Garth Nix

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  • Bibliography:
    49 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1990
  • Latest Book:
    October 2024
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Full Series List in Order

The Keys To The Kingdom

1 - Mister Monday (Jul-2003)
2 - Grim Tuesday (Jan-2004)
3 - Drowned Wednesday (Mar-2006)
4 - Sir Thursday (Mar-2006)
5 - Lady Friday (Mar-2007)
6 - Superior Saturday (Feb-2010)
7 - Lord Sunday (Mar-2010)

The Old Kingdom

0.5 - Terciel and Elinor (Nov-2021)
1 - Sabriel (Nov-1996)
2 - Lirael (Apr-2001)
3 - Abhorsen (Jan-2003)
4 - Clariel (Oct-2014)
4.5 - The Creature in the Case (Sep-2016)
5 - Goldenhand (Oct-2016)

The Seventh Tower

1 - The Fall (Jul-2000)
2 - Castle (Sep-2000)
3 - Aenir (Jan-2001)
4 - Above the Veil (Apr-2001)
5 - Into Battle (Aug-2001)
6 - The Violet Keystone (Dec-2001)

Multi-Author Series List

Fairytale Retellings: The Frog Prince

Frogkisser! (Mar-2017)

The X-Files - Young Adult

1 - The Calusari (May-1997)

Book List in Order: 49 titles

  • The Ragwitch

    Beware the Ragwitch... As Julia and her brother, Paul, explore a deserted beach on Australia's northern coast, they find an enormous nest filled with the largest, strangest black feathers -- feathers that neither of them can identify. But there is...

  • Sabriel

    The Old Kingdom - 1

    Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who refuse to stay dead. But now her father, the Mage Abhorson, is missing, and Sabriel must cross into that world to f...

  • The Calusari

    The X-Files - Young Adult - 1

    First Charlie's little brother is killed by an oncoming train.Then his father dies in a bizarre accident.Both times,Charlie is present- watching.Is it just an eerie coincidence?>Mulder and Scully don't think so.Neither does Charlie's grandmother.Beli...

  • Shade's Children

    THE KEY TO SURVIVAL RESTS IN THE HANDS OF SHADE'S CHILDREN In a futuristic urban wasteland, evil Overlords have decreed that no child shall live a day past his fourteenth birthday. On that Sad Birthday, the child is the object of an obscene harves...

  • The Fall

    The Seventh Tower - 1

    The sky will fall Tal has lived his whole life in darkness. He has never left his home, a mysterious castle of seven towers. He does not see the threat that will tear apart his family and his world. But Tal cannot stay safe forever. When danger str...

  • Castle

    The Seventh Tower - 2

    Bestselling author Garth Nix's amazing Seventh Tower series is back--now with a great new look!

    The Dark World is a place of ice, wind, and fury. A veil of black covers the sky. In all the world, only the Castle shines with light. Tal and Mill...

  • Serena and the Sea Serpent

  • Aenir

    The Seventh Tower - 3

    Dream or nightmare? The dream world Aenir is not a safe place. One wrong step can lead to danger, entrapment...or death. Tal and Milla must fight their way through this shifting landscape. They are searching for the Codex, a magical object that wi...

  • Above the Veil

    The Seventh Tower - 4

    Bestselling author Garth Nix's amazing Seventh Tower series is back--now with a great new look!

    The Underfolk are restless. For a long time, they have kept quiet, occupying the lower levels of the Castle. But now they are going to be heard... ...



  • Lirael

    The Old Kingdom - 2

    Who is Lirael? Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Now, two years past the time when she should have received the Sight that is the Clayr's birthright, she feels alone, abandoned, unsure of who she is. Nevertheless, the fate of ...

  • Into Battle

    The Seventh Tower - 5

    The Dark World is in danger, for the Veil is vulnerable. War is soon to come. On one side are Tal and the Underfolk rebels, struggling valiantly for freedom. On another side are Milla and the Icecarls, preparing to assault the Castle in order to pres...

  • The Violet Keystone

    The Seventh Tower - 6

    Tal and Milla are only one step away from death. Evil is only one step away from triumph. An old war is made new again. The ultimate power is up for grabs. As shadows rage, ancient spells return, illusion reigns and corruption threatens. The search ...

  • Abhorsen

    The Old Kingdom - 3

    Orannis the Destroyer has been freed and only Lirael, newly come into her inheritance as the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, has any chance of stopping it. She and her companions--Sam, the Disreputable Dog, and Mogget--have to take that chance. If Orannis's uns...

