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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 — 264,138 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) 3.93 avg rating — 222,072 ratings — published 2020	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 Last Graduate (The Scholomance, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 131,764 ratings — published 2021 — 4 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 — 112,070 ratings — published 2006 — 13 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 — 103,046 ratings — published 2022 — 3 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 — 55,789 ratings — published 2006 — 6 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 — 43,510 ratings — published 2006 — 7 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 — 33,783 ratings — published 2007 — 7 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 — 28,740 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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4th Quarter 2021 - Fantasy #2

The Pariah by Anthony Ryan, 600p

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His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik, 356p

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Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey, 192p

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The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova, 336p

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The Written by Ben Galley, 418p

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The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna, 432p

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The Legend of Decimus Croome: A Halloween Carol by Kevin Purdy, 192p

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A Terrible Fall of Angels by Laurell K. Hamilton, 400p

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The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren, 219p

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The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley, 448p

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The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons, 576p

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Folklorn by Angela Mi Young Hur, 416p

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