Wikipedia (online encyclopedia), viewed on 2 March 2010 Naomi Novik (Naomi Novik (born April 30, 1973) is an American novelist. She was born in New York in 1973. She studied English Literature at Brown University, and holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Columbia University. She participated in the design and development of the computer game Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide, until she discovered she preferred writing to game design. Novik is married to entrepreneur and writer Charles Ardai. They live in Manhattan) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page