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September 8th, 2026: Massif (Standalone)

Asymmetrical (Short Stories/Novellas) was the most recently released book by Garth Nix, on May 21st, 2025.

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Garth Nix Stats: The highest rated book by Garth Nix on Book Notification is Abhorsen, the 3rd novel in the Old Kingdom series. The second-highest rated book is Goldenhand (Old Kingdom #7).

The most read book by Garth Nix on Book Notification is Sabriel, the first novel in the Old Kingdom series. The second most read book is Lirael (Old Kingdom #2).

Below is a complete list of Garth Nix books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Garth Nix is the Old Kingdom Series.

List of Old Kingdom Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.3
Sabriel
1995
Go
2
8.4
Lirael
2001
Go
3
8.8
Abhorsen
2003
Go
4
8.2
The Creature in the Case
2005
Go
5
7.7
Clairel
2014
Go
6
7.5
To Hold the Bridge
2015
Go
7
8
Doctor Crake Crosses the Wall
2016
8
8.5
Goldenhand
2016
Go
9
8.4
Terciel and Elinor
2021
Go

List of Old Kingdom Books in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.5
To Hold the Bridge
2015
Go
2
7.7
Clairel
2014
Go
3
8.4
Terciel and Elinor
2021
Go
4
8.3
Sabriel
1995
Go
5
8.4
Lirael
2001
Go
6
8.8
Abhorsen
2003
Go
7
8.2
The Creature in the Case
2005
Go
8
8.5
Goldenhand
2016
Go
9
8
Doctor Crake Crosses the Wall
2016

To Hold the Bridge is a short story within a collection.

List of Have Sword, Will Travel Books in Publication Order (with Sean Williams)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Have Sword, Will Travel
2017
Go
2
8
Let Sleeping Dragons Lie
2018
Go

List of Left-Handed Booksellers of London Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.6
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
2020
Go
2
7.5
The Sinister Booksellers of Bath
2023
Go

List of The Keys to the Kingdom Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Mister Monday
2003
Go
2
7.3
Grim Tuesday
2004
Go
3
8
Drowned Wednesday
2004
Go
4
8
Sir Thursday
2006
Go
5
8
Lady Friday
2007
Go
6
7.3
Superior Saturday
2008
Go
7
7
Lord Sunday
2010
Go

List of The Seventh Tower Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
The Fall
2000
Go
2
8
Castle
2000
Go
3
8
Aenir
2000
Go
4
7
Above the Veil
2001
Go
5
7
Into Battle
2001
Go
6
7
The Violet Keystone
2001
Go

List of Shade's Children Books in Publication Order

Follows teens living in a world after a major catastrophe.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
5
Shade's Children
1997
Go

List of Troubletwisters Books in Publication Order (with Sean Williams)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2
Troubletwisters
2011
Go
2
The Monster
2011
Go
3
The Mystery
2013
Go
4
The Missing
2014
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Ragwitch
1990
Go
2
7
A Confusion of Princes
2012
Go
3
Newt's Emerald
2013
Go
4
10
Frogkisser!
2017
Go
5
7
Angel Mage
2019
Go
6
We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord
2024
Go
7
Massif
2026
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Fire Above, Fire Below
2013
Go
2
Dislocation Space
2019
Go
3
8
The Case of the Somewhat Mythic Sword
2020
Go
4
The Necessary Arthur
2020
Go
5
7
The Sisters of Saint Nicola of The Almost Perpetual Motion vs the Lurch
2022
Go
6
Asymmetrical
2025
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.5
Across the Wall: Tales of the Old Kingdom and Beyond
2005
Go
2
8
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz
2006
Go
3
One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales
2007
Go
4
7.5
To Hold the Bridge
2015
Go

