Garth Nix
Garth Nix is an Australian author known for his contributions to fantasy literature. He is best known for the Old Kingdom series, which includes "Sabriel," "Lirael," and "Abhorsen," as well as the Keys to the Kingdom series, featuring "Mister Monday" and "Drowned Wednesday." Nix's works often blend elements of magic and adventure, appealing to both young adult and adult readers.
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Books by Garth Nix
7 books available
Castle
by Garth Nix
3.9(6,155)
Banished from the Castle's light and helped by an Icecarl warrior, a Chosen must face the frozen lands to find his world's secrets and a legendary sunstone.
Mister Monday
by Garth Nix
3.8(35,168)
An ordinary boy, Arthur Penhaligon, is pulled into an otherworldly House by a mysterious clock hand and a plague. He finds he is the chosen heir, destined to fight cosmic beings and save reality, one day at a time.
Sabriel
by Garth Nix
4.2(184,931)
A young woman must cross into a land haunted by the Dead and ruled by rogue magic to rescue her father, the legendary Abhorsen, before darkness consumes them all.
Drowned Wednesday
by Garth Nix
3.9(25,032)
Whisked from a hospital bed to a pirate ship on a magical sea, Arthur Penhaligon must brave swashbuckling battles, monstrous leviathans, and the encroaching 'Nothing' to claim the Third Key and save countless realms from oblivion.
Abhorsen
by Garth Nix
4.2(113,821)
Lirael, the new Abhorsen-in-Waiting, gathers her allies to confront an ancient evil, Orannis, in the realms of Life and Death before it destroys the world.
Lirael
by Garth Nix
4.3(107,249)
A Clayr maiden, ostracized by her lack of the Sight, must embrace her unique destiny and a mysterious talking dog to confront an ancient evil threatening the Old Kingdom.
Clariel
by Garth Nix
3.8(21,477)
Trapped in a city of crumbling magic and dangerous secrets, a young woman yearns for the wild freedom of the forest, only to discover her own untamed power might be the key to both her escape and the city's undoing.