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Garth Nix (born 1963) is an Australian author of young adult fantasy novels, most notably the Old Kingdom Series. Garth Nix is not a pseudonym.

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Biography

Nix was born in Melbourne, Australia, and spent his childhood in Canberra. He attended the University of Canberra from 1984-1986. Emerging in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in professional writing, Nix soon became heavily involved in the publishing industry after moving to Sydney, working his way up the corporate ladder until finally becoming a senior editor in 1991 with HarperCollins Australia. He left to travel overseas in 1993, returning to work in 1994 with an IT public relations and marketing firm which in 1996 led to him co-founding PR firm Gotley Nix Evans Pty Ltd. In 1999 he joined Curtis Brown, an Australian literary agency, as a part-time agent after a stint as a full-time writer in 1998. However, in 2002, Nix once more became a full-time writer. He has worked as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve, and as a bookseller, book sales representative, publicist, editor, marketing consultant and literary agent. His books are published around the world and have been translated into more than 28 languages. Nix's books have appeared on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, The Bookseller, The Australian and The Sunday Times.

He currently lives in Sydney with his wife, Anna, and his sons, Thomas and Edward Nix.

Published works

The Old Kingdom series

Also known as the Abhorsen Trilogy, this series charts the exploits of a family of necromancers whose skills are used for good.
  1. Sabriel (Sydney, HarperCollins, 1995; New York, HarperCollins, 1996; Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2001; London, HarperCollins, 2002)
  2. (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2001; New York, HarperCollins, 2001; London, HarperCollins, 2003)
  3. Abhorsen ([Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2003; New York, HarperCollins, 2003; London, HarperCollins, 2004)
  4. The Creature in the Case (2005), also found in the short story collection (2005)

Featuring a world veiled in darkness and two children destined to save it.
  1. The Fall (2000)
  2. Castle (2000)
  3. Aenir (2001)
  4. Above the Veil (2001)
  5. Into Battle (2001)
  6. The Violet Keystone (2001)

The adventures of Arthur Penhaligon.
  1. Mister Monday (2003)
  2. Grim Tuesday (2004)
  3. Drowned Wednesday (2005)
  4. Sir Thursday (2006)
  5. Lady Friday (2007)
  6. Superior Saturday
  7. Lord Sunday

Very Clever Baby series

right These books were essentially self-published and although aimed at "Very Clever Babies Aged 3-6 Months", some help is needed from parents with the long words such as "ichthyologist" used by the character Freddy the Fish. The first two were later republished by Text (an Australian independent publisher) in the middle 1990s, and 'Very Clever Baby's First Christmas' was first published by Text. All of them out of print (or nearly so) now, but may come back in some form, possibly an omnibus.

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