by Garth Nix · HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007175055
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«Drowned Wednesday» is the young adult fantasy novel by Garth Nix, published by HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks in paperback (400 pages, in English).
Arthur Penhaligon discovers in his hospital room the invitation from Lady Wednesday, Duchess of the Border Sea. He cannot refuse it: it transports him to the high seas, among pirates, storms, explosions of Nothing-impregnated gunpowder and a devouring beast, while he seeks the third part of the Architect's Will and the Third Key.
Third installment of the The Keys to the Kingdom saga, winner of the 2005 Aurealis Award for best long children's fiction (8-12 years).
It is a novel recommended for readers aged 10 to 14 who are fans of young adult fantasy and adventures.
Garth Richard Nix is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the Old Kingdom, Seventh Tower and Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the perfect name for a writer of fantasy. However, it is my real name."
