Newport City#
| Title |
Published |
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| Fleshers |
2018 |
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Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
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| Remembered Presences |
2019 |
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| Monsters: A Reckoning |
2021 |
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Poetry Collections#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Blue Gate |
1997 |
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| Attempts at Being |
2002 |
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| The Common Flesh |
2005 |
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| Theatre |
2008 |
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| New and Selected Poems 1991-2017 |
2017 |
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Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
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| Navigatio |
1996 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| Black Spring |
2012 |
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| The River and the Book |
2015 |
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The Books of Pellinor Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Friendship |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Bone Queen |
2016 |
Buy |
| Die Gabe |
2002 |
N/A |
| The Gift / The Naming |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Riddle |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Crow |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Singing |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Island |
2017 |
N/A |
Alison Croggon is an Australian writer who works across fantasy fiction, poetry, literary criticism, and theater writing. She is best known internationally for The Books of Pellinor, a young adult fantasy series that has been translated into multiple languages. The series follows Maerad, a young woman who discovers powerful abilities tied to an ancient tradition of singing magic.
Croggon is also an accomplished poet, with five poetry collections published between 1997 and 2017. Her non-fiction includes works on theater and culture, and her standalone novels Black Spring (2012) and The River and the Book (2015) show her range beyond young adult fantasy. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Alison Croggon written?
Alison Croggon has written nineteen books across six series.
What was Alison Croggon's first book?
Alison Croggon’s first book is Navigatio, published in 1996.
What are The Books of Pellinor about?
The Books of Pellinor is a young adult fantasy series that follows Maerad, a young woman who discovers she has magical abilities called the Speech. Set in the fictional world of Edil-Amarandh, the series draws on musical and linguistic themes, with Maerad’s powers tied to an ancient form of singing magic.