***Check out the lovely new website for the Pellinor books, The Books of Pellinor , featuring author readings and interviews, background on the characters, Q&As and much more!***Unbelievably
fine, this book represents fantasy storytelling at its best.
- VOYA, US
Rich and passionate...Supremely
satisfying - KIRKUS
The Gift, (in
the US,
The Naming) the first volume of the Pellinor series by Alison
Croggon, was first published in 2002 by Penguin Books Australia.
In six months it sold out its first print run and was shortlisted for two
Aurealis Awards. Since then it's been published in the UK and in the States,
where The Naming has received critical raves and was named
a Top
Ten Teen Pick for 2005 by the editors at Amazon.com .
It has also been sold to Germany.
The hardcover US edition
of The Gift, The Naming, was released in May 2005. The paperback
came out in March 2006 and reprinted within a month. Part 2,
The Riddle, is released in Australia, the UK and the US. Part
3, The Crow, is out in Australia and the UK , and is due out in
hardback in October 2007 from Candlewick in the US. And the author
is presently writing Part 4, The Singing, the final in the series,
due for release in mid 2008.
For more information, visit alisoncroggon.com . There is also a Pellinor forum at SFF World . Alison Croggon's MySpace poetry page is here .
***And for news and updates on the Pellinor quartet, and possibly writing tips and other generalities, check out my new Books of Pellinor blog .
Praise for the Pellinor
series:
"[In The Riddle], Maerad's
tale continues, luminous, desperate and bold....Croggon's world is rich
and passionate, brimming with archetypal motifs but freshly splendorous
in its own right. Supremely satisfying." - Starred review, Kirkus, US
"An epic fantasy in the Tolkien
tradition, with a strong girl hero. . . . I couldn't put it down!"
- Tamora Pierce
"Croggon has created a world
that is both authentic and exotic, welcoming and frightening." - Starred
review, School Library Journal, US
"Compellingly readable, the
story offers the reader both richly developed characters and descriptive
prose that sparks the imagination. A plentitude of action and plot surprises
ensure a riveting read. Unbelievably fine, this book represents fantasy
storytelling at its best. This exemplary novel is sure to appeal to all
fantasy fans." - VOYA, US
"... a magical
story that is reminiscent of Tolkien. This is a tale with passionate, inspiring
characters, an enchanting protagonist and vividly described landscapes.
The Gift is a powerful story and marks the beginning of a series
of a great series of fantasy novels that will delight fans of Garth Nix." - The Bookseller, February 2004, UK
Publisher
Author Pages
Candlewick
Books
Walker
Books
Penguin
Books Australia
Links to buy the Books
The
Gift, The Riddle and The Crow(Walker Books, UK)
The
Gift, The Riddle and The Crow (Penguin Books Australia)
The
Naming and The Riddle (Candlewick Press, US)
All inquiries about the
books should be directed to Alison Croggon's agent Jenny
Darling and Associates
