Audiobooks by Garth Nix

Christmas and Other Horrors: An Anthology of Solstice Horror

Hugo Award-winning editor, and horror legend, Ellen Datlow presents a terrifying and chilling horror anthology of original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe, featuring chillers by Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, and many more. The winter solstice is celebrated as a time of joy around the world-yet the long nights also conjure a darker tradition of ghouls, hauntings, and visitations. This anthology of all-new stories invites you to huddle around the fire and revel in the unholy, the dangerous, the horrific aspects of a time when families and friends come together-for better and for worse. From the eerie Austrian Schnabelperchten to the skeletal Welsh Mari Lwyd, by way of ravenous golems, uncanny neighbors, and unwelcome visitors, Christmas and Other Horrors captures the heart and horror of the festive season. Because the weather outside is frightful, but the fire inside is hungry . . .

Alma Katsu, Garth Nix, Josh Malerman, Stephen Graham Jones (Author), Andrew J. Andersen, Carrie Coello (Narrator)

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El clan de los libreros magos

En un Londres ligeramente alternativo en 1983, Susan Arkshaw está buscando a su padre, un hombre al que nunca ha conocido. El jefe del crimen, Frank Thringley, podría ayudarla, pero Susan no tiene tiempo para hacerle ninguna pregunta a Frank antes de que el pinchazo de un alfiler plateado le convierta en polvo ante la mirada del escandalosamente atractivo Merlín. Merlín es un joven librero zurdo (uno de los luchadores), que junto a los libreros diestros (los intelectuales), son una extensa familia de seres mágicos que vigilan el mítico y legendario Viejo Mundo en su colisión con el mundo moderno, además de encargarse de una cadena de varias librerías misteriosas. La búsqueda del padre de Susan comienza con los apellidos de su madre posiblemente mal recordados o mal escritos, un boleto de la sala de lectura y una pitillera de plata grabada con algo que podría ser un escudo de armas. Merlín tiene una misión propia, encontrar la entidad del Viejo Mundo que usó criminales comunes para matar a su madre. Mientras él y su hermana, la librera diestra Vivien, se interponen en el camino de una investigación policial fallida o encubierta de años pasados, encuentran que esta búsqueda se superpone extrañamente con la de Susan. ¿Quién o qué era su padre? Susan, Merlín y Vivien deben averiguarlo, ya que el Viejo Mundo irrumpe peligrosamente en el Nuevo. - Garth Nix es autor best seller del The New York Times y escritor a tiempo completo desde el 2001. También ha sido agente literario, consultor de marketing, editor, publicistas, vendedor de libros, librero y soldado a media jornada del ejército australiano. Más de seis millones de ejemplares de sus novelas se han vendido por todo el mundo y su obra ha sido traducida a cuarenta y dos idiomas. Tras el éxito de Magia angelical, esta es su segunda novela publicada en este sello editorial.

Garth Nix (Author), Fernando Barber (Narrator)

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Terciel & Elinor

Bestselling novelist Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom for the never-before-told love story of Sabriel's parents, Tericel and Elinor, and the charter magic that brought them together-and threatened to tear them apart. A long-awaited prequel to a classic fantasy series. In the Old Kingdom, a land of ancient and often terrible magics, eighteen year-old orphan Terciel learns the art of necromancy from his great-aunt Tizanael. But not to raise the Dead, rather to lay them to rest. He is the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, and Tizanael is the Abhorsen, the latest in a long line of people whose task it is to make sure the Dead do not return to Life. Across the Wall in Ancelstierre, a steam-age country where magic usually does not work, nineteen year-old Elinor lives a secluded life. Her only friends an old governess and an even older groom who was once a famous circus performer. Her mother is a tyrant, who is feared by all despite her sickness and impending death . . . but perhaps there is even more to fear from that. Elinor does not know she is deeply connected to the Old Kingdom, nor that magic can sometimes come across the Wall, until a plot by an ancient enemy of the Abhorsens brings Terciel and Tizanael to Ancelstierre. In a single day of fire and death and loss, Elinor finds herself set on a path which will take her into the Old Kingdom, into Terciel's life, and will embroil her in the struggle of the Abhorsens against the Dead who will not stay dead.

