Garth Nix
Garth Nix is an Australian author best known for his young adult fantasy novels, especially the Old Kingdom, Seventh Tower and Keys to the Kingdom series. He is a long-time Pratchett fan and has appeared as a guest on Pratchat.
Books
This list isn’t exhaustive, but lists most of Nix’s works likely to appeal to Pratchett fans, or discussed in episodes of podcasts indexed by this wiki. For a more complete bibliography, including individual short stories, see Nix’s Wikipedia entry.
| Title | Publication Date | Series | Series # | Wikipedia link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ragwitch | 1990 | The Ragwitch | |||
| Sabriel | 1995 | The Old Kingdom | 1 | Sabriel | |
| Shade's Children | 1997 | Shade's Children | |||
| The Fall | 2000 | The Seventh Tower | 1 | The Fall | |
| Castle | 2000 | The Seventh Tower | 2 | The Fall | |
| Aenir | 2001 | The Seventh Tower | 3 | The Fall | |
| Above the Veil | 2001 | The Seventh Tower | 4 | The Fall | |
| Into Battle | 2001 | The Seventh Tower | 5 | The Fall | |
| The Violet Keystone | 2001 | The Seventh Tower | 6 | The Fall | |
| Lirael | 2001 | The Old Kingdom | 2 | Lirael | |
| Abhorsen | 2003 | The Old Kingdom | 3 | Abhorsen | |
| Mister Monday | 2003 | The Keys to the Kingdom | 1 | Mister Monday | |
| Grim Tuesday | 2004 | The Keys to the Kingdom | 2 | Grim Tuesday | |
| Drowned Wednesday | 2005 | The Keys to the Kingdom | 3 | Drowned Wednesday | |
| Sir Thursday | 2006 | The Keys to the Kingdom | 4 | Sir Thursday | |
| Lady Friday | 2007 | The Keys to the Kingdom | 5 | Lady Friday | |
| Superior Saturday | 2008 | The Keys to the Kingdom | 6 | Superior Saturday | |
| Lord Sunday | 2010 | The Keys to the Kingdom | 7 | Lord Sunday | |
| Troubletwisters | 2011 | Troubletwisters | 1 | Troubletwisters | Co-authored with Sean Williams. Also published as The Magic. |
| The Monster | 2012 | Troubletwisters | 2 | Troubletwisters | Co-authored with Sean Williams. |
| A Confusion of Princes | 2012 | A Confusion of Princes | |||
| The Mystery | 2013 | Troubletwisters | 3 | Troubletwisters | Co-authored with Sean Williams. |
| The Missing | 2014 | Troubletwisters | 4 | Troubletwisters | Co-authored with Sean Williams. |
| Clariel | 2014 | The Old Kingdom | 4 | Clariel | A prequel set centuries before Sabriel. |
| Newt's Emerald | 2015 | ||||
| Goldenhand | 2016 | The Old Kingdom | 5 | Goldenhand | A sequel to Clariel. |
| Have Sword, Will Travel | 2017 | Have Sword, Will Travel | 1 | Co-authored with Sean Williams. | |
| Frogkisser! | 2017 | Noted in his Pratchat appearance as possibly his most Pratchetty novel. | |||
| Let Sleeping Dragons Lie | 2018 | Have Sword, Will Travel | 2 | Co-authored with Sean Williams. | |
| Angel Mage | 2019 | Angel Mage | |||
| The Left-Handed Booksellers of London | 2020 | The Left-Handed Booksellers of London | 1 | ||
| Terciel and Elinor | 2021 | The Old Kingdom | 6 | Sabriel | A prequel about Sabriel’s parents. |
| The Sinister Booksellers of Bath | 2023 | The Left-Handed Booksellers of London | 2 | ||
| Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz | 2023 | Collection of mostly previously-published short fiction about these characters. |
Adaptations
None of Nix’s novels have been adapted for other media...yet! There’s been talk for many years about the possibility of films or television based on the Old Kingdom books, but so far nothing has come of it.
Podcast episodes
Garth doesn't host any podcasts, but has appeared on many. We’ll just include the ones that are Pratchett relevant here.
As guest
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-17 | Sydney Opera House Talks & Ideas | “Terry Pratchett in Conversation with Garth Nix” | mixcloud.com[1] |
| 2022-01-08 | Pratchat | “Boffoing the Winter Slayer” | pratchatpodcast.com |
More to be added.
External links
- garthnix.com - official website
- Garth Nix on Wikipedia
Footnotes
- ↑ Not technically a podcast, but a recording of a live event - and sadly no longer available, though it was in early 2022! We’re looking for another source.