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Mister Monday: The Keys to the Kingdom 1

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Mister Monday: The Keys to the Kingdom 1 by Garth Nix is the story of a young boy named Arthur Penhaligon who is unexpectedly chosen as the heir to a mysterious kingdom. As Arthur encounters bizarre challenges in a magical, parallel world, he must confront a sinister enemy named Mister Monday to reclaim a key that holds great power. The book blends adventure, fantasy, and intrigue, setting Arthur on a thrilling quest that transcends the ordinary.
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Mister Monday: The Keys to the Kingdom 1

Seven keys ... seven days ... seven breathtaking adventures.

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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.

Series: KEYS TO THE KINGDOM

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760633233

Publisher: A&U Children's

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 February 2018

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 298g

Pages: 336

About the Author

Garth Nix has been a full-time writer since 2001, but has also worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve.

Garth's books include the Old Kingdom fantasy series, comprising Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, Clariel and Goldenhand; SF novels Shade's Children and A Confusion of Princes; and a Regency romance with magic, Newt's Emerald. His novels for children include The Ragwitch, the six books of The Seventh Tower sequence, The Keys to the Kingdom series and others. He has co-written several books with Sean Williams, including the Troubletwisters series, Spirit Animals Book Three: Blood Ties, Have Sword, Will Travel, and the forthcoming sequel Let Sleeping Dragons Lie. A contributor to many anthologies and magazines, Garth's selected short fiction has been collected in Across the Wall and To Hold the Bridge.

More than five million copies of his books have been sold around the world, they have appeared on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today, and his work has been translated into 42 languages. His most recent book is Frogkisser!, now being developed as a film by Twentieth Century Fox/Blue Sky Animation.

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