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The rain keeps coming down Arthur Penhaligan's week is almost over, but unfortunately it's not getting any better. Not for him, and not for the House. In fact, just about everything is tumbling down in the penultimate book of Garth Nix's Keys to the Kingdom series, "Superior Saturday," in which Arthur finally encounters the malevolent sorceress who's been messing things up throughout the series. It's a suitably chaotic and haunting story, and Arthur's internal struggles and new discoveries are a pretty fascinating read -- but... more info
Superior Garth Nix! In the sixth instalment of the Keys to the Kingdom series, Arthur is on a journey to gain the sixth key from Saturday, the oldest denizen in the House. After disappointment in the Thursday and Friday novels, I was wondering if Nix had somewhat gone into too deep with his attention to detail rather than action and suspense but Saturday is right back on track with intensity, action and a mouth watering prospect for Sunday that I believe this latest addition is right behind Monday in terms of the best in... more info
Finshed too early I have loved every single other Keys to the Kingdom book. However i was disapponited by this one after the heights reached in Thursday and Friday. My main problem was that the novel doesn't have a proper ending. There should be at least three more chapters. Also the epic battle between Saturday and Arthur fails to occur. Questions are still left unanswered. A few plot lines from the previosu books are ignored. Still it is still a good read and i'm defiantly still looking forward to reading the final... more info
Worth buying Superior Saturday is the sixth in Garth Nix's "Keys to the Kingdom" series, so I had high expectations for it. However, whilst certainly a good book, it was perhaps a slight let down after the brilliance of the other five. As Superior Saturday as been made to seem the all-powerful enemy in the previous novels, her defeat seemed a little too easy and less dramatic than expected. The plot followed the same line as the other five, which, although undoubtedly good, has become just a little repetitive: retrieve... more info
