Hello!
Hello there!
I'm Ellis (as you may have guessed from the LJ username), and I'm a Garth Nix fanatic. I've only read the Abhorsen Trilogy thus far (I have to admit that I have yet to pick up or touch any Keys to the Kingdom books), and I fell in love with it. I think I first read Sabriel when I was... young. Yes. Because I can't remember exactly how old I was... anyway, I do remember I couldn't get to sleep when I read the bit where the messenger finds Sabriel in Wyverly's dormitory. XD.
I sat on the stairs and cried, haha, because I thought the Dead were coming to get me. Then I didn't touch the book for ages and finally finished it. I moved onto Lirael (have to admit that I didn't really like her, although I sympathized with her a bit) and Abhorsen. I really, really love Mogget, and I thought Nix's twist to have the Dog as one of the Bright Shiners was quite interesting. Anyway, I feel like I'm rambling now...
I personally think Nix is a genius. His style of writing really drew me in, and I think there's so much potential for him to write a backstory to the Old Kingdom (sort of like Tolkein did, I suppose), because I know I would definitely buy it, and then love it a million times over. Until that day ever happens (or if it ever happens, I hasten to add), I'm stuck writing my own fanfiction, which - more notably - isn't actually going anywhere at the moment.
I'm thrilled that I found a fellow Nix-loving community, to be perfectly frank. ^__^
All hail Nix!
I'm Ellis (as you may have guessed from the LJ username), and I'm a Garth Nix fanatic. I've only read the Abhorsen Trilogy thus far (I have to admit that I have yet to pick up or touch any Keys to the Kingdom books), and I fell in love with it. I think I first read Sabriel when I was... young. Yes. Because I can't remember exactly how old I was... anyway, I do remember I couldn't get to sleep when I read the bit where the messenger finds Sabriel in Wyverly's dormitory. XD.
I sat on the stairs and cried, haha, because I thought the Dead were coming to get me. Then I didn't touch the book for ages and finally finished it. I moved onto Lirael (have to admit that I didn't really like her, although I sympathized with her a bit) and Abhorsen. I really, really love Mogget, and I thought Nix's twist to have the Dog as one of the Bright Shiners was quite interesting. Anyway, I feel like I'm rambling now...
I personally think Nix is a genius. His style of writing really drew me in, and I think there's so much potential for him to write a backstory to the Old Kingdom (sort of like Tolkein did, I suppose), because I know I would definitely buy it, and then love it a million times over. Until that day ever happens (or if it ever happens, I hasten to add), I'm stuck writing my own fanfiction, which - more notably - isn't actually going anywhere at the moment.
I'm thrilled that I found a fellow Nix-loving community, to be perfectly frank. ^__^
All hail Nix!