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Garth Nix

Australian fantasy writer

  • Fame52.3
  • Momentum0.8
  • Wikipedia4.7K
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  • Age
    63
    Born 1963
  • Awards
    7
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-22

Garth Richard Nix is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the Old Kingdom, Seventh Tower and Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the perfect name for a writer of fantasy. However, it is my real name."

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52.3
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Momentum0.8
Historical18.6
Now attention3.6
Source confidence80.0
Completeness90.0
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