Naomi Novik

Naomi Novik
Image of Naomi Novik at a book signing event in Philadelphia, July 2008
Novik in 2008
Born (1973-04-30) April 30, 1973 (age 51)
New York, US
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • computer programmer
Education
Genres
Notable awardsSee below
SpouseCharles Ardai
Children1
Website
naominovik.com

Naomi Novik (born 1973) is an American author of speculative fiction. She is known for the Temeraire series (2006–2016), an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars involving dragons, and her Scholomance fantasy series (2020–2022). Her standalone fantasy novels Uprooted (2015) and Spinning Silver (2018) were inspired by Polish folklore and the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale respectively. Novik has won many awards for her work, including the Alex, Audie, British Fantasy, Locus, Mythopoeic and Nebula Awards.