The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 14 books · 2006 to 2022

Naomi Novik

FantasyHistorical fictionYoung adultHistorical and mythic fantasyCosy fantasyNaval adventureYA fantasy

Naomi Novik's Temeraire series puts dragons into the Napoleonic Wars, with Captain Will Laurence and his dragon as an aerial partnership. Her Scholomance trilogy follows El, a sardonic student at a deadly school of magic.

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Naomi Novik books in order

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Temeraire

9 books · Set in the Napoleonic worldHistorical and mythic fantasyNaval adventure
  1. 1His Majesty's Dragon2006With Will Laurence and TemeraireBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Throne of Jade2006With Will Laurence and TemeraireBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Black Powder War2006With Will Laurence and TemeraireBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Empire of Ivory2007With Will Laurence and TemeraireBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Victory of Eagles2008With Will Laurence and TemeraireBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Tongues of Serpents2010With Will Laurence and TemeraireBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Crucible of Gold2012With Will Laurence and TemeraireBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Blood of Tyrants2013With Will Laurence and TemeraireBuy on Amazon
  9. 9League of Dragons2016With Will Laurence and TemeraireBuy on Amazon

Scholomance

3 books · Set in the ScholomanceYA fantasyCosy fantasy
  1. 1A Deadly Education2020With Galadriel "El" HigginsBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Last Graduate2021With Galadriel "El" HigginsBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Golden Enclaves2022With Galadriel "El" HigginsBuy on Amazon

Standalone

2 books · Set in invented worldsHistorical and mythic fantasy
  1. 1Uprooted2015With AgnieszkaBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Spinning Silver2018With Miryem MandelstamBuy on Amazon

Characters

10 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Aerial Corps

The Scholomance

Standalone leads