Author

Publication

2003 - Scholastic, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

90,250 words, Guess

Page Count

361 pages

Identifiers

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  • 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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