Garth Nix (Author), Billie Fulford-Brown (Narrator)

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Shade's Children

From renowned fantasy author of the Old Kingdom series, Garth Nix, comes a dystopian fantasy perfect for fans of Hunger Games and Divergent. Imagine a world where your fourteenth birthday is your last and where even your protector may not be trusted.... In a futuristic urban wasteland, evil Overlords have decreed that no human shall live a day past their fourteenth birthday. On that Sad Birthday, the children of the Dorms are taken to the Meat Factory, where they will be made into creatures whose sole purpose is to kill. The mysterious Shade--once a man, but now more like the machines he fights--recruits the few teenagers who escape into a secret resistance force. With luck, cunning, and skill, four of Shade's children come closer than any to discovering the source of the Overlords' power--and the key to their downfall. But the closer they get, the more ruthless Shade seems to become.

Garth Nix (Author), Siho Ellsmore (Narrator)

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Newt's Emerald

Inspired by the works of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, Garth Nix's Newt's Emerald is a light hearted Regency romance with a fantasy twist. After Lady Truthful's magical Newington Emerald is stolen from her she devises a simple plan: go to London to recover the missing jewel. She quickly learns, however, that a woman cannot wander the city streets alone without damaging her reputation, and she disguises herself as a moustache-wearing man. During Truthful's dangerous journey she discovers a crook, an unsuspecting ally, and an evil sorceress but will she find the Emerald?

Garth Nix (Author), Una Byrne (Narrator)

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Have Sword, Will Travel: Magic, Dragons and Knights

Here be Dragons! Magic! Danger! Odo (seventh child of the village miller) and Eleanor (always looking for adventure) stumble upon a sword in a dried-up river outside their village. Eleanor (strong and able) tries to extract the sword but is unable to, and it is Odo who is surprisingly successful. It is even more surprising that the sword,once pulled out, starts to talk. And rather annoying when the talking sword turns out to be rather grumpy, stubborn, and, at times, catastrophically wrong. Odo and Eleanor have unearthed Biter, a famous knightly sword from earlier times. By finding Biter, Odo instantly becomes a knight -- a role he is exquisitely unsuited for. Eleanor, however, is desperate to become and would be the perfect knight -- but she's not the one with the sword. Finding Biter is only the start - reluctant knight, reluctant squire, and determined sword must go on a quest to save their kingdom from threats in both human and dragon form, in this new very funny fantasy triumph from Garth Nix and Sean Williams.

Garth Nix, Sean Williams (Author), Oliver Hembrough, Oliver J. Hembrough (Narrator)

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Let Sleeping Dragons Lie: Have Sword, Will Travel 2

Here be Knights! Fights! Bats! Odo and Eleanor are now officially knights, helped (and sometimes hindered) by their magical but rather difficult to control magical swords. But if they thought life as a knight was going to be easy, they are wrong! Before they know it, their first task is to tackle some ferocious bile wolves! A funny fantasy triumph from Garth Nix and Sean Williams, the perfect sequel to Have Sword, Will Travel. Perfect for fans of Shrek.

Garth Nix, Sean Williams (Author), Oliver Hembrough, Oliver J. Hembrough (Narrator)

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The Book of Swords

New epic fantasy in the grand tradition-including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin! Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné, Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Classic characters like these made sword and sorcery a storytelling sensation, a cornerstone of fantasy fiction-and an inspiration for a new generation of writers, spinning their own outsize tales of magic and swashbuckling adventure. Now, in The Book of Swords, acclaimed editor and bestselling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters-many of them set in their authors' best-loved worlds. Join today's finest tellers of fantastic tales, including George R. R. Martin, K. J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Ken Liu, C. J. Cherryh, Daniel Abraham, Lavie Tidhar, Ellen Kushner, and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do, featuring a stunning assortment of fearless swordsmen and warrior women who face down danger and death at every turn with courage, cunning, and cold steel. FEATURING SIXTEEN ALL-NEW STORIES: "The Best Man Wins" by K. J. Parker, read by John Lee "Her Father's Sword" by Robin Hobb, read by Katharine McEwan "The Hidden Girl" by Ken Liu, read by Kim Mai Guest "The Sword of Destiny" by Matthew Hughes, read by Elliott Hill "'I Am a Handsome Man' Said Apollo Crow," by Kate Elliott, read by Steve West "The Triumph of Virtue" by Walter Jon Williams, read by Elliott Hill "The Mocking Tower" by Daniel Abraham, read by Richard Brewer "Hrunting" by C. J. Cherryh, read by John Lee "A Long, Cold Trail" by Garth Nix, read by Nicholas Guy Smith "When I Was a Highwayman" by Ellen Kushner, read by Kirby Heyborne "The Smoke of Gold Is Glory" by Scott Lynch, read by Ralph Lister "The Colgrid Connundrum" by Rich Larson, read by Mark Deakins "The King's Evil" by Elizabeth Bear, read by Julia Whelan "Waterfalling" by Lavie Tidhar, read by Mark Deakins "The Sword Tyraste" by Cecelia Holland, read by Steve West "The Sons of the Dragon" by George R. R. Martin, read by Ralph Lister And an introduction by Gardner Dozois, read by Arthur Morey