  • Mister Monday

    The Keys To The Kingdom - 1

    Arthur Penhaligon is not supposed to be a hero. He is supposed to die an early death. But then his life is saved by a key shaped like the minute hand of a clock. Arthur is safe - but his world is not. Along with the key comes a plague brought by ...

  • Grim Tuesday

    The Keys To The Kingdom - 2

    On the second day, there was darkness. ARTHUR PENHALIGON didn't think he would ever have to return to the very strange house that nearly killed him on Monday -- the house that contains a fantastical and sinister realm inside. But the next day bri...

  • Across the Wall

    Nicholas Sayre will do anything to get across the Wall. Thoughts of Lirael and Sam haunt his dreams, and he has come to realize that his destiny lies with them, in the Old Kingdom. But here in Ancelstierre, Nick faces an obstacle that is not entir...

  • Drowned Wednesday

    The Keys To The Kingdom - 3

    On the third day, there were pirates WEDNESDAY has rolled around, and Arthur Penhaligon has an invitation to return to the House that he can't refuse. Drowned Wednesday has sent a ship to pick him up from the hospital . . . even though his hometown ...

  • Sir Thursday

    The Keys To The Kingdom - 4

    On the fourth day there was war... Following their adventures in the Border Sea, Arthur and Leaf head for home. But only Leaf gets through the Front Door. Arthur is blocked because someone . . . or something . . . has assumed his identity and is taki...

  • Lady Friday

    The Keys To The Kingdom - 5

    On the fifth day, there was fear. Four of the seven Trustees have been defeated and their Keys taken, but for Arthur, the week is still getting worse. Suzy Blue and Fred Gold Numbers have been captured by the Piper, and his New Nithling army still c...



  • Beyond the Sea Gate of the Scholar-Pirates of Sarskoe

    in Fast Ships, Black Sails

    Do you love the sound of a peg leg stomping across a quarterdeck? Or maybe you prefer a parrot on your arm, a strong wind at your back? Adventure, treasure, intrigue, humor, romance, danger -- and, yes, plunder. Oh, the Devil does love a pirate -- an...

  • One Beastly Beast

    One beastly beast that's more than meets the eye. Two aliens with slimy tentacles and too many eyes fixed on adopting a human son. Three inventors and a sea serpent, a princess, an orphanage, and two ships full of pirates. Four fantastic tal...

  • Superior Saturday

    The Keys To The Kingdom - 6

    On the sixth day, there was sorcery. ARTHUR PENHALIGAN HAS wrested five of the Keys from their immortal guardians, the Trustees of the Will. But gaining the Sixth Key poses a greater challenge than any he has faced before. Superior Saturday is not j...

  • Lord Sunday

    The Keys To The Kingdom - 7

    Seven days. Seven keys. Seven virtues. Seven sins. In this thrilling conclusion to Garth Nix's Keys to the Kingdom series, Arthur Penhaligon must complete his quest to save the Kingdom he is heir to...and Arthur's world....

  • The Highest Justice

    in Zombies Vs. Unicorns

    It's a question as old as time itself: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? In this anthology, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (unicorn and zombie, respectively), strong arguments are made for both sides in the form of short sto...

  • A Confusion of Princes

    You'd think being a Prince in a vast intergalactic empire would be about as good as it gets. Particularly when Princes are faster, smarter, and stronger than normal humans. Not to mention being mostly immortal. But it isn't as great as it sounds. ...

  • Fire Above, Fire Below

    From bestselling fantasy author Garth Nix (Abhorsen Trilogy) comes "Fire Above, Fire Below" a Tor.com Original short story.Don't miss Nix's fantastic tale concerning the crisis caused by the dying of a dragon living below a major city, and the pact...

  • Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz

    Sir Hereward. Knight, artillerist, swordsman. Mercenary for hire. Ill-starred lover. Mister Fitz. Puppet, sorcerer, loremaster. Practitioner of arcane arts now mostly and thankfully forgotten. Former nursemaid to Hereward. Sir Hereward and Mist...

  • Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case

  • Clariel

    The Old Kingdom - 4

    Clariel is the daughter of the one of the most notable families in the Old Kingdom, with blood relations to the Abhorsen and, most importantly, to the King. When her family moves to the city of Belisaere, there are rumors that her mother is next in l...



  • Cranky Ladies of History

    Warriors, pirates, murderers and queens... Throughout history, women from all walks of life have had good reason to be cranky. Some of our most memorable historical figures were outspoken, dramatic, brave, feisty, rebellious and downright ornery. Cra...

