Big news today in the fantasy world, as it’s revealed that newcomer fantasy writer Naomi Novik has had her debut series, Temeraire (which artfully combines talking dragons with the Napoleonic wars), optioned by Peter Jackson. An interview at Ain’t It Cool News shows that Jackson is quite enthusiastic about the property, and that he hopes to start WETA on some design work while he, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens get to work on developing screenplays.