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Alison Goodman, photo credit Tania Jovanovic

Alison
Goodman

Alison Goodman is a Melbourne-based author of historical and fantasy fiction, most recently The Ill-Mannered Ladies series. Her other novels include the Dark Days Club trilogy, an award-winning mix of Regency adventure and dark fantasy, and Eon and Eona, a New York Times bestselling fantasy duology published in twenty countries. Alison has recently completed her PhD in creative arts, focusing on historical research and the Regency era, and can dance a mean English contra dance. She is fuelled by coffee and roast potatoes and will travel a long way for a good scone.

Alison Goodman is a Melbourne-based author of historical and fantasy fiction, most recently The Ill-Mannered Ladies series. Her other novels include the Dark Days Club trilogy, an award-winning mix of Regency adventure and dark fantasy, and Eon and Eona, a New York Times bestselling fantasy duology published in twenty countries. Alison has recently completed her PhD in creative arts, focusing on historical research and the Regency era, and can dance a mean English contra dance. She is fuelled by coffee and roast potatoes and will travel a long way for a good scone.

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