  • A Handful of Ashes

  • To Hold the Bridge

    An entertaining short-story collection from bestselling fantasy author Garth Nix, including an Old Kingdom novella, a short story set in the same world as "Shade's Children," and another story set in the world of "A Confusion of Princes." Garth Ni...

  • Newt's Emerald

    When Lady Truthful's magical Newington Emerald disappears on her eighteenth birthday. she sets off to London to recover the missing gem. Her plan entails dressing up as a man, mustache included, as no well-bred young lady should be seen out and about...

  • The Creature in the Case

    The Old Kingdom - 4.5

    The Creature in the Case delves deeper into New York Times bestselling author Garth Nix’s Old Kingdom. Fans of Rae Carson, Kristin Cashore, Scott Westerfeld, and Cassandra Clare will be enthralled by this rich fantasy world.Nicholas Sayre has just ...

  • Goldenhand - The Old Kingdom 5

  • Goldenhand

    The Old Kingdom - 5

    GOLDENHAND takes place six months after the events of ABHORSEN and follows the novella NICHOLAS SAYRE AND THE CREATURE IN THE CASE, which is featured in ACROSS THE WALL. Lirael lost one of her hands in the binding of Orannis, but now she has a new...

  • Frogkisser!

    Fairytale Retellings: The Frog Prince

    Poor Princess Anya. Forced to live with her evil stepmother's new husband, her evil stepstepfather. Plagued with an unfortunate ability to break curses with a magic-assisted kiss. And forced to go on the run when her stepstepfather decides to make th...

  • Second Round

    For thousands of years the immortal Gilgamesh has presided over the legendary Ur-Bar, witnessing history unfold from within its walls. Some days it is a rural tavern, others a fashionable wine shop. It may appear as a hidden speakeasy or take on the ...

  • Let Sleeping Dragons Lie



  • Angel Mage

    More than a century has passed since Liliath crept into the empty sarcophagus of Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara. But she emerges from her magical sleep still beautiful, looking no more than nineteen, and once again renews her single-min...

  • Dislocation Space

    From the international bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy comes Garth Nix's "Dislocation Space", a Tor.com Original. A Soviet political prisoner is ordered to use her unique talents to explore a strange scientific phenomenon in this i...

  • The Case of the Somewhat Mythic Sword

    From the international bestselling fantasy author Garth Nix (The Abhorsen Trilogy, The Keys to the Kingdom) comes a Tor.com Original short story "The Case of the Somewhat Mythic Sword."Sir Magnus Holmes, cousin to the more famous Sherlock, is asked t...

  • The Necessary Arthur

    The Necessary Arthur, a Tor.com Original, is a delightful science fantasy novelette from international bestselling author Garth Nix.Some days you find out that the world is nothing like what you think it is.An archaeologist named Tamara working near ...

  • The Left-Handed Booksellers of London

    A girl’s quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world. From the bestselling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix. In a sli...

  • Terciel and Elinor

    The Old Kingdom - 0.5

    Bestselling novelist Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom for the never-before-told love story of Sabriel’s parents, Terciel and Elinor, and the charter magic that brought them together -- and threatened to tear them apart. A long-awaited prequel t...

  • The Sisters of Saint Nicola of The Almost Perpetual Motion vs the Lurch

    A new short story from Garth Nix, best-selling author of the Old Kingdom series.In this raucous, steampunk tale a sacred order of scientist nuns battle against vicious Invaders from Mars and their murderous machines in an ongoing conflict that has la...

  • The Sinister Booksellers of Bath

    Return to the enchanting world of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London in this sequel by Garth Nix, bestselling master of teen fantasy, where once again a team of booksellers must fight to keep dangerous magic under cover before the stuff of legends...

  • Christmas and Other Horrors

    Hugo Award winning editor, and horror legend, Ellen Datlow presents this chilling horror anthology of 18 original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe, featuring chillers by Tananarive Due, Stephe...

  • We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlords

    From master storyteller Garth Nix, the chilling story of a strange object that falls into the wrong hands and has the potential to destroy the world. Perfect for fans of STRANGER THINGS and THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH.It's not fair. Kim's always lived in ...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Garth Nix has published 49 books.

Garth Nix does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlords, was published in October 2024.

The first book by Garth Nix, The Ragwitch, was published in January 1990.

Yes. Garth Nix has 3 series.
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