

Garth currently lives in a beach suburb of Sydney, with his wife Anna, a publisher. In January 2002 Garth went back to writing full time again, despite his belief that full-time writing explains the strange behaviour of many authors.

In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. He did that for a year before becoming a part-time literary agent in 1999. From the bestselling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix. Garth left publishing to work as a public relations and marketing consultant from 1994-1997, till he became a full-time writer in 1998. Along the way he was also a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve, serving in an Assault Pioneer platoon for four years.

After finishing his degree in 1986 he worked in a bookshop, then as a book publicist, a publisher's sales representative, and editor. From the bestselling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix.In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan. Garth left Melbourne at an early age for Canberra (the federal capital) and stayed there till he was nineteen, when he left to drive around the UK in a beat-up Austin with a trunk full of books and a Silver-Reed typewriter.ĭespite a wheel literally falling off the Austin, Garth survived to return to Australia and study at the University of Canberra. 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. Garth Nix was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia, to the sound of the Salvation Army band outside playing 'Hail the Conquering Hero Comes' or possibly 'Roll Out the Barrel'.
