Arthur cannot live an ordinary life unless he overthrows all of the Trustees, who are also known as the Morrow Days. Shortly after arriving in the House, Arthur discovers the structure of the house is a complete universe and is informed of his duty to unseat the seven Trustees who run the House, claim their Keys, and rule all of Creation. Arthur hurries to the House, a mysterious structure that only he can see. After suffering an asthma attack, he is saved by a mysterious metal object, called a Key, given by an even stranger character, Mister Monday, whose fellow Denizens bring an incurable plague to Arthur's town. Storyline The Keys to the Kingdom series Īrthur, a 12-year-old boy, has recently moved to a town and wants to fit into it. His most recent book is Frogkisser!, now being developed as a film by Twentieth Century Fox/Blue Sky Animation.Lord Arthur Penhaligon, Rightful Heir to the House, the Keys of the Kingdom, Master of the Lower House, Lord of the Far Reaches, Duke of the Border Sea, Overlord of the Great Maze, Commander in Chief of the Glorious Army of the Architect, Master of the Middle House, Ruler of the Upper House, Lord of the Incomparable Gardens, and the Secondary Realms. More than five million copies of his books have been sold around the world, they have appeared on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today, and his work has been translated into 42 languages. A contributor to many anthologies and magazines, Garth's selected short fiction has been collected in Across the Wall and To Hold the Bridge. He has co-written several books with Sean Williams, including the Troubletwisters series, Spirit Animals Book Three: Blood Ties, Have Sword, Will Travel, and the forthcoming sequel Let Sleeping Dragons Lie. His novels for children include The Ragwitch, the six books of The Seventh Tower sequence, The Keys to the Kingdom series and others. Garth's books include the Old Kingdom fantasy series, comprising Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, Clariel and Goldenhand SF novels Shade's Children and A Confusion of Princes and a Regency romance with magic, Newt's Emerald. Garth Nix has been a full-time writer since 2001, but has also worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve.
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