Sir Thursday
core novel 2006 The Keys to the Kingdom
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.96 (23,942 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 408 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780439436571 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Having already claimed three parts of the Will, Arthur finds himself trapped in the House when a double left behind on Earth prevents his return, forcing him to remain among the Denizens far longer than he intends. He is drafted into the House's military and sent into the Great Maze, a vast, chessboard-like realm governed by strict martial order, where he must earn his way toward Sir Thursday, the Trustee who commands the House's armies and holds the fourth fragment of the Will. As Arthur adapts to military discipline utterly unlike anything in his ordinary life, he must find a way to reach Sir Thursday and reclaim the Key without losing himself, or his connection to Earth, in the process.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Keys to the Kingdom
- Series: The Keys to the Kingdom core; position 4 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Garth Nix
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Young Adult Book), 2007: finalist; 5th place, no-cutoff convention.
Notes
- From the series record (The Keys to the Kingdom): Core Canon = all 7 novels of the completed series (Scholastic US / HarperCollins UK / Allen & Unwin Australia, 2003-2010). Confirmed a separate, unrelated universe from Nix's The Old Kingdom, already in this canon -- different world, different magic system, no shared characters; both records are cross-referenced as being by the same author.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Keys to the Kingdom: position 4 of 7: previous Drowned Wednesday (2005) · next Lady Friday (2007)
Sources
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