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Updated 2026-07-11 / 99 books / 15 series
Australian author Garth Nix is best known for the Old Kingdom fantasy series, beginning with *Sabriel*. His books have sold over five million copies worldwide and won multiple Aurealis Awards. This page provides the Garth Nix books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
Books by Garth Nix in Publication Order
1990
The Ragwitch
POoSN / 1
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1995
Sabriel
POoOKB / 1
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1996
Bad Sign(By: Neal Shusterman)
POoTXYAB / 1
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1997
Shade's Children
POoSCB / 1
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1997
The Calusari
POoTXYAB / 2
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1997
Eve(By: Ellen Steiber)
POoTXYAB / 3
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1997
Our Town(By: Eric Elfman)
POoTXYAB / 4
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1997
Empathy(By: Ellen Steiber)
POoTXYAB / 5
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1997
Fresh Bones(By: Les Martin)
POoTXYAB / 6
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1997
Control(By: Cliff Nielsen,Everett Owens)
POoTXYAB / 7
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1997
The Host(By: Les Martin)
POoTXYAB / 8
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1998
Nathan And The Ice Rockets(By: Debra Oswald)
POoABB / 1
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1998
Hungry Ghosts(By: Ellen Steiber)
POoTXYAB / 9
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1998
Howlers(By: Everett Owens)
POoTXYAB / 10
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1999
Dark Matter(By: Easton Royce)
POoTXYAB / 11
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1999
Grotesque(By: Ellen Steiber)
POoTXYAB / 12
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1999
Quarantine(By: Les Martin)
POoTXYAB / 13
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1999
Regeneration(By: Everett Owens)
POoTXYAB / 14
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2000
The Fall
POoTSTB / 1
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2000
Frank & The Emergency Joke(By: Debra Oswald)
POoABB / 2
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2000
Castle
POoTSTB / 2
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2000
Serena and the Sea Serpent
POoABB / 3
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2000
Aenir
POoTSTB / 3
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2000
Haunted(By: Ellen Steiber)
POoTXYAB / 15
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2000
Miracle Man(By: Terry Bisson)
POoTXYAB / 16
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2001
Lirael
POoOKB / 2
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2001
Above the Veil
POoTSTB / 4
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2001
Into Battle
POoTSTB / 5
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2001
The Violet Keystone
POoTSTB / 6
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2003
Mister Monday
POoTKttKB / 1
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2003
Abhorsen
POoOKB / 3
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2004
Grim Tuesday
POoTKttKB / 2
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2004
Drowned Wednesday
POoTKttKB / 3
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2005
Across the Wall: Tales of the Old Kingdom and Beyond
POoSSC / 1
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2005
The Creature in the Case
POoOKB / 4
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2005
Frank and the Secret Club(By: Debra Oswald)
POoABB / 4
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2006
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz
POoSSC / 2
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2006
Sir Thursday
POoTKttKB / 4
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2007
One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales
POoSSC / 3
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2007
Lady Friday
POoTKttKB / 5
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2008
Superior Saturday
POoTKttKB / 6
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2009
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
POoBHotYB / 1
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2010
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
POoBHotYB / 2
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2010
Lord Sunday
POoTKttKB / 7
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2011
Troubletwisters
POoTB / 1
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2011
The Monster
POoTB / 2
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2011
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
POoBHotYB / 3
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2012
A Confusion of Princes
POoSN / 2
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2012
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
POoBHotYB / 4
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2013
Wild Born(By: Brandon Mull)
POoSAB / 1
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2013
Fire Above, Fire Below
POoSS / 1
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2013
The Mystery
POoTB / 3
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2013
Newt's Emerald
POoSN / 3
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2013
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
POoBHotYB / 5
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2014
Hunted(By: Maggie Stiefvater)
POoSAB / 2
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2014
Blood Ties(With: Sean Williams)
POoSAB / 3
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2014
The Missing
POoTB / 4
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2014
Fire and Ice(By: Shannon Hale)
POoSAB / 4
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2014
Clairel
POoOKB / 5
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2014
Against the Tide(By: Tui T. Sutherland)
POoSAB / 5
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2014
Rise and Fall(By: Eliot Schrefer)
POoSAB / 6
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2014
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
POoBHotYB / 6
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2015
To Hold the Bridge
POoSSC / 4
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2015
The Evertree(By: Marie Lu)
POoSAB / 7
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2015
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
POoBHotYB / 7
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2016
Doctor Crake Crosses the Wall
POoOKB / 7
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2016
Goldenhand
POoOKB / 8
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2016
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
POoBHotYB / 8
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2017
Have Sword, Will Travel
POoHSWTB / 1
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2017
Frogkisser!
