Alison Croggon books

Alison Croggon is an Australian author and poet best known for The Books of Pellinor, a young adult fantasy series, as well as her award-winning poetry and literary criticism.

Newport City

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Fleshers 2018 Buy

Non-Fiction

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Remembered Presences 2019 Buy
Monsters: A Reckoning 2021 Buy

Poetry Collections

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The Blue Gate 1997 Buy
Attempts at Being 2002 Buy
The Common Flesh 2005 Buy
Theatre 2008 Buy
New and Selected Poems 1991-2017 2017 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

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Navigatio 1996 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Black Spring 2012 Buy
The River and the Book 2015 Buy

The Books of Pellinor Reading Order

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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.

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