Garth Nix

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Author. Many books, including SABRIEL, the five other Old Kingdom novels; THE LEFT-HANDED BOOKSELLERS OF LONDON and sequels; THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM series, lots more. And stories. Adult SF/horror MASSIF out Sept 2026. www.garthnix.com

Me in my garden looking at the sky. The first finished copy of the Australian edition of MASSIF drops into my hands.
Pic of the cover of MASSIF, a spacesuited figure near a crashed fighter craft and above a mountain range ascending into the sky. Waterstones 25% off Books Coming Soon. Preorder with code SUMMER26, online only. 21-24 July. Selected lines only.
Promo from Indigo "Indigo's Most-anticipated sci-fi books" 25% off July13-19 online only, and a pic of the book's North American cover, with a Canadian flag on the side.
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Snufkin, a large black and gold brindled dog with sticking-up ears, lounges in a chair.
New Australian edition of NEWT’S EMERALD showing Truthful Newington as a stylish Regency lady left, and as a bold Regency man right. Illustration by Cali Ciesemier.
Four people in big red armchairs on stage, with a large projected banner behind that reads "Sydney Writers' Festival May 2026 Fantastical Worlds R.F. Kuang, Lev Grossman, Garth Nix and Carody Culver."
The first edition hardcover of THE DARK IS RISING. Cover by Michael Heslop. Bodley Head 1973. This one is a fourth, 1984 printing.
The cover of Puffin Annual Number One, an exuberant puffin outlined in red and pink, by Jill McDonald.
Three covers of my novel MASSIF. The UK and Australian ones have a photo-realistic approach, the US one is illustrative. All feature a seated figure looking up at a mountain range ascending into space. US cover illustration by Matt Griffon. UK cover by blacksheep.
Stack of three bound proofs of MASSIF by Garth Nix. Cover shows a spacesiited figure, a crashed single seat space fighter, and a whole mountain range (a Massif) lifting off into space.
The Australian third- or ourth-generation covers for the Old Kingdom books, as illustrated by Sebastian Ciaffaglione, design by Sandra Nobes. SABRIEL, LIRAEL, ABHORSEN, CLARIEL, GOLDENHAND, TERCIEL AND ELINOR, ACROSS THE WALL, TO HOLD THE BRIDGE.
The Hot Key (British) 25th anniversary hardcover SABRIEL with the original Dillons dust jacket. On top of the book: a silver bell charm (designed by Oliver Smith) and a little booklet open to the description of the bell Belgaer.
A page from a notebook with a blue enamel and gold fountain pen and the handwritten text “This is the Waterman fountain pen I used to write most of SABRIEL,LIRAEL, and ABHORSEN (and some later books). It is still going strong some 32-33 years later” and my book signature.
A Regency scene. Lady Truthful on the left in dress; and on the right Truthful disguised as a man in tailcoat and boots, with pistol. A Regency house on the left, a ship on the right. A large emerald sparkles in the bottom right.
Poster for Twisted Fiction reading event at the Shakespeare Hotel, with pics of the authors Richard Swan, Garth Nix, Tim Weavers, and Ally Burnham.
A pattern of lichen? creating the image of a ghost on top of a stone casket/monument.
Sydney Writers' Festival logo on green background with sketched eye graphic, and a pic of Garth Nix
The Amazon details for MASSIF, listing it as #4 in "Fractal Mathematics" (WTF?), #15 in "Colonization Science Fiction" (OK, sort of), and #48 in "Sea Adventure Fiction (Books)" I mean, maybe some of the same vibe, but it's all in space or on a mountain range "ship", or a planet. There are ponds, but . . .
Three covers of my novel MASSIF. The UK and Australian ones have a photo-realistic approach, the US one is illustrative. All feature a seated figure looking up at a mountain range ascending into space. US cover illustration by Matt Griffon. UK cover by blacksheep.
List of 48 books, starting with "Very Clever Baby's First Reader" which was an eight page humorous card-sized book which came out in 1988, going on to "Massif", which is a 100K words long SF novel out in September 2026.
A tea towel map from The Hobbit (purchased from Weta Workshop in Wellington last year) that I am using as a fly swat.
Two gold-rimmed glasses on a kitchen island, with some cooking prep behind. A gin and tonic and an Americano (the cocktail, not the coffee).
New cover of Newt's Emerald. Big green emerald in the middle, Georgian house below, decorative border with lots of curlicues.
Mannequin of my character Mister Fitz made by Sarah Vigars, guarding a silver champagne bowl full of ice and various drinks.
A black and gold brindles dog with his head and one paw propped up on a pillow.
Katharine Kurtz CAMBER OF CULDI trilogy hardcovers, the UK Century edition with red spines.
Snufkin the dog on a red lead, in a park, with a very blue sky above.
The exterior of the Architectural Association building, Bedford Square, London, showing big vertical banners advertising the Le Guin exhibition.
Two cocktails on a table at the American Bar, The Savoy.
On the Royal Mile looking up toward the Castle, with blue sky and scattered cloud.
Americano cocktail (vermouth and Campari and soda water)
Garth Nix Brisbane Writers festival schedule. You can see this at bwf.org.au
Three rare silver bell charms, from the Old Kingdom (sort of). Yes, one day I will get more made.
A mannequin of the sorcerous puppet Mister Fitz (made by Sarah Vigars) from the stories by Garth Nix holding a list of the names of the authors attending Writers Assemble in Adelaide September 20-22
Garth Nix wearing Gandalf the Grey wig and beard, and pouting through absurdly small beard mouth hole.
Comedy Salon: So Bad It's Good With Siang Lu, Steph Tisdell, Patrick Lenton, Garth Nix, Alice Fraser, Leo Firewood, David McWilliams, Benjamin Stevenson 10 October Pleasuredome
Snufkin the dog looking worried as he has sensed an approaching thunderstorm.
A screenshot of a vapid conversation using “ai” to replace “aye” and other amusing wordplays
Urban Scrub Turkey sitting on a fence rail outside an apartment building
Farmhouse in North Somerset.
Snufkin the dog caught as he goes for a face lick to remind me it is his dinner time.
Picture of the Order of Australia Medal
Garth in a tux, straight black and silver tie.
Pic of an advance reading copy of LADY’S KNIGHT. Not the actual cover.
A gate with “Attenti al cani” sign and a cat behind it, not a dog.
Twenty-barrelled harquebus in Palazzo Ducale armoury
A ten-barrelled arquebus in the Armory of the Palazzo Ducale, Venice)
Garth in a boat on the lagoon in Venice