List of Aussie Bites Books in Publication Order

Fun, colorful stories about kids' school adventures and imaginary creatures.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Nathan And The Ice Rockets (By: Debra Oswald)
1998
Go
2
Frank & The Emergency Joke (By: Debra Oswald)
2000
Go
3
Serena and the Sea Serpent
2000
Go
4
Frank and the Secret Club (By: Debra Oswald)
2005
Go
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List of The X-Files: Young Adult Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Bad Sign (By: Neal Shusterman)
1996
Go
2
The Calusari
1997
Go
3
Eve (By: Ellen Steiber)
1997
Go
4
Our Town (By: Eric Elfman)
1997
Go
5
Empathy (By: Ellen Steiber)
1997
Go
6
Fresh Bones (By: Les Martin)
1997
Go
7
Control (By: Cliff Nielsen, Everett Owens)
1997
Go
8
The Host (By: Les Martin)
1997
Go
9
7.7
Hungry Ghosts (By: Ellen Steiber)
1998
Go
10
Howlers (By: Everett Owens)
1998
Go
11
Dark Matter (By: Easton Royce)
1999
Go
12
Grotesque (By: Ellen Steiber)
1999
Go
13
Quarantine (By: Les Martin)
1999
Go
14
Regeneration (By: Everett Owens)
1999
Go
15
Haunted (By: Ellen Steiber)
2000
Go
16
Miracle Man ( By: Terry Bisson)
2000
Go
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List of Into Shadow Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
The Six Deaths of the Saint (By: Alix E. Harrow)
2022
Go
2
8
Undercover (By: Tamsyn Muir)
2022
Go
3
7
What the Dead Know (By: Nghi Vo)
2022
Go
4
5.3
The Garden (By: Tomi Adeyemi)
2022
Go
5
5.5
Persephone (By: Lev Grossman)
2022
Go
6
5.5
Out of the Mirror, Darkness
2022
Go
7
6
The Candles Are Burning (By: Veronica G. Henry)
2022
Go
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List of Best Horror of the Year Books in Publication Order

Sci-fi and horror anthologies featuring short-story collections.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
2009
Go
2
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
2010
Go
3
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
2011
Go
4
10
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
2012
Go
5
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
2013
Go
6
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
2014
Go
7
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
2015
Go
8
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
2016
Go
9
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
2017
Go
10
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
2018
Go
11
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
2018
Go
12
8
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
2019
Go
13
8
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
2020
Go
14
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
2021
Go
15
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
2022
Go
16
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
2024
Go
17
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
2024
Go
18
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
2025
Go
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List of Spirit Animals Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Wild Born (By: Brandon Mull)
2013
Go
2
Hunted ( By: Maggie Stiefvater)
2014
Go
3
Blood Ties (With: Sean Williams)
2014
Go
4
Fire and Ice ( By: Shannon Hale)
2014
Go
5
10
Against the Tide ( By: Tui T. Sutherland)
2014
Go
6
Rise and Fall ( By: Eliot Schrefer)
2014
Go
7
7.3
The Evertree ( By: Marie Lu)
2015
Go
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List of Garth Nix Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Fantastic Worlds
1999
Go
2
Love and Sex
2001
Go
3
8
Firebirds
2003
Go
4
10
Gothic!: Ten Original Dark Tales
2004
Go
5
Kids' Night In
2005
Go
6
8
Wizards / Dark Alchemy
2007
Go
7
Top Stories 2
2007
Go
8
Midnight Feast
2007
Go
9
6
Fast Ships, Black Sails
2008
Go
10
Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition
2008
Go
11
6
Twenty-First Annual Collection
2008
Go
12
6
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
2008
Go
13
Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Volume 4
2008
Go
14
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22
2008
Go
15
6
The Dragon Book
2009
Go
16
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
2009
Go
17
6.8
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
2009
Go
18
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
2010
Go
19
Legends of Australian Fantasy
2010
Go
20
8
Teeth: Vampire Tales
2011
Go
21
10
Happily Ever After
2011
Go
22
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
2011
Go
23
8
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities
2011
Go
24
Ghosts by Gaslight
2011
Go
25
10
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
2012
Go
26
9.5
Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron
2012
Go
27
After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia
2012
Go
28
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
2013
Go
29
Fearie Tales
2013
Go
30
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
2014
Go
31
7.8
Rogues
2014
Go
32
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Nine
2014
Go
33
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
2015
Go
34
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
2016
Go
35
The Starlit Wood
2016
Go
36
The Book of Swords: Part 1
2017
Go
37
The Unicorn Anthology
2017
Go
38
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
2017
Go
39
Infinity Wars
2017
Go
40
10
Three Sides of a Heart
2017
Go
41
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
2018
Go
42
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
2018
Go
43
The Book of Magic: A Collection of Stories
2018
Go
44
8
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
2019
Go
45
Tor.com Short Fiction Winter 2020
2020
Go
46
8
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
2020
Go
47
Edited By
2020
Go
48
Relics, Wrecks and Ruins
2021
Go
49
Shapers of Worlds Volume II
2021
Go
50
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
2021
Go
51
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
2022
Go
52
The Book of Witches
2023
Go
53
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
2024
Go
54
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
2024
Go
55
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
2025
Go
56
All Hallows Eve
2026
Go
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Garth Nix: Biography

