Deze serie volgt de reis van een jongen die onverwachts is gekozen als erfgenaam van het centrum van het universum. Hij moet machtige tegenstanders onder ogen zien en ontdekken wat het betekent om de rechtmatige heerser te zijn. Zijn queeste leidt hem door een rijk vol magie, gevaar en verbazingwekkende beproevingen, waarbij het lot van het hele koninkrijk op het spel staat.
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's life is saved by a key shaped like the minute hand of a clock. He is safe, but his world is not.
Arthur Penhalion dacht niet dat hij ooit nog hoefde terug te keren naar het huis waar hij bijn ahet leven leit. Hier maakte hij een geheimzinnige Sleutel buit op Meneer Maandag en verwierf daardoor gezag in het vreemde universum binnen het huis. Maar veel tijd om bij te komen krijgt hij niet. De volgende dag al bedreigt Grim Dinsdag, de Heer van het Verre Bereik, Arthur en zijn familie. Arthur moet de tweede Sleutel zien te veroveren op Grim Dinsdag om iedereen te redden - maar dat betekent dat hij wederom het Huis moet betreden.
On The Third Day, There Were Pirates! Arthur Penhaligon Finds Himself On An Adventure That Will Pit Him Against Pirates, Storms, Explosions And A Vast Beast That Eats Everything It Encounters. Will Our Unwitting Hero Be Able To Find The Third Part Of The Will And Claim The Third Key? No Rest For Poor Arthur Penhaligon. As Grim Tuesday Ends, He Discovers A Square Of Stiff Cardboard Under His Pillow, Gilt-Edged And Inscribed With The Following Words:Lady WednesdayTrustee Of The Architect And Duchess Of The Border Sea Has Great Pleasure In InvitingArthur PenhaligonTo A Particular Luncheon Of Seventeen Removes Transport Has Been ArrangedRsvp Not Required&It'S An Invitation He Cannot Refuse. From Hospital Room To The High Seas, Arthur Finds Himself On An Adventure That Will Pit Him Against Pirates, Storms, Explosions Of Nothing-Laced Gunpowder, And A Vast Beast That Eats Everything It Encounters. Through It All, He Is Drawn Deeper Into The Central Mystery Of The House. Arthur Must Find The Third Part Of The Will And Claim The Third Key Not Just For Himself, But For The Millions (If Not Trillions) Who Will Suffer If He Doesn'T. The First Step? Surviving Life Aboard Ship On The Border Sea&
Following their adventure on the Border Sea, Arthur and Leaf are set on heading home. But only if Leaf can make it through the front door. Arthur is blocked because someone--or something--has assumed his identity and is taking over his life.
Friday is here! The race is on to find the secret of the Middle House. The fifth eagerly awaited installment in Garth Nix's best selling fantasy series,The Keys to the Kingdom.
Even as he grows stronger and closer to discovering the secret of his identity, Arthur must face further dangers and conflicts as he struggles to attain the Sixth Key from the powerful Saturday.
The house is falling apart, and when it is destroyed, all existence will be destroyed with it. Arthur Penhaligon and his friends Leaf and Suzy are caught in the chaos