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Alison Goodman

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Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy

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Alison is the author of seven novels so far including the award winning Dark Days Club trilogy (aka as the Lady Helen trilogy) and EON and EONA, a New York Times Bestselling fantasy duology. Her upcoming novel --The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies-- is book 1 in a new series, and will be published in the USA, UK and Australia at the end of May 2023.

Alison lives in Australia and has recently completed her PhD, so can now call herself Dr Al.

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Hello Everybody,

My new novel, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies, is coming out at the end of May 2023 and it has the most brilliant US cover. A Giveaway will be starting on 1st Feb, so if you fancy a witty Regency adventure/mystery with twin spinster sisters who are 42 and not taking any nonsense, then check out the Ill-Mannered Ladies giveaway opportunity.
I've also revamped my website Read more of this blog post »

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Alison Goodman’s books

Average rating: 4.01 · 166,789 ratings · 16,282 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 62,758 ratings — published 2008 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eona: The Last Dragoneye (Eon, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 40,509 ratings — published 2011 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 19,741 ratings — published 2023 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Days Club (Lady Helen, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 20,336 ratings — published 2015 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Days Pact (Lady Helen, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 7,844 ratings — published 2017 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 5,143 ratings — published 2025 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Days Deceit (Lady Helen, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 4,997 ratings — published 2018 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Singing the Dogstar Blues 3.73 avg rating — 1,299 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lusus Naturae: A Lord Carlston Story (Lady Helen, #1.5) 3.49 avg rating — 982 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killing the Rabbit 3.48 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Singing the Dogstar Blues (1 book)
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Alison Goodman said: " An interesting, slightly odd-ball read. I enjoyed the commentary on the attitudes, manners and behaviour of the English high society between the Wars. The narrative is acerbic and witty. "

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Quotes by Alison Goodman (?)

“I found power in accepting the truth of who I am. It may not be a truth that others can accept, but I cannot live any other way. How would it be to live a lie every minute of your life.”
― Alison Goodman, Eon: Dragoneye Reborn

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“There was a saying that a man's true character was revealed in defeat. I thought it was also revealed in victory.”
― Alison Goodman, Eon: Dragoneye Reborn

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“Men were always quick to believe in the madness of women.”
― Alison Goodman, Eona: The Last Dragoneye

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