Garth Nix was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia, to the sound of the Salvation Army band outside playing 'Hail the Conquering Hero Comes' or possibly 'Roll Out the Barrel'. Garth left Melbourne at an early age for Canberra (the federal capital) and stayed there till he was nineteen, when he left to drive around the UK in a beat-up Austin with a trunk full of books and a Silver-Reed typewriter.
Despite a wheel literally falling off the Austin, Garth survived to return to Australia and study at the University of Canberra. After finishing his degree in 1986 he worked in a bookshop, then as a book publicist, a publisher's sales representative, and editor. Along the way he was also a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve, serving in an Assault Pioneer platoon for four years. Garth left publishing to work as a public relations and marketing consultant from 1994-1997, till he became a full-time writer in 1998. He did that for a year before becoming a part-time literary agent in 1999. In January 2002 Garth went back to writing full time again, despite his belief that full-time writing explains the strange behaviour of many authors.
Garth currently lives in a beach suburb of Sydney, with his wife Anna, a publisher.
Series
Old Kingdom / Abhorsen
1. Sabriel (1996)
2. Lirael (2001)
3. Abhorsen (2003)
3.5. The Creature in the Case (2005)
4. Clariel (2012)
5. Goldenhand (2016)
The Abhorsen Trilogy Box Set (omnibus) (2005)
Old Kingdom Trilogy Box Set (omnibus) (2005)
The Abhorsen Chronicles (omnibus) (2008)
The Keys to the Kingdom, Books 1-4 (omnibus) (2009)
The Old Kingdom Collection (omnibus) (2014)
To Hold the Bridge (2015)
1. Sabriel (1996)
2. Lirael (2001)
3. Abhorsen (2003)
3.5. The Creature in the Case (2005)
4. Clariel (2012)
5. Goldenhand (2016)
The Abhorsen Trilogy Box Set (omnibus) (2005)
Old Kingdom Trilogy Box Set (omnibus) (2005)
The Abhorsen Chronicles (omnibus) (2008)
The Keys to the Kingdom, Books 1-4 (omnibus) (2009)
The Old Kingdom Collection (omnibus) (2014)
To Hold the Bridge (2015)
Seventh Tower
1. The Fall (2000)
2. Castle (2000)
3. Aenir (2001)
4. Above The Veil (2000)
5. Into Battle (2000)
6. The Violet Keystone (2001)
The Seventh Tower: Volumes 4 - 6 (omnibus) (2001)
The Seventh Tower: Volumes 1 - 3 (omnibus) (2004)
1. The Fall (2000)
2. Castle (2000)
3. Aenir (2001)
4. Above The Veil (2000)
5. Into Battle (2000)
6. The Violet Keystone (2001)
The Seventh Tower: Volumes 4 - 6 (omnibus) (2001)
The Seventh Tower: Volumes 1 - 3 (omnibus) (2004)
Keys to the Kingdom
1. Mister Monday (2003)
2. Grim Tuesday (2004)
3. Drowned Wednesday (2004)
4. Sir Thursday (2006)
5. Lady Friday (2007)
6. Superior Saturday (2008)
7. Lord Sunday (2010)
1. Mister Monday (2003)
2. Grim Tuesday (2004)
3. Drowned Wednesday (2004)
4. Sir Thursday (2006)
5. Lady Friday (2007)
6. Superior Saturday (2008)
7. Lord Sunday (2010)
Troubletwisters (with Sean Williams)
1. Troubletwisters (2011)
2. The Monster (2012)
3. The Mystery (2013)
4. The Missing (2014)
aka Missing, Presumed Evil
1. Troubletwisters (2011)
2. The Monster (2012)
3. The Mystery (2013)
4. The Missing (2014)
aka Missing, Presumed Evil
Have Sword, Will Travel (with Sean Williams)
1. Have Sword, Will Travel (2017)
2. Let Sleeping Dragons Lie (2018)
1. Have Sword, Will Travel (2017)
2. Let Sleeping Dragons Lie (2018)
Novels
The Ragwitch (1991)
Shade's Children (1997)
A Confusion of Princes (2012)
Newt's Emerald (2015)
Frogkisser! (2017)
Shade's Children (1997)
A Confusion of Princes (2012)
Newt's Emerald (2015)
Frogkisser! (2017)
Collections
Kids' Night In (2003) (with Eoin Colfer, Annie Dalton, Michael Morpurgo, Darren Shan and Jacqueline Wilson)
Across the Wall (2005)
One Beastly Beast (2007)
Midnight Feast (2011) (with Meg Cabot, Eoin Colfer, Anthony Horowitz, Louise Rennison and Darren Shan)
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz (2011)
Across the Wall (2005)
One Beastly Beast (2007)
Midnight Feast (2011) (with Meg Cabot, Eoin Colfer, Anthony Horowitz, Louise Rennison and Darren Shan)
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz (2011)
Graphic Novels
Novellas
Series contributed to
Spirit Animals
3. Blood Ties (2014) (with Sean Williams)
Hunted / Wild Born / Blood Ties (omnibus) (2014) (with Brandon Mull, Maggie Stiefvater and Sean Williams)
Wild Born, Hunted, Blood Ties, Fire and Ice, Against the Tide (omnibus) (2015) (with Shannon Hale, Brandon Mull, Maggie Stiefvater, Tui T Sutherland and Sean Williams)
3. Blood Ties (2014) (with Sean Williams)
Hunted / Wild Born / Blood Ties (omnibus) (2014) (with Brandon Mull, Maggie Stiefvater and Sean Williams)
Wild Born, Hunted, Blood Ties, Fire and Ice, Against the Tide (omnibus) (2015) (with Shannon Hale, Brandon Mull, Maggie Stiefvater, Tui T Sutherland and Sean Williams)
Anthologies containing stories by Garth Nix
Short stories
From the Lighthouse (1998) | |||
Hansel's Eyes (2000) |
Garth Nix recommends

The Book of Three (1964)
(Chronicles of Prydain, book 1)
Lloyd Alexander
"Lloyd Alexander is the true high king of fantasy."

The Brotherhood of Pirates (2007)
William Gilkerson
"A wonderful adventure... I heartily recommend this book."

Cuttlefish (2012)
(Cuttlefish, book 1)
Dave Freer
"Dave Freer always delivers compelling, fast-moving and addictive fantasy adventures."

Nightborn (2015)
(Thrones and Bones, book 2)
Lou Anders
"A fun, fast-paced, and highly enjoyable series."

The Stars Askew (2016)
(Caeli-Amur, book 2)
Rjurik Davidson
"A lyrical and evocative novel of ancient magic, minotaurs and myth; of dreams and nightmares, sacrifice and redemption. Highly recommended."
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