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The Old Kingdom
1995-
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1995...
1995
Sabriel
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
Notes
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Dedication: To my family and friends
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Japanese and Chinese translations.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Braille.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Nix on Way to the Big Screen
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June vol. 87 no. 9 2008; (p. 23) -
The Theme of Premature Burial in Garth Nix's Early Novels
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature , May vol. 16 no. 1 2006; (p. 51-57) This article looks at three early novels by Garth Nix, The Ragwitch (1990), Sabriel (1995), Shade's Children (1997) through the context of Freud's 'uncanny' and Carl Jung's work on rebirth and individuation. Tracing the theme of premature burial through the texts, Mills draws together the pessimistic Freudian view of the 'uncanny' and the more positive and heroic path of individuation which Jung put forward, to demonstrate how Nix incoporates these two different understandings of the human psyche into his narratives and manages to attain a level of balance between them both. In terms of premature burial, both Freud and Jung 'agree that the tomb is symbolically the domain of the monstrous mother' and the site where monstrous rebirths occur as well as a site of repression. Mills argues that Nix's novels succeed in blending together two world views and create a truly successful hero, capable of entering the underworld (tomb) and at the same time escaping the paralysis and distintergation of identity that premature burial engenders. (pp.56-57). -
[Review] Sabriel
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 15 no. 2 2001; (p. 83)
— Review of Sabriel 1995 single work novel -
Fixity and Flow in Garth Nix's Sabriel
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 11 no. 3 2001; (p. 15-23) Mill's reads Garth Nix's fantasy novel Sabriel using Frued's notion of the 'uncanny' to explore the contradictory and paradoxical use of water as a metaphor for life and death in the novel. Mill's maps out how the novel subverts the typical pattern of the quest narrative in a number of ways, however she argues that while the imagery 'is not reducible to binary opposites', essentially 'the world of Sabriel is morally simple' (p.19). Furthermore, she states that in this novel, the return of the repressed signifies the 'uncanny return of the father' while the underlying pattern is one of 'daughters assuming the father's functions' and as such, the representation of women in the text works to reinforce the 'inherently ancillary role' alloctaed to women in a male-dominated culture. (pp.15,19). -
Garth Nix
1998
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 42 no. 2 1998; (p. 11)
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[Review] Sabriel
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 9 no. 2 1995; (p. 30)
— Review of Sabriel 1995 single work novel -
Reviews
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 17 1996; (p. 80-81)
— Review of Sabriel 1995 single work novel -
Armies from The Land of Death
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 184 1996; (p. 63-64)
— Review of Sabriel 1995 single work novel ; Enchanter 1996 single work novel ; Battleaxe 1995 single work novel -
[Review] Sabriel
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 3 no. 3 1995; (p. 37, 39)
— Review of Sabriel 1995 single work novel ; Polymer 1995 single work novel -
[Review] Sabriel
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 39 no. 3 1995; (p. 35)
— Review of Sabriel 1995 single work novel -
Know the Author : Garth Nix
1997
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 12 no. 4 1997; (p. 10-12) -
Garth Nix
1998
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 42 no. 2 1998; (p. 11) -
The Theme of Premature Burial in Garth Nix's Early Novels
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature , May vol. 16 no. 1 2006; (p. 51-57) This article looks at three early novels by Garth Nix, The Ragwitch (1990), Sabriel (1995), Shade's Children (1997) through the context of Freud's 'uncanny' and Carl Jung's work on rebirth and individuation. Tracing the theme of premature burial through the texts, Mills draws together the pessimistic Freudian view of the 'uncanny' and the more positive and heroic path of individuation which Jung put forward, to demonstrate how Nix incoporates these two different understandings of the human psyche into his narratives and manages to attain a level of balance between them both. In terms of premature burial, both Freud and Jung 'agree that the tomb is symbolically the domain of the monstrous mother' and the site where monstrous rebirths occur as well as a site of repression. Mills argues that Nix's novels succeed in blending together two world views and create a truly successful hero, capable of entering the underworld (tomb) and at the same time escaping the paralysis and distintergation of identity that premature burial engenders. (pp.56-57). -
Nix on Way to the Big Screen
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June vol. 87 no. 9 2008; (p. 23) -
An Eidolon Interview with Garth Nix
Steven Paulsen
(interviewer),
1996
single work
interview
— Appears in: Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy , Spring no. 22-23 1996; (p. 33-41) Garth Nix discusses his career as a writer of science fiction.
Awards
- 1997 American Library Association — Honor Book
- 1996 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Best Australian Long Fiction
- 1995 joint winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Best Novel
- 1995 winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Fantasy Division — Best Novel
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