Gardner Dozois, Garth Nix, George R. R. Martin, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch (Author), Gardner Dozois, Various (Narrator)

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Have Sword, Will Travel

It is strange enough that Odo and Eleanor have stumbled upon a sword in a dried-up river outside their village. It is even stranger that Odo is able to remove it from where it's buried. And it's REMARKABLY strange when the sword starts to talk. Odo and Eleanor have unearthed Biter, a famous fighter from earlier times. By finding Biter, Odo instantly becomes a knight -- a role he is exquisitely unsuited for. Eleanor, however, would make a PERFECT knight -- but she's not the one with the sword. Finding Biter is only the start -- boy, girl, and sword must soon go on a quest to save their kingdom from threats in both human and dragon form, in this new fantasy triumph from Garth Nix and Sean Williams.

Garth Nix, Sean Williams (Author), Marisa Calin (Narrator)

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Frogkisser!

Poor Princess Anya. Forced to live with her evil stepmother's new husband, her evil stepstepfather. Plagued with an unfortunate ability to break curses with a magic-assisted kiss. And forced to go on the run when her stepstepfather decides to make the kingdom entirely his own. Aided by a loyal talking dog, a boy thief trapped in the body of a newt, and some extraordinarily mischievous wizards, Anya sets off on a Quest that, if she plays it right, will ultimately free her land-and teach her a thing or two about the use of power, the effectiveness of a well-placed pucker, and the finding of friends in places both high and low. With Frogkisser!, acclaimed bestselling author Garth Nix has conjured a fantastical tale for all ages, full of laughs and danger, surprises and delights, and an immense population of frogs. It's 50% fairy tale, 50% fantasy, and 100% pure enjoyment from start to finish.

Garth Nix (Author), Marisa Calin (Narrator)

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Goldenhand

The long-awaited fifth installment in Garth Nix’s New York Times bestselling Old Kingdom series, for readers who enjoy series by Rae Carson, Kristin Cashore, Scott Westerfeld, and Cassandra Clare. Goldenhand takes place six months after the events of Abhorsen and follows the novella Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case, which is featured in Across the Wall. 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. On a dangerous journey, Lirael returns to her childhood home, the Clayr’s Glacier, where she was once a Second Assistant Librarian. There, a young woman from the distant North brings her a message from her long-dead mother, Arielle. It is a warning about the Witch with No Face. But who is the Witch, and what is she planning? Lirael must use her new powers to save the Old Kingdom from this great danger—and it must be forestalled not only in the living world but also in the cold, remorseless river of Death.

Garth Nix (Author), Heather Wilds (Narrator)

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Newt's Emerald

Inspired by the works of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, Garth Nix's Newt's Emerald is a Regency romance with a fantasy twist. New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger calls it "charming; quite, quite charming." After Lady Truthful's magical Newington Emerald is stolen from her she devises a simple plan: go to London to recover the missing jewel. She quickly learns, however, that a woman cannot wander the city streets alone without damaging her reputation, and she disguises herself as a mustache-wearing man. During Truthful's dangerous journey she discovers a crook, an unsuspecting ally, and an evil sorceress—but will she find the Emerald?

Garth Nix (Author), Faye Adele (Narrator)

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