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Grim Tuesday

Garth Nix · 2004 · Novel

Series: The Keys to the Kingdom — #2

Synopsis

This second thrilling installment of The Keys to the Kingdom, by internationally acclaimed Australian author, Garth Nix, delivers high-energy, visually stunning adventure fantasy of dazzling scope and originality.Arthur Penhaligon is supposed to be in bed - after all, it's only twelve hours since he saved the world. But there's no time to rest. Grim Tuesday has laid claim to the Lower House and the First Key, and now his misshapen servants are repossessing Arthur's world and plunging it into financial disaster. To stop them, Arthur must venture back into the House - that surreal, unpredictable realm where he almost met his death.With companions old and new, Arthur embarks on a heart-stopping adventure that will take him from the dismal Pit of the Far Reaches, all the way to the heart of a sun and back.

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Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: AsthmaAvariceChildren's fictionFantasyFictionGreedJuvenile FictionMagicResponsibilitySpace and timeneeds-reviewno-clear-speculative-idea

isfdb_id: 28882

openlibrary_id: OL2628777W

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