As a fan of Nix's previous series, the Abhorsen Triology, and The Seventh Tower, as a teen I looked towards his new budding series, shortly after its publication. There were few reviews for the book, but it seemed promising. It was indeed, promising, as described before by others. The book starts out with an inspector of a document thousands of years old. Sealed within a small fragment, the Will of the Architect, she who had created this realm and all that inhabit it, her Will had been sealed away, over time the ecurity had become lax, for Sloth has taken over the Lower Atrium of the House. Unfortunently, the Will has unknowingly enlisted help. A higher power sneaks through the inspector a small line of text, later proving to be more then enough help to free the first several paragraphs of the Will. Here the story begins. Arthur Penhaligon is an average adolescent, provided he is asthmatic. It turns out his new gym teacher is ignorant, horrid, and seemingly loves to flaunt his superiority over kids. Arthur seems to grimace quite a bit over how he was forced to run the cross-country course, even though he had just recovered from a near death situation, due to his choosing of disregarding the use of his inhaler. Fatal, later this choice nearly kills him, until he is saved by a fine-dressed man in a. what seems to be a bath tub-wheeled chair, and a sickly looking butler from the old movies, his uniform long overdue for patchwork and replacement of gloves, and such things, he inherits a blade-like key, and the Compleat Atlas of the House. Unknowingly to Arthur, the key is what saves him from death, and regretably, seals his fate to embarking on a quest to save another dimension from the ruins of the "Days", although this is what saves his life, he soon begins to regret ever becoming the heir to first key, and so begins the start of the series of The Keys to the Kingdom. I do reccomend this book to those who:. a. ) Like to read. -enjoy the genre of fantasies, of a unknown world, as Nix weaves a wonderful tale of the things that will open your eyes to a different world. b. ) Those who would like something different, yet similar to all the books that speak of magic, sorcery, and untold secrets of world that we behold only the back of our minds, somethign we wonder could ever exist. After reading the first three books, I found that the author's note at the end about the different days of the week seems to pertain to the trecherous days. Mondays were a bit too early in the week as work days (which explains the Sloth condition of Mister Monday). Tuesdays were lucky days, so it seems to be in the book also (look on to reviews on Grim Tuesday in the series). Wenedsday was a good day (look into other reviews on Drowned Wenedsday). I re-read this book recently, and decided that I should try reccomending this book to others. Although I am young,currently at age of 15, I hope that my review will help those of my age who are looking for a good read, in addition to whatever books they may be reading now. :)
Unknowingly to Arthur, the key is what saves him from death, and regretably, seals his fate to embarking on a quest to save another dimension from the ruins of the "Days", although this is what saves his life, he soon begins to regret ever becoming the heir to first key, and so begins the start of the series of The Keys to the Kingdom