Drowned Wednesday
- 395
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Drowned Wednesday” takes “The Keys to the Kingdom” to sea, and the change of setting gives the third book a character of its own. Arthur has to wrest another fragment of the Will from a pirate on the Border Sea. Some readers enjoy how different each volume feels and watch Arthur grow into his role as more of the background comes out. The ending leaves more hanging than those of the first two books.
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About the book
Drowned Wednesday is the third book in The Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix. It continues the story of Arthur Pehaligon and his quest to fulfil a mysterious Will in order to reclaim an otherworldly House from seven antagonistic Trustees. Following the events of the previous novel, Arthur must secure the third part of the Will from a fiendish pirate in order to save the Border Sea from Drowned Wednesday's insatiable appetite.
Reading order · The Keys to the Kingdom
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 112 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 43% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 112 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Drowned Wednesday?
It has 395 pages — shorter than 79% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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