Garth Nix (Garth Richard Nix) was born on July 19th, 1963 and is currently 62 years old. Garth Nix was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Garth Nix is the author of the Old Kingdom series which currently consists of 9 novels. The Old Kingdom series started in 1995 with the novel Sabriel. The most recently released novel in the Old Kingdom series was Terciel and Elinor which was released in 2021. There are no upcoming novels for the Old Kingdom series

The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix consisting of Sabriel, Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr, and Abhorsen was nominated for the Mythopeic Fantasy Award for for Children's Literature in 2005.

Garth Nix: Awards & Accolades

Garth Nix was nominated for the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, in 2005. Nix's books have won multiple awards, The Starlit Wood won the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Edited Anthology, in 2016. Frogkisser! won the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, in 2018.

The following novels by Garth Nix were nominated for these awards:

  • Wizards / Dark Alchemy: Shirley Jackson Award, Best Anthology (2007).
  • Fast Ships, Black Sails: Shirley Jackson Award, Best Anthology (2008).
  • Twenty-First Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2009).
  • The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2012).
  • Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2013).
  • Fearie Tales: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2014).
  • Rogues: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2015).
  • The Starlit Wood: Locus Award, Best Anthology (2016). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2017). Alex Awards, Best Book (2017). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2017).
  • The Book of Magic: A Collection of Stories: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2019).
  • The Left-Handed Booksellers of London: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2021).
  • Edited By: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2021).
  • Terciel and Elinor: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2022).
  • The Sinister Booksellers of Bath: Hugo Award, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (2024).

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Garth Nix: F.A.Q

When was Garth Nix Born? How old is Garth Nix?

Garth Nix was born on July 19th, 1963. Garth Nix is currently 62 years old.

Where was Garth Nix Born?

Garth Nix was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is Australian.

What book awards has Garth Nix won?

The Starlit Wood: Shirley Jackson Award Best Edited Anthology (2016).
Frogkisser!: Mythopoeic Award Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2018).

What was the first book Garth Nix wrote?

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

What was the most recent book Garth Nix wrote?

His most recently released work was Asymmetrical on May 21st, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Garth Nix?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Garth Nix book is Sabriel. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Sabriel (8.26)
  2. Lirael (8.36)
  3. Abhorsen (8.76)
  4. Clairel (7.73)
  5. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (7.57)

Are there upcoming new books by Garth Nix?

Garth Nix has a new book coming out on September 8th, 2026 called Massif.

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How many books has Garth Nix written?

Garth Nix has written 51 books across 20 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 9 books in the Old Kingdom Series
  • 2 books in the Have Sword, Will Travel Series
  • 2 books in the Left-Handed Booksellers of London Series
  • 7 books in The Keys to the Kingdom Series
  • 6 books in The Seventh Tower Series
  • 1 book in the Shade's Children Series
  • 4 books in the Troubletwisters Series
  • 7 Standalone Novels
  • 6 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 4 Short Story Collections
  • 1 book in the Aussie Bites Series
  • 1 book in The X-Files: Young Adult Series
  • 1 book in the Into Shadow Series
  • 1 book in the Spirit Animals Series

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