Garth Nix
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born
January 01, 1963
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male
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Melbourne, Australia
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Science Fiction & Fantasy
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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 boot 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,...more
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Sabriel (The Abhorsen Trilogy, #1) by Garth Nix avg rating 4.22 — 6,702 ratings — published 1995 43 editions |
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Abhorsen (The Abhorsen Trilogy, #3) by Garth Nix avg rating 4.26 — 4,245 ratings — published 2003 28 editions |
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Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr (The Abhorsen Trilogy, #2) by Garth Nix avg rating 4.25 — 4,171 ratings — published 2001 33 editions |
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Mister Monday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #1) by Garth Nix avg rating 3.82 — 2,340 ratings — published 2003 24 editions |
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Grim Tuesday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #2) by Garth Nix avg rating 3.86 — 1,815 ratings — published 2004 17 editions |
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Drowned Wednesday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #3) by Garth Nix avg rating 3.88 — 1,744 ratings — published 2005 18 editions |
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Sir Thursday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #4) by Garth Nix avg rating 3.98 — 1,539 ratings — published 2006 14 editions |
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Lady Friday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #5) by Garth Nix avg rating 3.92 — 1,305 ratings — published 2007 8 editions |
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Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories by Garth Nix avg rating 3.56 — 1,267 ratings — published 2005 11 editions |
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Shade's Children by Garth Nix avg rating 3.79 — 1,027 ratings — published 1997 11 editions |
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"Does the walker choose the path or the path choose the walker?"
— Garth Nix (Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr)
— Garth Nix (Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr)
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