However, that step will also take her into a shadowy world of demonic creatures, deadly power, and a dangerous alliance with the dubious and infuriating Lord Carlston. She is about to make her curtsy to Queen Charlotte and step into Regency society. Thank you so much, Juliet – I hoped to create a story that brought something unusual to the genre! Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club is set in May 1812 and follows the adventures of Lady Helen Wrexhall. This is no ordinary Regency novel! Could you tell readers a bit about the story? I was delighted when Alison agreed to be interviewed for the blog.Īlison, congratulations on the new book. The US and UK editions have been released under the title The Dark Days Club. The Australian edition of Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club is available now from Angus & Robertson (an imprint of HarperCollins.) I was a little surprised to find it in the young adult section of the bookshop. But she has also written both science fiction and crime.
She is probably best known for the epic fantasy duology, Eon and Eona, both New York Times bestsellers. It has a secret underbelly in which powerful demonic presences lurk.Īlison Goodman is an internationally successful, award-winning Australian writer whose track record is an extremely versatile one. Lady Helen’s Regency England is not solely a place of fashion, court presentations, carefully managed social interactions and hopes of an advantageous marriage, though all are present in the story, along with a window into the lives of the less well-to-do. And of course, there’s the uncanny element, which sometimes verges on horror. I think this novel, and the sequels to come, is going to appeal to a very wide readership, as it combines meticulous research with great pacing and strong characterisation. I recently had the pleasure of reading Alison Goodman’s new novel, Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club, a heady and highly original blend of Regency romance and dark fantasy.
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