Naomi Novik was born in New York in 1973, a second-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.

Her first novel, His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire in the UK), the first book in the series Temeraire, is an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars, set in a 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 fourth novel in the series, titled Empire of Ivory, was published in the USA and the UK in 2007. The title of the next book in the series will be Victory of Eagles, due for release in June 2008.

In September 2006, it was reported that Peter Jackson had optioned the Temeraire series, including all forthcoming books.

In September 2007, Naomi Novik was awarded the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer for best new science fiction writer of 2006.

Bibliography

Temeraire series

1. His Majesty's Dragon ( USA March 2006)
• Published in the UK as Temeraire (August 2007)
2. Throne of Jade (April 2006)
• Published in the UK as Throne of Jade (August 2007)
3. Black Powder War (May 2006)
• Published in the UK as Black Powder War (August 2007)
4. Empire of Ivory (September 2007)
• Published in the UK in hardcover as Empire of Ivory (November 5th 2007)

Omnibus edition

• In the Service of the King (SFBC, 2006)

Short stories

• Two Temeraire short stories, Feast or famine and Apples, have been published on Novik's website.

Forthcoming

1. Victory of Eagles (July 2008)

Authors Books