Mister Monday
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Word Count
90,250 words, Guess
Page Count
361 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivemistermonday00nixg
- Internet Archivemistermonday0000nixg_x6x5
- Internet Archivemistermonday0000nixg_e1k2
- ISBN-100439551234
- ISBN-139780439551236
and 5 more
- Goodreads444349
- Library of Congress Control Number2004540574
- OCLC Control Number52498186
- Better World Books9780439551236
- Open LibraryOL3379527M
Classifications
- LCCPZ7.N647 Mi 2003
- LCCPZ7.N647Mi 2003
Description
Book one in a blockbuster series, The Keys to the Kingdom, by the internationally acclaimed Garth Nix. Moving between our familiar world and bizarre other realms where nothing is predictable, Nix delivers a thrilling adventure-fantasy of breathtaking scope and ingenuity.Arthur Penhaligon is not supposed to be a hero. He is, in fact, supposed to die an early death. But then he is saved by a key shaped like the minute hand of a clock.Arthur is safe but his world is not. Along with the key comes a plague brought by bizarre creatures from another realm. A stranger named Mister Monday, his avenging messengers with blood-stained wings, and an army of dog-faced Fetchers will stop at nothing to get the key back even if it means destroying Arthur and everything around him.Desperate, Arthur ventures into a mysterious house a house that only he can see. It is in this house that Arthur must unravel the secrets of the key and discover his true fate.Mister Monday is the first book in The Keys to the Kingdom series.Garth Nix is the best-selling author of Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen.
First Sentence
I was Arthur Penhaligon's first day at his new school and it was not going well.
Excerpt
I was Arthur Penhaligon's first day at his new school and it was not going well.
Excerpt
It was Arthur Penhaligon’s first day at his new school and it was not going well.
Description
Arthur Penhaligon is supposed to die at a young age, but is saved by a key that is shaped like the minute hand of a clock. The key causes bizarre creatures to come from another realm, bringing with them a plague. A man named Mister Monday will stop at nothing to get the key back. Arthur goes to a mysterious house that only he can see, so that he can learn the truth about himself and the key.
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Series Statement
- The keys to the kingdom ;
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