Grim Tuesday (2004)

by Garth Nix

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Series: Keys to the Kingdom (02)

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Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:The second remarkable installment in The Keys to the Kingdom, from spellbinding bestseller Garth Nix. Seven days. Seven keys. Seven virtues. Seven sins. One mysterious house is the doorway to a very mysterious world�where one boy is about to venture and unlock a number of fantastical secrets. Arthur doesn't think he will ever have to return to the strange house that nearly killed him on Monday�the house that contains an entire world. But Tuesday brings new challenges�in the form of an enemy named Grim Tuesday, who threatens the well-being of both Arthur's family and his world. Arthur must retrieve the Second Key from Grim Tuesday in order to save everything�an adventure that will include stealing a Sunship, surviving a very weird work camp, befriending a bear-like spirit, fighting the void-like Nithlings, and traveling in the scary Far Reaches for the ultimate showdown.… (more)

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Another good book in this series. I've realized that not only does each book have a day of the week, each day is afflicted with one of the seven deadly sins. I kind of like this theme thing. I'm also beginning to think that this whole series might take place over the course of a week of "our time". This was an enjoyable book with interesting characters and I think it's shaping up to be a good series as a whole. (

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pinkbookscoffee | Jan 3, 2025 |

We listened to this as well as read it. Feels like a hopeless situation, and yet manages to bring hope and skill and optimism into it at the end. The continuing saga of Arthur Penhaligon as he fights against wrong in a struggle that did not seem to be his own. The images Nix paints of The Pit, the ceiling, the glass pyramid, and the treasure house are so vivid. And you're swept along with the excitement, even when the whole situation seems dire and untenable. Wonderful. (

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jennievh | Sep 18, 2024 |

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BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |

Arthur once again gets pulled back into the House at the Epicenter of the Universe. What will get him first: Grim Tuesday or the Nothing in the Pit? An excellent second book in the series! (

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MandyPS | May 13, 2023 |

Of course they're all going to take place over a week (Earth time)...

There's really not much different between Mister Monday and Grim Tuesday. Arthur is starting to accept his fate while at the same time learning more about the rules of the House. It interesting to see him change even in just the first two books thus far.

It's nice to see a bit more of Suzy and also a bit more of the House. I see how they're going to have a different setting and antagonist each day, with an overarching world to tie them together. It's a neat idea and I want to see it all of the way through.

Also, apparently the Morrow Days are the 7 Deadly Sins? Was that ever explicitly mentioned? Sloth and Greed down, 5 to go. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Garth Nix	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Corduner, Allan	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Stevens, Tim	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Dame Primus, the Will of the Architect

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To Anna and Thomas, and to all my family and friends.

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The blood red, spike-covered locomotive vented steam in angry blasts as it wound up from the very depths of the Pit.

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Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:The second remarkable installment in The Keys to the Kingdom, from spellbinding bestseller Garth Nix.

Seven days. Seven keys. Seven virtues. Seven sins. One mysterious house is the doorway to a very mysterious world�where one boy is about to venture and unlock a number of fantastical secrets.

Arthur doesn't think he will ever have to return to the strange house that nearly killed him on Monday�the house that contains an entire world. But Tuesday brings new challenges�in the form of an enemy named Grim Tuesday, who threatens the well-being of both Arthur's family and his world. Arthur must retrieve the Second Key from Grim Tuesday in order to save everything�an adventure that will include stealing a Sunship, surviving a very weird work camp, befriending a bear-like spirit, fighting the void-like Nithlings, and traveling in the scary Far Reaches for the ultimate showdown.

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