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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Garth Nix's amazing series continues on the high seas! Barcode: 9780007175055 Drowned Wednesday continues where preceding book, Grim Tuesday, left off. As with all of Nix's work it is some of the best contemporary fantasy on offer at the moment and his imagery is pure magic. On the whole, i felt Drowned Wednesday lacked some of the carefree charm of Grim Tuesday but made up for it with a more mature feel. It shows the series progressing, both Nix and his characters only adding to the appeal and power of the series. Arthur comes across as a far more... more info
Cool!!! I loved this book, its the second best in the series after Mister Monday. Garth Nix imagination knows no bounds. He is amazing. Arthurs is off on his adventures again and must free part 3 of the Will of the Architecht and claim the 3rd key to the kingdom. This is a bit tricky as Arthur is only 12 years old and a chronic Asthmatic! But along with Leaf and Suzy Turquoise Blue, he will fight his way through the House and sail the Border Sea with pirates (on a bed at one point) Seriously good... more info
Pirates ahoy!! The best book so far! In the third book of the series Garth Nix comes back in full form, introducing and using brilliantly concepts and ideas for the next books. In this book, Arthur is invited to meet with Drowned Wednesday, the keeper of the third Key, that allows control over the Border Sea domain of the House. Drowned Wednesday is affected by the sin of Gluttony and has eaten so much she has become a huge whale 126 miles long!! Arthur will find himself against the pirates using magic, traveling in submarines and... more info
Here we go again I don't think theres any point in wasting my time - and yours - explaining the plot of the third book in Garth Nix' Keys to the Kingdom series. Mostly because it is exactly the same as the first two. Having read the Old Kingdom trilogy I can't quite believe I'm giving a book by the same author only three stars, but there you go. Life is full of these little disappointments. The biggest problem with "Drowned Wednesday" is that the reader finishes with the awful impression that Garth Nix has absolutely... more info
