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The fantastic conclusion to Garth Nix's NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series!
Seven days. Seven keys. Seven virtues. Seven sins.
In this thrilling conclusion to Garth Nix's Keys to the Kingdom series, Arthur Penhaligon must complete his quest to save the Kingdom he is heir to...and Arthur's world.
Author Notes
Garth Nix was born in Melbourne, Australia on July 19, 1963. He graduated from the University of Canberra in 1986 and worked various jobs within the publishing industry until 1994. After a stint in public relations, he returned to books and took up writing as a career. He is the author of Blood Ties, Clariel, Newt's Emerald, the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. In 1999, he received a Golden Duck Award for Australian Contribution to Children's Science Fiction. To Hold the Bridge was named Best Collection by the 2015 Aurealis Awards. His novella, By Frogsled and Lizardback to Outcast Venusian Lepers, was named Best Science Fiction Novella by the 2015 Aurealis Awards. In 2018, he won the 2017 Aurealis Award for the Best science-fiction short story.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 4-7-In the final volume (Scholastic, 2010) of Garth Nix's complex seven-part series, Arthur Penhaligon and his friends, Leaf and Suzy, battle the most powerful of the seven Trustees of the Will. Lord Sunday possesses the seventh key whose power surpasses that of all the previous keys combined. The story moves between the struggle of Arthur and Sunday and the battle his friends are waging against the rest of the House. It also becomes clear that Arthur is battling to retain what remains of his own humanity. The power of the keys is changing him both physically and emotionally, threatening to overwhelm him with anger and arrogance. Nix pulls all of the pieces of the complicated story line together in a grand conclusion that fans of the series will applaud. Allan Corduner clearly voices all the characters with distinct voices and nicely captures their emotions. He does a particularly commendable job as he brings the grand story to its ultimate conclusion with just the right pacing to capture the pressure, fear, and possibility of the final moments. While this series needs to be followed from beginning to end, those who have done so will appreciate the final installment.-Deanna Romriell, Salt Lake City Public Library, UT (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Everything comes to a head in this final series entry in which Arthur struggles with his newly acquired power while battling Lord Sunday. Meanwhile, Suzy and Leaf, on their own paths, face additional challenges. As with earlier series entries, the action is very fast paced in a world replete with intriguing magical devices. Copyright 2010 of The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
The seventh volume in the Keys to the Kingdom series, which begins with Mister Monday (2003) and cycles through the days of the week, brings this fantasy adventure to a fitting conclusion. From chapter to chapter, the story's focus shifts from its young hero, Arthur, to the separate but intertwined adventures of his friends Leaf and Suzy Turquoise Blue. Ambitious in its conception, this inventive series staggers under the weight of its complex, grand-scale backstory, but events unfold quickly, and series fans will want to follow Arthur and his amiable, idiosyncratic allies to the end.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2010 Booklist
