Garth Nix
1) Sabriel
Author
Series
Old Kingdom volume 1
Language
English
Description
Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with the random power of Free Magic or the Dead who refuse to stay dead in the Old Kingdom. But during her final semester, her father, the Abhorsen, goes missing, and Sabriel knows she must enter the Old Kingdom to find him. She soon finds companions in Mogget, a cat whose aloof manner barely conceals its malevolent spirit, and Touchstone, a young Charter...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After the Newington Emerald is stolen at the height of a conjured storm, eighteen-year-old Lady Truthful Newington goes to London, disguised as a man, to search for the magical heirloom of her house, and is soon caught up in a dangerous adventure where she must risk her life, her reputation, and her heart.
3) Lirael
Author
Series
Old Kingdom volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a dangerous necromancer threatens to unleash a long-buried evil, Lirael and Prince Sameth are drawn into a battle to save the Old Kingdom and reveal their true destinies.
4) Angel mage
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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-minded quest to be united with her lover, Palleniel, the archangel of Ystara."--
Liliath is one of the greatest practitioners of angelic magic to have ever lived, summoning angels and forcing them to do...
5) Blood ties
Author
Series
Spirit animals. Main series volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the Conquerors try to destroy Erdas, Meilin -- fed up with waiting and ready to fight -- sets off into enemy territory with her spirit animal, a panda named Jhi. Her friends Conor and Abeke aren't far behind ... but they're not the only ones.
Author
Series
Old Kingdom volume 4
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Award-winning author Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom with a thrilling prequel complete with dark magic, royalty, dangerous action, a strong heroine, and flawless world building. This epic fantasy adventure is destined to be a classic and is perfect for fans of Rae Carson, Kristin Cashore, Scott Westerfeld, and Cassandra Clare.
Clariel is the daughter of one of the most notable families in the Old Kingdom, with blood relations to the
...7) Frogkisser!
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Princess Anya has a big problem: Duke Rikard, her step-stepfather is an evil wizard who wants to rule the kingdom and has a habit of changing people into frogs, and her older sister Morven, the heir, is a wimp--so with the help of the librarian Gotfried (who turns into an owl when he is upset), and the Royal Dogs, she must find a way to defeat Rikard, save her sister, and maybe even turn Prince Denholm back into a human being.
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Although Arthur Penhaligon is supposed to die, he is saved by a key shaped like the minute hand of a clock, and now some bizarre creatures--including Mister Monday, his avenging messengers, and an army of dog-faced Fetchers--will stop at nothing to get the key.
Author
Series
Old Kingdom volume Bk. 4.5
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A collection of stories from the fantasy author includes a novella set in the world of "A Confusion of Princes," in which an aspiring cadet faces life-threatening dangers to join an elite company of bridge builders.
10) Abhorsen
Author
Series
Old Kingdom volume 3
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Abhorsen-In-Waiting Lirael and Prince Sameth, a Wallmaker, must confront and bind the evil spirit Oranis before it can destroy all life.
11) Troubletwisters
Author
Series
Troubletwisters volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When their house mysteriously explodes and they are sent to live with an unknown relative named Grandma X, twelve-year-old twins Jaide and Jack Shield learn that they are troubletwisters, young Wardens just coming into their powers, who must protect humanity from The Evil trying to break into Earth's dimension.
12) The monster
Author
Series
Troubletwisters volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Living in the mysterious home of Grandma X where cats talk and strange weather appears out of nowhere, Jaide and Jack Shield struggle to develop their powers beyond the limits of luck and intuition to defeat the powers of evil that want to conquer the world.
Author
Series
Left-Handed Booksellers of London volume Bk. 1
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
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 slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. Crime boss Frank Thringley might be able to help her, but Susan doesn't get time to ask Frank any questions....
14) Goldenhand
Author
Series
Old Kingdom volume 5
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Lirael is no longer a shy Second Assistant Librarian. She is the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, with dead creatures to battle and Free Magic entities to bind. She's also a Remembrancer, wielder of the Dark Mirror. Lirael lost one of her hands in the binding of Orannis, but now she has a new hand, one of gilded steel and Charter Magic. When Lirael finds Nicholas Sayre lying unconscious after being attacked by a hideous Free Magic creature, she uses her powers...
15) Sir Thursday
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 4
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
When Arthur is drafted into the Glorious Army of the Architect by Sir Thursday, he must survive basic training, avoid getting posted to the Front, and figure out how to free Part Four of the Will, while Leaf tries to banish Arthur's doppleganger on Earth.
16) Grim Tuesday
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 2
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Arthur Penhaligon's magical adventures continue as he faces a grave new danger in the form of an enemy named Grim Tuesday.
Seventh-grader Arthur Penhaligon returns to the parallel universe known as the House to fight his latest enemy, Grim Tuesday, whose greed threatens to destroy both the House and the Earth.
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 3
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
Everyone is after Arthur Penhaligon including strange pirates, shadowy creatures, and Drowned Wednesday, whose gluttony threatens both her world and Arthur's.
18) Lady Friday
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 5
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Young Arthur Penhaligon must weigh an offer from Lady Friday that is either a cunning trap for the Rightful Heir or a golden opportunity that he must seize.
Author
Series
Old Kingdom volume Bk. 3.5
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A collection of fantasy short stories plus a novella that is set in the world of the Abhorsen trilogy. Nicholas Sayre will do anything to get across the Wall, back to the Old Kingdom. Thoughts of Lirael and Sam haunt his dreams, and he has come to realize that his destiny lies there, along with all those he cares for. But here in Ancelstierre, far south of the Wall, the Charter is dormant, and among the obstacles Nick faces is one that is not entirely...
20) The missing
Author
Series
Troubletwisters volume 4
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Wardens have devised a plan to get rid of The Evil once and for all, and troubletwister twins Jack and Jaide, and Grandma X, are at the heart of the scheme--but even if it works a lot of innocent people may die or end up abandoned in the dimension of Evil.