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Troubletwisters

Troubletwisters #1 / 4
by Garth Nix, Sean Williams
Troubletwisters (Troubletwisters #1) by Garth Nix, Sean Williams
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When their home mysteriously explodes around their ears, twins Jack and Jaide are sent to stay with a grandmother they have never met, in a town they have never heard of. Portland might seem boring and quiet, but it soon becomes apparent that Grandma X is more than a little eccentric, and there are very strange happenings in the town. Talking cats, swarms of cockroaches, a miniature tornado trashing their room - the twins are about to find out what it means to be a troubletwister!

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Category: Fantasy, Young Adult
Release date: May 1, 2011

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Garth Nix

Garth Nix

In Garth Nix’s worlds, the dead rarely stay quiet, magic obeys ancient and perilous rules, and courage often looks like a teenager holding a bell, a sword, and the weight of two realms. Best known for the Old Kingdom series, Nix has carved out a space in fantasy literature that hums with mythic resonance and emotional depth—where necromancers clash with free magic creatures and heroines face destiny with grit rather than grandeur.

Born in Melbourne, Australia, Nix grew up in Canberra, absorbing stories that blurred the line between the ordinary and the extraordinary. He worked in bookstores, publishing, and even the Australian Army Reserve before turning his attention fully to fiction. That eclectic journey quietly shaped his writing—there’s a sense in his stories that the fantastical doesn’t sit apart from reality, but seeps into it through forgotten doorways and ancient bloodlines.

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His writing stands out for its balance of lyrical prose and relentless pace. In books like Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen, readers find a fantasy realm shaped not just by spectacle, but by laws, lore, and moral ambiguity. Nix doesn’t write neat good-versus-evil tales; instead, he explores the burden of responsibility, the cost of power, and the silence between the bells—those moments of decision where everything changes.

Over the decades, his work has resonated with readers across generations. He’s been translated into more than 40 languages and has sold millions of copies worldwide—not because of hype, but because of how deeply his stories stay with you. Whether through the dark, bell-bound corridors of Death or the dusty paths of Ancelstierre, his worlds linger, shaped as much by sorrow and sacrifice as by magic.

Asked once if he ever grew tired of fantasy, Nix replied, "The real world is weird enough already. Fantasy just lets me shape that weirdness into something that makes sense to me." That quiet philosophy, and the steady pulse of humanity beneath his monsters and mages, is what continues to make his books not just unforgettable, but essential.

Troubletwisters

Troubletwisters consists of four books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Troubletwisters (Troubletwisters #1)
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The Monster (Troubletwisters #2)
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The Mystery (Troubletwisters #3)
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The Missing (Troubletwisters #4)
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