POoSN / 4
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2017
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
POoBHotYB / 9
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2018
Let Sleeping Dragons Lie
POoHSWTB / 2
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2018
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
POoBHotYB / 10
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2018
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
POoBHotYB / 11
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2019
Dislocation Space
POoSS / 2
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2019
Angel Mage
POoSN / 5
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2019
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
POoBHotYB / 12
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2020
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
POoLBoLB / 1
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2020
The Case of the Somewhat Mythic Sword
POoSS / 3
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2020
The Necessary Arthur
POoSS / 4
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2020
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
POoBHotYB / 13
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2021
Terciel and Elinor
POoOKB / 9
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2021
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
POoBHotYB / 14
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2022
The Six Deaths of the Saint(By: Alix E. Harrow)
POoISB / 1
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2022
Undercover(By: Tamsyn Muir)
POoISB / 2
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2022
What the Dead Know(By: Nghi Vo)
POoISB / 3
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2022
The Garden(By: Tomi Adeyemi)
POoISB / 4
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2022
The Sisters of Saint Nicola of The Almost Perpetual Motion vs the Lurch
POoSS / 5
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2022
Persephone(By: Lev Grossman)
POoISB / 5
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2022
Out of the Mirror, Darkness
POoISB / 6
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2022
The Candles Are Burning(By: Veronica G. Henry)
POoISB / 7
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2022
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
POoBHotYB / 15
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2023
The Sinister Booksellers of Bath
POoLBoLB / 2
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2024
We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord
POoSN / 6
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2024
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
POoBHotYB / 16
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2024
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
POoBHotYB / 17
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2025
Asymmetrical
POoSS / 6
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2025
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
POoBHotYB / 18
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2026
Massif
POoSN / 7
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Complete Garth Nix Series Reading Order /
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01
Mister Monday
2003
Buy
03
Drowned Wednesday
2004
Buy
06
Superior Saturday
2008
Buy
01
Shade's Children
1997
Buy
01
Wild Born(By: Brandon Mull)
2013
Buy
02
Hunted(By: Maggie Stiefvater)
2014
Buy
03
Blood Ties(With: Sean Williams)
2014
Buy
04
Fire and Ice(By: Shannon Hale)
2014
Buy
05
Against the Tide(By: Tui T. Sutherland)
2014
Buy
06
Rise and Fall(By: Eliot Schrefer)
2014
Buy
07
The Evertree(By: Marie Lu)
2015
Buy
01
Troubletwisters
2011
Buy
04
Above the Veil
2001
Buy
06
The Violet Keystone
2001
Buy
02
A Confusion of Princes
2012
Buy
03
Newt's Emerald
2013
Buy
06
We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord
2024
Buy
01
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
2009
Buy
02
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
2010
Buy
03
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
2011
Buy
04
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
2012
Buy
05
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
2013
Buy
06
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
2014
Buy
07
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
2015
Buy
08
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
2016
Buy
09
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
2017
Buy
10
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
2018
Buy
11
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
2018
Buy
12
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
2019
Buy
13
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
2020
Buy
14
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
2021
Buy
15
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
2022
Buy
16
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
2024
Buy
17
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
2024
Buy
18
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
2025
Buy
01
Across the Wall: Tales of the Old Kingdom and Beyond
2005
Buy
02
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz
2006
Buy
03
One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales
2007
Buy
04
To Hold the Bridge
2015
Buy
01
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
2020
Buy
02
The Sinister Booksellers of Bath
2023
Buy
01
Nathan And The Ice Rockets(By: Debra Oswald)
1998
Buy
02
Frank & The Emergency Joke(By: Debra Oswald)
2000
Buy
03
Serena and the Sea Serpent
2000
Buy
04
Frank and the Secret Club(By: Debra Oswald)
2005
Buy
04
The Creature in the Case
2005
Buy
07
Doctor Crake Crosses the Wall
2016
Buy
09
Terciel and Elinor
2021
Buy
01
Fire Above, Fire Below
2013
Buy
02
Dislocation Space
2019
Buy
03
The Case of the Somewhat Mythic Sword
2020
Buy
04
The Necessary Arthur
2020
Buy
05
The Sisters of Saint Nicola of The Almost Perpetual Motion vs the Lurch
2022
Buy
01
The Six Deaths of the Saint(By: Alix E. Harrow)
2022
Buy
02
Undercover(By: Tamsyn Muir)
2022
Buy
03
What the Dead Know(By: Nghi Vo)
2022
Buy
04
The Garden(By: Tomi Adeyemi)
2022
Buy
05
Persephone(By: Lev Grossman)
2022
Buy
06
Out of the Mirror, Darkness
2022
Buy
07
The Candles Are Burning(By: Veronica G. Henry)
2022
Buy
01
Have Sword, Will Travel
2017
Buy
02
Let Sleeping Dragons Lie
2018
Buy
01
Bad Sign(By: Neal Shusterman)
1996
Buy
03
Eve(By: Ellen Steiber)
1997
Buy
04
Our Town(By: Eric Elfman)
1997
Buy
05
Empathy(By: Ellen Steiber)
1997
Buy
06
Fresh Bones(By: Les Martin)
1997
Buy
07
Control(By: Cliff Nielsen,Everett Owens)
1997
Buy
08
The Host(By: Les Martin)
1997
Buy
09
Hungry Ghosts(By: Ellen Steiber)
1998
Buy
10
Howlers(By: Everett Owens)
1998
Buy
11
Dark Matter(By: Easton Royce)
1999
Buy
12
Grotesque(By: Ellen Steiber)
1999
Buy
13
Quarantine(By: Les Martin)
1999
Buy
14
Regeneration(By: Everett Owens)
1999
Buy
15
Haunted(By: Ellen Steiber)
2000
Buy
16
Miracle Man(By: Terry Bisson)
2000
Buy
Where to start with Garth Nix
What is the best order to read Garth Nix books?
Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series,
follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.
Are standalone books and series both included?
Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are
broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.