Thursday, 17 July 2014

The Keys to the Kingdom (Monday to Sunday 7 Books Collection) Garth Nix

The Keys to the Kingdom is a magical fantasy adventure series penned by Garth Nix. Garth Nix is one of the New York Times bestselling author, extremely popular for his known writings, “Abhorsen Trilogy” and “The Keys to the kingdom” series books. Nix diction in the work is complex with neat imaginative settings and the terrific characters that plays major roles in his books.

The Keys to the Kingdom series main character is a 12 year old boy, who is suffering asthma, Arthur Penhaligon. The exciting and gripping Keys to the Kingdom novel contains all the elements that are fascinating to readers who loves to read fantasy novel. This series is filled with lot of action, drama and lots of mystery in each and every step throughout the books.



In the Kingdom Key series, Arthur Penhaligon is the hero of this novels and the story twists around him. In a running exercise at school, Arthur suffers asthma and collapses there itself. Upon awakening, he meets a mysterious stranger, Mister Monday. His life is saved by a key, and the day is the Monday from this the series begins, each book moves on the next day of the week. By then the Arthur proceeds to a strange, dangerous adventure, which refers the adventures in all the books?

The fans of this series eventually dragged in to the story with its gripping and captivate storyline and the adventures that Arthur challenges are beautifully narrated by Grath nix. The Keys to the Kingdom, each and every book seems as one epic quest, which each has its own theme and story irrespective to their order.

The Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix titles include 7 books: Mister Monday, Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wednesday, Sir Thursday, Lady Friday, Superior Saturday, and Lord Sunday.

Titles in this set:

Mister Monday

The first instalment of Keys to the Kingdom is Mister Monday. Arthur Penhaligon suffers from asthma and has been hospitalized many times. During a gym class at a new school, he suffers so badly that two of the students decide to get help and leave him alone. While he is alone, Mister Monday and Sneezer appear out of nowhere and gift Arthur with a clock minute hand which Arthur calls the key. They do this because they believe Arthur is going to die and they can immediately get the key back. However, the key actually helps Arthur breathe and saves his life. Thus starts dangerous adventures with dastardly villains in every turn.

Grim Tuesday

The second book in the series of Keys to the Kingdom, Arthur has returned home for what he thought would be a five or six-year break. Unfortunately, time in his realm does not equate to time in the House. To top it all off, the phone call warning Arthur of mischief afoot gets cut off, leaving him only half in the know. Grim Tuesday, who threatens the well-being of both Arthur's family and his world. Arthur must retrieve the Second Key from Grim Tuesday in order to save everything, adventures begins.

Drowned Wednesday

The Drowned Wednesday is probably the most action-packed of the series so far, though they've all been adventurous. Here we meet pirates, a whale larger than imagination around, the Raised Rats, and more. And not only does Arthur need to get to Drowned Wednesday, and find the third part of the Will, he also has to find and save Leaf, who was picked up by the ship meant for him, as he was left behind.

Sir Thursday

Sir Thursday is in charge of the Architect's army and once Arthur is drafted for 100 years of service, the game is squarely in Thursday's court. Of course, while Arthur is literally fighting for his life, the trustees are fighting him on another front as well. They have created a nithling boy to replace Arthur on Earth with the threat of destroying his family so Arthur cannot ever return home. So now we have Arthur struggling to fight the nithling army, worrying about his family and trying to wrest the key from Sir Thursday as well as finding the fourth portion of the Will.

Lady Friday

The fifth book in Garth Nix’s series, Arthur, the Piper, and Superior Saturday has each received a letter from Lady Friday. She is abdicating, and leaving her key in her Scriptorium for one of them to claim. They have to race. Unknown to them, it's a trap. Lady Friday, being an immortal Trustee/Denizen, doesn't have the same range of emotions as a mortal human. She has found a way, using her Key to experience emotions through mortals. Lady Friday's mountain retreat, trying to find a way to save her aunt, who is also one of Friday's victims, and help Arthur, though he's in the back of her mind.

Superior Saturday

Superior Saturday is the sixth book in the Keys to the kingdom series by Garth Nix. Arthur Penhaligon has just received the fifth key and put an end to Lady Friday's soul sucking ways. Now he has to find a way to stop mini nukes from ravaging his town and the hospital full of people he had just rescued. Seeing no choice Arthur travel's to Superior Saturday's dominion to claim the sixth key. The final confrontation and cliff hanging ending will leave you starved for more.

Lord Sunday

It is the seventh and last book of The Keys to the Kingdom, Arthur Penhaligon and his friends Leaf and Suzy are caught in the chaos, separated by events but drawn together in their fight to survive. Lord Sunday's magic is unlike any Arthur has encountered before - and his secrets have the potential to destroy not only Arthur but also the people he holds most dear. The story ends up with help from memorable characters like Suzy Turquoise Blue and Dame Primus, Arthur defeats Lord Sunday.

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