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'{{Infobox Writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]] --> | name = Garth Nix | image = GarthNix.jpg | imagesize = 250px | caption = | pseudonym = | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1963|7|19|}} | birthplace = Melbourne, Australia | deathdate = | deathplace = | occupation = Writer | nationality = | period = | genre = Fantasy | subject = | movement = | influences = | influenced = | signature = | website = http://www.garthnix.com/ }} '''Garth Nix''' (born 19 July 1963 in [[Melbourne]]) is an [[Australia]]n author of [[young adult literature|young adult]] [[fantasy]] novels, most notably the [[Old Kingdom series]], [[The Seventh Tower]] series, and [[The Keys to the Kingdom]] series. Garth Nix is not a [[pseudonym]]. He has frequently been asked this question and said, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the perfect name for a writer of fantasy. However, it is my real name."<ref>{{cite book |last= Nix |first= Garth |authorlink= Garth Nix |title= Across the Wall |year= 2007 |publisher= Harper Collins |isbn= 978-0-00-722146-2}}</ref> ==Bibliography==penis ===The [[Old Kingdom series]]=== ''Also known as the '''Abhorsen Trilogy''' (only in the USA & Canada) *1995 ''[[Sabriel]]'' *2001 ''[[Lirael]]'' *2003 ''[[Abhorsen]]'' *2010-2011 ''Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen''<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNKNKY3YXHEOS9W Garth Nix's Amazon Blog: Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen and two other books Permalink<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=garth+nix&init=quick#/walltowall.php?id=1274392302&banter_id=505153856&ref=nf]</ref> *2011 (untitled) ====Companion Books==== *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 Seventh Tower]] series=== *2000 ''[[The Fall (Garth Nix novel)|The Fall]]'' *2000 ''[[Castle (novel)|Castle]]'' *2001 ''[[Aenir]]'' *2001 ''[[Above the Veil]]'' *2001 ''[[Into Battle]]'' *2001 ''[[The Violet Keystone]]'' ===[[The Keys to the Kingdom]] series=== *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=== [[Image:CleverBenHur.JPG|right]] 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 "[[Ichthyology|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'' ===Other works=== *1990 ''[[The Ragwitch]]'' *1997 ''[[Shade's Children]]'' *2000 ''Serena and the Sea Serpent'' (in ''Aussie Bites'' series) *2007 ''One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales'' &mdash; a book of short stories for younger readers, including ''Serena and the Sea Serpent'' *2009 ''A Confusion of Princes'' &mdash; a forthcoming young adult [[space opera]] novel [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6486085.html?r] ==References== <references /> ==External links== {{commons|Garth Nix}} {{wikiquote}} *[http://www.garthnix.co.uk/ Official Site] *[http://www.garthnix.com Nix's Personal site] *[http://scifan.com/writers/nn/NixGarth.asp Bibliography] at [[SciFan]] *[http://members.ozemail.com.au/~garthnix Nix's old own homesite] *{{isfdb name|id=Garth_Nix|name=Garth Nix}} {{Garth Nix}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nix, Garth}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Australian children's writers]] [[Category:Australian fantasy writers]] [[cs:Garth Nix]] [[de:Garth Nix]] [[fa:گارت نیکس]] [[fr:Garth Nix]] [[nl:Garth Nix]] [[ja:ガース・ニクス]] [[pl:Garth Nix]] [[pt:Garth Nix]] [[ru:Никс, Гарт]] [[sk:Garth Nix]] [[fi:Garth Nix]] [[th:การ์ธ นิกซ์]]'