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“Lord Sunday” to be Released March 4th

Matt — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:04:20 +0000

Garth Nix’s Lord Sunday, the final book in the Keys to the Kingdom series, now has a solid release date: March 4th, 2010 in the U.S. and U.K., or sometime in February for Australia.

LORD SUNDAY is the breathtaking conclusion to The Keys to the Kingdom series. In this, the seventh and final book, the mysteries of the House, the Architect, the Trustees, the Keys and the Will are all revealed, and the fate of Arthur, our Earth, and the entire Universe is finally decided.

So, to all of you who have been impatiently waiting for this book: the wait is nearly over.

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Superior Saturday Review

Matt — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:43:50 +0000

Superior Saturday is the sixth book in the seven-part Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix. I started reading it a couple of years ago, after enjoying his higher-level Abhorsen series, in which Sabriel is the first installment.

When I read Mr. Monday, the first in the Keys series, I thought it an interesting concept; good characters, unique story, and plenty of magic. The Keys to the Kingdom books are an easy and quick read, which is generally a minus for me, save for occasions when I’m looking for lighter fare, but the story makes up for it.

In Superior Saturday, Arthur Penhaligon races to obtain the sixth key, and finally crosses over the border between being a human and being an immortal Denizen of the House.

Overall, I enjoyed Superior Saturday, and the cliffhanger ending has me anticipating the final novel, which is due out next year. (Once it’s out of the way, hopefully Nix will get back to work on the fourth Abhorsen book he’s been promising…)

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Nix’s “Lord Sunday” Delivered to Publisher

Matt — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:05:24 +0000

The manuscript for Lord Sunday, the final book in the seven-part The Keys to the Kingdom series, by Garth Nix, has been delivered to the publisher (Scholastic Press). Nix recently updated his website to reflect this.

There is no final publication date as of yet, though it “right now looks likely to be early-ish in 2010.” The editing process is just beginning, and will likely take some time, and after which there will of course be other things to be done before the book goes to print.

Nix says that he hopes “that the first two chapters or so will be put up online in the next few months, to ease a little of the pain of the cliffhanger at the end of SUPERIOR SATURDAY.”

Hopefully the author will be able to start work on his next book in the Sabriel series in the near future, now that The Keys to the Kingdom is almost out of the way.

Update: The release date has been announced. It’s March 4th, 2010 for the U.S., but the Australians should already have it, as their date is listed as February.

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