Naomi Novik
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January 01, 1973
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New York, The United States
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Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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An avid reader of fantasy literature since age six, when she first made her way through The Lord of the Rings, Naomi Novik is also a history buff with a particular interest in the Napoleonic era and a fondness for the work of Patrick O’Brian and Jane Austen. She studied English literature at Brown University, and did graduate work in computer science at Columbia University before leaving to participate in the design and development of the computer game Neverwinter Nights: Shadow of Undrentide. Over the course of a brief winter sojourn spent working on the game in Edmonton, Canada (accompanied by a truly alarming coat that now lives brooding in the depths of her closet), she realized she preferred writing to programming, and on returning t...more
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"It is quite uninteresting; that is why one comes out."
— Temeraire, on being inside an egg"
— Naomi Novik (Black Powder War)
— Temeraire, on being inside an egg"
— Naomi Novik (Black Powder War)
"I should rather have you than a heap of gold, even if it were very comfortable to sleep on."
— Naomi Novik (His Majesty's Dragon)
— Naomi Novik (His Majesty's Dragon)
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"I will see you bereft of all that you have, of home and happiness and beautiful things. I will see your nation cast down and your allies drawn away. I will see you as alone and friendless and wretched as am I; and then you may live as long as you like, in some dark and lonely corner of the earth, and I shall call myself content.
-Lien, Albino Celestial (Dragon) "
— Naomi Novik (Black Powder War)
-Lien, Albino Celestial (Dragon) "
— Naomi Novik (Black Powder War)
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topics mentioning this author
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| Study Buddies: Dragon Books needed! Apply within | 10 | 123 | Nov 16, 2008 10:05PM | |
| Goodreads Librarians: Please Correct Page Information on 9780345481283 | 3 | 37 | Nov 23, 2008 11:42AM | |
| SciFi and Fantasy...: December's Theme Book Available to Mooch | 4 | 34 | Nov 26, 2008 06:04AM | |
| SciFi and Fantasy...: December Discussion Leaders Needed | 6 | 41 | Dec 03, 2008 07:47AM | |
| SciFi and Fantasy...: What I'm reading in March | 83 | 168 | Mar 29, 2009 03:05PM | |
| Beyond Reality: April Books of the Month | 4 | 44 | Apr 01, 2009 08:36PM | |
| Beyond Reality: 2009-04 HIS MAJESTY'S DRAGON, Naomi Novik - Post here to discuss "His Majesty's Dragon" | 30 | 70 | Apr 22, 2009 11:25AM | |
| Beyond Reality: Forthcoming books for May | 25 | 70 | May 18, 2009 12:25PM | |
| The Book Challenge: Poppy's second book challenge | 11 | 34 | Jul 29, 2009 01:22PM |


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