Garth Nix
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 Garth Nix at the 2012 Texas Book Festival. |
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| Born | 19 July 1963 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genres | Fantasy |
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Garth Nix (born 19 July 1963) is an Australian author of young adult fantasy novels, most notably the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the perfect name for a writer of fantasy. However, it is my real name."[1]
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Biography [edit]
Born in Melbourne, Nix was raised in Canberra. Subsequent to a period working for the Australian Government, he traveled in Europe before returning to Australia in 1983 and undertaking a BA in professional writing between 1984 and 1986 at the University of Canberra. He worked in a Canberra bookshop after graduation, before moving to Sydney in 1987, where he worked his way up in the publishing field. He was a sales rep and publicist before becoming a Senior editor at HarperCollins. In 1993 he commenced further travel in Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe before becoming a full-time marketing consultant, founding his own company Gotley Nix Evans Pty Ltd.[2]
In addition to his work as a fantasy novelist, Nix has written a number of scenarios and articles for the role playing field, including those for Dungeons & Dragons and Traveller. These have appeared in related publications such as White Dwarf, Multiverse and Breakout!. He has also written case studies, articles and news items in the information technology field, his work appearing in publications such as Computerworld and PCWorld.[2]
Nix lives with wife Anna, a publisher, and son Thomas Henry in Sydney in Australia.[3]
Bibliography [edit]
The Old Kingdom series [edit]
Also known as the Abhorsen Trilogy
- 1995 Sabriel
- 2001 Lirael
- 2003 Abhorsen
- 2014 Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen[4] As of 2013 the draft of the book counts 120.000 words and is in the process of being edited.
Companion Books and Works [edit]
- 2005 The Creature in the Case (especially produced for World Book Day) – Now also released as part of the collection below.
- 2005 (UK 2006) Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories (The only Abhorsen story included is "The Creature in the Case", however)
- 2009 The Old Kingdom Chronicles (titled The Abhorsen Chronicles in the United States) – First three Abhorsen books and The Creature in the Case
- 2009 "An Extract of the Journal of Idrach the Lesser Necromancer" – Released on oldkingdom.com.au[5]
- 2010 To Hold the Bridge (released in an anthology titled Legends of Australian Fantasy, edited by Jack Dann and Jonathan Strahan)[6]
The Seventh Tower series [edit]
- 2000 The Fall
- 2000 Castle
- 2001 Aenir
- 2001 Above the Veil
- 2001 Into Battle
- 2001 The Violet Keystone
The Keys to the Kingdom series [edit]
- 2003 Mister Monday
- 2004 Grim Tuesday
- 2005 Drowned Wednesday
- 2006 Sir Thursday
- 2007 Lady Friday
- 2008 Superior Saturday
- 2010 Lord Sunday
Very Clever Baby series [edit]
These books were essentially self-published (though later republished by Text Media in Melbourne) 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.
- 1988 Very Clever Baby's First Reader
- 1988 Very Clever Baby's Ben Hur
- 1992 Very Clever Baby's Guide to the Greenhouse Effect
- 1998 Very Clever Baby's First Christmas
Troubletwisters series [edit]
A collaboration with Sean Williams.[7]
- Troubletwisters (2011)
- The Monster (2012)
- The Mystery (June 2013)
Other works [edit]
- 1990 The Ragwitch
- 1997 Shade's Children
- 2000 Serena and the Sea Serpent (in Aussie Bites series)
- 2005 "Read It in the Headlines!" in Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales (ed. Robert Hood, Robin Pen)
- 2007 "Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again" in Jim Baen's Universe April 2007 (ed. Mike Resnick, Eric Flint)
- 2007 One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales — a book of short stories for younger readers, including Serena and the Sea
- 2008 "Beyond the Sea Gate of the Scholar Pirates of Sarskoe" in Fast Ships, Black Sails (ed Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer)
- 2010 "A Suitable Present for a Sorcerous Puppet" in Swords and Dark Magic (ed Lou Anders, Jonathan Strahan)
- 2011 Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Three Adventures — A collection of "Sir Hereward...", "Beyond the Sea Gate..." and "A Suitable Present..." in one Kindle E-book
- 2012 A Confusion of Princes — a young adult space opera novel [1]
References [edit]
- ^ Nix, Garth (2007). Across the Wall. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-722146-2.
- ^ a b Collins, Paul; Steven Paulsen & Sean McMullen (1998). The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. p. 134. ISBN 0-522-84771-4.
- ^ David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, ed. (2006). Year's Best Fantasy 6. Tachyon Publications. ISBN 10:1-892391-37-6 Check
|isbn=value (help). - ^ Garth Nix Official Website
- ^ oldkingdom.com.au – An Extract of the Journal of Idrach the Lesser Necromancer
- ^ "residence". Inside A Dog.
- ^ "Fantasy authors to collaborate on Troubletwisters". Hindustan Times. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Garth Nix |
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Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Garth Nix |
- Nix's Personal site
- Bibliography at SciFan
- Unofficial LiveJournal Fansite/Discussion Forum
- BookBanter interviews Garth Nix
- Garth Nix at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Official Old Kingdom Site
- Official Keys to the Kingdom Site
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