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Pirate FictionAdventure

Drowned Wednesday

The Keys to the Kingdom #3 (Keys to the Kingdom)

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  • 2005 first published
  • 400 pages
  • ★ 4.8 (4 ratings)
  • 16 editions
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Garth Nix's Drowned Wednesday (2005) is a pirate adventure and adventure fiction novel. Key subjects include heroes, good and evil, pirates and missing persons.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 22 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 16 editions.

It runs to roughly 400 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Drowned Wednesday

This is Book Three in Garth Nix's blockbuster fantasy-adventure series, The Keys to the Kingdom, following the best-selling Mister Monday and Grim Tuesday.Arthur Penhaligon has a broken leg and a bad attack of asthma, but there's no time for recovery. Drowned Wednesday has sent a ship to pluck him from the safety of his bed, miles from any ocean, and sail him back to the House.From hospital room to the high seas, Arthur must battle pirates, storms, monsters made of Nothing and a vast beast that can't stop eating. Arthur struggles to unravel the mystery of the Architect's disappearance, and the plotting of the Trustees. For the sake of all that dwell in the Secondary realms, he must discover the third part of the Will and claim the Third Key.But first... can Arthur trust the Raised Rats? Where are Leaf and Suzy? And how will he survive life aboard ship on the treacherous Border Sea?Drowned Wednesday is the third book in the Keys to the Kingdom seriesWinner: 2005 Aurealis Award in the Children's Long Fiction category.The Keys to the Kingdom series has received widespread recognition winning 2 industry awards, shortlisted for Aurealis Awards and twice commended for the CBC Awards.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Heroes
  • Good and evil
  • Children's fiction
  • Pirates
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Missing persons
  • Arthur Penhaligon
  • Magic
  • Adventure fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Drowned Wednesday?

Drowned Wednesday was written by Garth Nix and first published in 2005.

What genre is Drowned Wednesday?

It is usually shelved as Pirate Fiction and Adventure.

How long is Drowned Wednesday?

The median edition has 400 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Drowned Wednesday?

Readers who like it often enjoy Peter and the Shadow Thieves, The Hunters and The Invaders.

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