I apologize if this has been discussed but what do you think are the limits of Nick’s connection to the Charter? After rereading Goldenhand I have been wondering if he could support Sameth in his Wallmaker capacity, spreading the Charter to new places. If Nick and Sameth grow strong enough they could potentially create new Charter stones in the North or even across the Great Rift, restoring life to the world destroyed by Orannis one chunk at a time. Sure, Nick could support any Charter made but I think pairing him with a Wallmaker provides fantastical opportunities. I suppose the Old Kingdom has never been calm enough to allow them time for such an endeavor but it’s fun to think about!

I feel like this would make an excellent series for Amazon or Netflix. I heard the rights to adaptation were sold a few years ago. Is that still true?

I drew him based off of memory and I haven’t read the book in a few years

I'm thinking about swinging by for an afternoon to people watch.

I was wondering if I should keep an eye out for some cool Old Kingdom cosplay?

I just finished the 2 books in the Left-handed Booksellers of London series and I’m in a major book hangover. Hoping for recommendations on books with similar vibes?

In Sir Thursday there are a lot of Savage Swords used but I don't know what they look like (I'm thinking Conan the Barbarian or something), does anyone know what kind of sword they are? Basket handle? Curved? Medieval? Etc.

In the Keys to the Kingdom books, does the Architect make the Piper's pipe(s)? Also, how many pipes are there? Just one or multiple? I've heard "pipes" on several occasions but have only seen him being described using one at a time. Love these books btw, I almost forgot how young Arthur is 😂

I want to preface this with saying love Garth Nix and have been reading his work for decades.

BUT, Has anyone else noticed how often he uses the word, 'inimical,' in his works? I see it multiple times in most of his books. To be fair, it is a lovely word and an apt descriptor when he does use it. But, I've never seen the word used by any other author, and I consider myself to be decently well-read. Perhaps it's more common in Australian English than US English?

Hello I was given this book as a gift. Could someone tell me if there are any scenes? Thank you

So I’m preparing a DND campaign for my friends and I was preparing an icy area for the world and decided to base it on the icecarls kind of. It got me thinking about the Selsyke’s (I think that’s what they’re called )in particular. I’ve been straying from stereotypical DND creatures in favor of more unique creatures so I decided to make a post if anyone remembers any other unique creatures in The Seventh Tower series. It’s been awhile since I read it.

Just remembered this story when starting a history of the decades before the French revolution. I would at least enjoy another chapter where they walk to the King and what comes of this meeting.

I read Angel Magic a few years back and it was solid but a bit to YA at times for me.

Anywhoo - Garth knocks a couple out of the park if you haven't listened (I recommend it as each story has a different narrator over reading).

My husband occasionally points out that my dog….is Dog 🥰

Hey Garth Nix fans here's a project im thinking of. I've got the full series of the seventh tower in paper back.

I'm thinking of rebinding them together to make one single leather bound book. Each book edge will be painted with their corresponding stone colour. And a ribbon will be added so you never lose your place.

Does anyone have any idea of what the cover design should be. I'm thinking of using black leather.

What do you think the front door represents inwas thinking of comparing it to the pearly gates and st peter

Basically made my day.

The full text of my tweet was in reply to someone saying they wanted a Clayr heavy tale:

Clayr heavy would be good.
I'd love to read the detailed story of the fall of the Kingdom and exactly how a petrified Touchstone ended up in Hole Hallow, and how it was ensured that Kerrigor would never get into there.

So all I'm saying is that if this is the subject of the next instalment we see in the Old Kingdom, I'm going to claim this as the inspiration for it 😂😂😂.

You're welcome.

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I finished rereading the first 3 books (and now that I think about it, I don't even remember reading Lirael to completion as a child, let alone Abhorsen). As I weep at the melancholy beauty of these first three books, which one do I read next? T&E? Clariel? Or Goldenhand? What's the correct order?

Anyone have any old kingdom tattoos? I’d love one of the symbol from the book Lirael and a tattoo of Mogget as he along with Lirael are my favorite characters.

I have an exciting announcement!

I've started a Garth Nix fan forum at https://garthnixfans.com/ and I invite you all to join in on the fun. Click through to my welcome post on garthnixfans.com.

In short, over the last 11 years I've been a part of Nix fan communities and wanted to make something that can help archive some of the fantastic content y'all create and discussions we have in a way that's easier to find on the vastness of the internet compared to less-searchable places like Discord servers and organized places like Reddit.

Please reach out ⁠here or on our Discord #forum-chat if you have any questions or are unfamiliar with forum software as they're not as popular as they were 15 years ago. I am a little skeptical about Reddit's future (as outlined here) but I have no plans of closing down r/garthnix or the Discord server and totally understand if folks stay here versus joining another service.

Regardless of which communities you participate in, thank you for being here!

Sincerely,

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Does the walker choose the path, or the path choose the walker?

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It’s been a while since ive reread the whole series, and I can remember and it’s driving me nuts. and I can’t find a list

Hi all,

I'm going mad trying to remember this and I'm hoping someone else does. About 15 years ago when I was a teenager, I distinctly remember my local public library had a PC game on their computers based off of the Keys to the Kingdom series. It wasn't anything especially sophisticated, but I remember it was a legitimate published game where you play as the main character of the books, though I can't remember anything else from it.

Does anyone else remember this? I've been going insane for a few years trying to find reference to it but have yet to find anything that confirms this isn't just a false memory. Many thanks in advance if someone else remembers it!

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The reddit blackout has been partially successful in that the site's value as an ad platform was impacted but we're still not seeing any budging from admin about the issues brought up over the past several months. Not sure what I'm talking about? Read more here.

We're opening back up and would love to hear thoughts as to what folks would like to see us do. For the foreseeable future we will be open and business as usual but if there's a decent discussion and consensus about changing our mode of operation, going restricted, or going private again, then we can definitely change our course.

Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Does the walker choose the path, or the path choose the walker?

I’m not sure if there is a word for this style, but some of the sentences in Sinister Booksellers of Bath are epic. The one below from Chapter Two has about 70 words! I am reading the book aloud, and the audience finds some of these hard to follow. Some of the connections between phrases seem a bit abrupt, but maybe it is a stylistic thing?

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“He was now trying to straighten the wrought-iron bar that had done the business, so it could be slotted back into its place as one of the levers used to turn the massive screw of the antique bookbinder's press that took pride of place in the front left-hand corner of the shop, a dim mass of dark iron behind the smoke-grimed windows, which had intentionally not been cleaned since 1911.”

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After every story, you have to kind of let all the emotions simmer and sink in. I'm reading to hold the bridge, and after "Old Friends" I had to stop because I was crying. Then I tried to go back and read the next story a few days later but I'm getting choked up again just thinking about Old Friends. Lol

I guess I'm just complaining because I wanted to read through all the different stories all in one go.