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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 to ...more

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	Uprooted 4.02 avg rating — 259,447 ratings — published 2015 — 93 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 213,608 ratings — published 2020 — 74 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spinning Silver 4.18 avg rating — 147,972 ratings — published 2018 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Graduate (The Scholomance, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 126,953 ratings — published 2021 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 110,337 ratings — published 2006 — 107 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden Enclaves (The Scholomance, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 98,721 ratings — published 2022 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 54,927 ratings — published 2006 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3) 3.91 avg rating — 42,895 ratings — published 2006 — 84 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 33,276 ratings — published 2007 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5) 4.08 avg rating — 28,298 ratings — published 2008 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Cruel Prince by Holly Black, 370p

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Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett, 512p

6 votes, 20.7%

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton, 512p

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A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan, 334p

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Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, 480p

2 votes, 6.9%

The Gradual by Christopher Priest, 400p

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The Gloaming by Kirsty Logan, 256p

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Discord's Apple by Carrie Vaughn, 358p

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