Book description
On the third day, there were PIRATES! Arthur Penhaligon finds himself
on an adventure that will pit him against pirates, storms, explosions
and a vast beast that eats everything it encounters. Will our unwitting
hero be able to find the third part of the Will and claim the Third Key?
No rest for poor Arthur Penhaligon. As Grim Tuesday ends, he discovers
a square of stiff cardboard under his pillow, gilt-edged and inscribed
with the following words:
LADY WEDNESDAY
Trustee of the Architect and Duchess of the Border Sea
has great pleasure in inviting
ARTHUR PENHALIGON
to a Particular Luncheon
of Seventeen Removes
Transport has been arranged
RSVP not required…
It's an invitation he cannot refuse. From hospital room to the high
seas, Arthur finds himself on an adventure that will pit him against
pirates, storms, explosions of Nothing-laced gunpowder, and a vast beast
that eats everything it encounters. Through it all, he is drawn deeper
into the central mystery of the House. Arthur must find the third part
of the Will and claim the Third Key - not just for himself, but for the
millions (if not trillions) who will suffer if he doesn't.
The first step? Surviving life aboard ship on the Border Sea… “[Garth
Nix is] the coolest read in the playground.” Amanda Craig
PRAISE FOR MISTER MONDAY:
"I just loved Mister Monday, which is an amazing, no-holds-barred
fantasy by Garth Nix. This is destined to be a cult series. Every
chapter seems to bring something new and wonderful and ends with another
surprise. In all honesty, I've never read anything quite like it and I
simply can't wait for Tuesday." Anthony Horowitz
“Magic splashes across every page… With a likeable unlikely hero,
fast-paced plotting and a plethora of mystical oddities, this series is
sure to garner a host of fans.” Publishers Weekly starred review Garth
Nix was born in 1963 and grew up in Canberra, Australia. After taking
his degree in professional writing from the University of Canberra, he
worked in a bookshop and then moved to Sydney. There he sank lower into
the morass of the publishing industry, steadily devolving from sales rep
through publicist until in 1991 he became a senior editor with a major
multinational publisher. After a period travelling in Eastern Europe,
the Middle East and Asia in 1993, he left publishing to work as a
marketing communications consultant . In 1999 he was lured back to the
publishing world to become a part-time literary agent. He now lives in
Sydney, a five-minute walk from Coogee Beach, with his wife, Anna, and
lots of books.
