Garth Nix

[UberMore]

I am a huuuuge fan of Garth Nix and I have read all of his books, bar the ones designed for babies/toddlers/younger then...7? Anyway.

I was just wondering if there were any other fans of his roaming around the Escapist and, if so:
what's your favourite book of his?
What's your favourite part of a book?
Are you psyched about the potential for Sabriel to become a film?
Out of the stories, would you make any of them a game?

Personally, I think Sabriel is my favourite (cos it's the first one I read), closely followed by Sir Thursday then The Ragwitch.
My favourite part of the books would have to be in Sabriel when Touchstone and Sabriel are running away from their first encounter with Kerigor (sorry if this is in some way a spoiler, but I don't know how to do the spoiler tab things...or much else on this site :/).
I am personally very excited about the Sabriel film, but abit behind so I don't know if it's been cancelled or not...
And I think that it'd be good to turn Sabriel, Lireal and Abhorsen into games, but would be difficult...may be better to explore histories of charecters or not have the main charecters of the books the main charecters of the games.

Edit: If you've never heard of him, he's a fantasy fiction writer who is more of a teenage literature writer, but does appeal to a wide audience e.g. someone I know is a massive Steven king fan (owns all the books) but still enjoyed his books. I'd recommend looking him up.

 

[Jamanticus]

Garth Nix? The one who wrote 'The Seventh Tower' series?

(Yes, I know it was a young adult series, but it was GREAT!)

That's the only work of his that I've read, and I was really hoping that that series might become a film (or five) one day... So original, creative, and generally great.

 

[UberMore]

Currently reading that series.
I could get all the books now but I want a specific print of them so that when I'm old and can barely remember what I just thought I can hopefully sell them all...it's just Lireal is done by a different company then the one all my others are by, and it is almost turture.

I'd recommend trying Sabriel out, because it's a good read.
If you like the Seventh Tower series then you'll probably like Keys to the Kindom, stars with Mr Monday.

 

[Xelt]

I've read Mister Monday by him, but ti creeped me out at some points so took me ages to read.
I think it was an interesting book though.

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Probably Abhorsen. Very good book in my opinion.

 

[Erana]

A lot of my friends like his books, but I could never get into them. I tried multiple times, but just...
I dunno. I must have horrible taste.

 

[epic2fail]

love him, sabriel definatly favorate one of his, tho not holding much hope for the film, unless it gets a good buget itls end up like the eragon film *face palm*

 

[DM master]

Probably Abhorsen. Very good book in my opinion.

Agreed i love that book

The only otherone i read not from that trilogy was the ragwitch which i thought was cool but not amazing tbh

 

[d_str1fe]

Yeah I really liked Sabriel series when I read them a few years ago but didn't like the Keys to the Kingdom series all that much. I read up to Lady Friday and just didn't bother getting the Saturday and Sunday ones when they came out, although I did like the Denizen's obsession with tea and biscuits in Drowned Wednesday.
I think that Sabriel would make a good enough film as long as they don't do another Eragon style balls up. Am I right?

Oh man I waited too long to post that my Eragon remark got ninja'd.

 

[Samuel Cook]

Haven't read all of his stuff, but I've read up to Thursday on the Keys of the Kingdom series. But my favorite book of his is definitely Shade's Children, probably the best book I've ever read. It would also be a fantastic story-line for a game.. And anyone that's read the book would agree with me.

 

[JK3600]

I'm a fan of the Keys to the Kingdom series, with Sir Thusday being my favorite. Havent read anything else by him though.

 

[Nimbus]

You guys do know that the Abhorsen/Old Kingdom series is no longer a trilogy, with two more books in the making, right?

Yeah. I'm serious. It's really happening.

Garth Nix has announced two additions to the series: a prequel and a "sequel of sorts to Abhorsen". While the sequel is unnamed, the prequel has the working title Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen. The books are slated to appear in 2010 and 2011.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

I've only read Sabriel and Shades Children at the moment...

The only author I can think of who better traumatizes children would be Phillip Reeve with the Hungry City Chronicles.

 

[Perticular Elk]

I read the Sabriel trilogy years ago, but I still remember it well. Garth Nix is an incredible author. I am not excited about the movie because its probably going to turn out like Eragon.

 

[Vibgyor]

If you like Garth Nix I recommend Sara Douglass or Robin Hobb. The're both exeptional fantasy authors

 

[cptjack42]

Mister Monday was pretty good. Haven't gotten around to finishing that series...

 

[Lord Krunk]

I enjoy his writing, but I find that the start of his stories begin brilliantly and then delve off into a resounding 'meh'.

Like the Keys to the Kingdom series. Mister Monday was one of the best books I've ever read, the only one that has ever held me to read the entire thing in one day. Superior Saturday, however, ended on the most evil cliffhanger ever.

And I have to wait another year before I can read the finale.

EDIT: My other gripe (apart from his lack of consistency) is his lack of romance. One of his less-known series (The Seventh Tower) has a heap of sexual tension between the two main characters, which ends in them just walking away from each other at the end. Disappointing, and I would have to expect the Leaf/Suzy/Arthur triangle to end the same way.