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ⓘ About Naomi Novik
Naomi Novik is an American writer born in 1973 in the New York City. She is famous for her book series, Temeraire, which consist of eight novels. Naomi’s interest in writing developed in her early ages having completed lord of the rings’ by the time she was six years old. Naomi Novik was brought up by her Longs Island by her father and mother. Her father was of Jewish background hence rendering her a second generation citizen. Naomi’s education background is a solid one, having acquired Bachelors in English literature at the Brown University. She was also admitted to a master’s degree from the University of Colombia in Computer Science. After undertaking several projects in the computer science field, she decided to settle in writing since she preferred it to programming.
All Book Series by Naomi Novik
Golden Age and Other Stories
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2017
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2010
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
Book 2 of 15 · published 2011
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
Book 3 of 15 · published 2012
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
Book 4 of 15 · published 2013
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
Book 5 of 15 · published 2014
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition
Book 6 of 15 · published 2015
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition
Book 7 of 15 · published 2016
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition
Book 8 of 15 · published 2017
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition
Book 9 of 15 · published 2018
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition
Book 10 of 15 · published 2020
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3
Book 13 of 15 · published 2022
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2024
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
Book 7 of 18 · published 2012
New York Fantastic: Fantasy Stories from the City that Never Sleeps
Book 14 of 18 · published 2017
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Thirteen
Book 16 of 18 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Naomi Novik?
Naomi Novik is an American writer born in 1973 in the New York City. She is famous for her book series, Temeraire, which consist of eight novels. Naomi’s interest in writing developed in her early ages having completed lord of the rings’ by the time she was six years old.
Which Naomi Novik series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Temeraire series, the earliest of Naomi Novik's multi-book series: it opens with His Majesty's Dragon (2006) and runs to 12 books across 2006–2017, ending with Golden Age and Other Stories (2017). Naomi Novik's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Naomi Novik written?
Naomi Novik has 53 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2025. 31 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Temeraire series with 12 books — and 22 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Naomi Novik's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Naomi Novik's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Temeraire (2006–2017, 12 books), Liberty Vocational (2011, 1 book) and Scholomance (2020–2022, 3 books).
How are Naomi Novik's books organised into series?
This guide splits Naomi Novik's 53 books into 4 named series and 22 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Temeraire (12 books, 2006–2017); Scholomance (3 books, 2020–2022); Liberty Vocational (1 book, 2011); The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror (15 books, 2010–2024).