Author: Shawn Speakman

  • Audiobook Update

    We are looking into why the audiobook wasn’t released on June 1st as we were told it would be. When we know more, we will share it. More soon!

  • FanArt Contest: Great Wall

    Every Friday a new piece of artwork from the fanart contest will be posted on this website! Great Wall by John O’Brien Schroeder “A missing scene from Throne of Jade in China. ” — Naomi

  • Naomi Attending Imaginales!

    Here is Naomi’s schedule for this Friday and Saturday at Imaginales 2012 in France: Friday 1st June, 2012 – 2PM Literary cafe : Heroism and ideals: Giving meaning to the search for self? (30 mn) Place : Magic Mirrors 2 With Erik L’HOMME, Naomi NOVIK, Michel ROBERT, Magali SÉGURA Moderator : Carole ECOFFET Friday 1st…

  • FanArt Contest: Mayan God

    Every Friday a new piece of artwork from the fanart contest will be posted on this website! Mayan God by Jennifer Rahier “A scene from before the fall of the Aztec empire in the Temeraire universe.” — Naomi

  • FanArt Contest: Excidium At The Nile

    Every Friday a new piece of artwork from the fanart contest will be posted on this website! Excidium At the Nile by Jason Lauborough “A scene with Jane Roland and Excidium during the Battle of the Nile.” — Naomi

  • FanArt Contest: Around the World

    Every Friday a new piece of artwork from the fanart contest will be posted on this website! Around the World by Erika Baird “Hollin and Elsie go on a race!” — Naomi

  • 15 Minutes of Fiction: With Naomi!

    Fictional Frontiers is the U.S.’s only weekly radio show dedicated to serious pop culture discussion. They broadcast each Monday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM EST on WNJC-1360 AM Philadelphia, and have listeners from across the United States and overseas via their live stream. A few weeks ago, Sohaib Awan from Fictional Frontiers conducted a phone…

  • FanArt Contest: Steampunk Universe

    Every Friday a new piece of artwork from the fanart contest will be posted on this website! Steampunk Universe by Erica Lange “An AU of Throne of Jade where Laurence and Temeraire come to China and find not just lots of dragons but airships. (Which I am now heartbroken to not have actually done in…

  • March Ask Naomi Q&A

    Every month going forward, bestselling author Naomi Novik will accept questions from her fans via her website and answer five of them. It has already begun. Below you will find Naomi’s answers from questions sent into the website in March 2012, but if you have any questions for her—about her work or craft of writing—visit…

  • A New Fantasy Anthology For Shawn

    As many of you know, I — Shawn Speakman — was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma last year. It was a rough year but I prevailed and now I’m healthier than ever. The problem is this: I didn’t have health insurance. I quickly gained a massive financial debt from the surgeries and treatment. But rather than…