Serpents
2012 Crucible of Gold
2013 Blood of Tyrants
2016 League of Dragons

Omnibus edition

  • In the Service of the King (SFBC, 2006, ISBN 0-7394-6871-5)
  • In His Majesty's Service (October 2009, ISBN 0-345-51354-1)

Others

  • Uprooted (May 2015, ISBN 0-804-17903-4)
  • Spinning Silver (July 2018, ISBN 978-1509899012)

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 Books, 2008, ISBN 978-1-59780-094-5.
  • "Commonplaces". The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Night Shade Books, 2009, ISBN 978-1-59780-160-7
  • "Vici". The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy, Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois, 2009, ISBN 978-0-441-01764-5
  • "Purity Test". Zombies vs. Unicorns, Margaret K. McElderry, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4169-8953-0.
  • "Seven Years from Home". Warriors, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, 2010, ISBN 978-0-7653-2048-3
  • "Rocks Fall". The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination, edited by John Joseph Adams, 2013, ISBN 978-0-7653-2644-7
  • "In Autumn, a White Dragon Looks Over the Wide River", a Temeraire short story, appearing in In His Majesty's Service omnibus and wings of fire ISBN 978-1597801874
  • "In Favour With Their Stars", Unfettered, edited by Shawn Speakman, 2013, ISBN 978-0-9847-1363-9

Reviews

  • Alma A. Hromic. "Temeraire/His Majesty's Dragon". Featured review, SF Site.
  • T. M. Wagner. "His Majesty's Dragon". SF Reviews.net.
  • T. M. Wagner. "Throne of Jade". SF Reviews.net.
  • T. M. Wagner. "Black Powder War". SF Reviews.net.
  • T. M. Wagner. "Empire of Ivory". SF Reviews.net.

References

  1. ↑ Baltimore Science Fiction Society: Compton Crook Award Winners
  2. ↑ Official Hugo Awards 2007 website Archived 2011-05-07 at WebCite
  3. 1 2 "Nebula Awards 2016 Winners". Locus. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  4. 1 2 Bosman, Julie (2006-10-11). "A New Writer Is Soaring on the Wings of a Dragon". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  5. 1 2 "Compton Crook Award Winners". Baltimore Science Fiction Society. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Peter Jackson enters dragons' den". The Guardian. 12 September 2006.
  7. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/YAwriters/comments/476y90/ama_naomi_novik_author_of_uprooted_the_temeraire/
  8. ↑ "Books by Naomi Novik".
  9. ↑ "Tongues of Serpents".
  10. ↑ Speakman, Shawn (13 August 2013). "New Release Interview: Blood of Tyrants by Naomi Novik". Suvudu.com.
  11. ↑ "Locus Online News » 2016 Locus Awards Winners". www.locusmag.com. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  12. ↑ https://archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/7935
  13. ↑ "Homepage of the Organization for Transformative Works".
  14. ↑ "Temeraire Fanart Contest Results!".
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