Lord Sunday
| File:Lord sunday us cover.jpg The US cover for Lord Sunday. | |
| Author | Garth Nix |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Keys to the Kingdom |
| Genre | Young adult novel |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin (Aus) |
Publication date | February 2010 (Aus) March 16, 2010 (UK & US) |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 9781741145915 |
| Preceded by | Superior Saturday |
| Followed by | None |
Lord Sunday will be the title of the seventh book, as yet unreleased, in Garth Nix's The Keys to the Kingdom series. The title was confirmed in an earlier volume in the series; in addition, the titles of the books in the series are taken from the ruler of an aspect of the fantasy world within, who is normally the main antagonist. Since there are seven antagonists, with each having their own book, it was presumed there will be seven books, the last titled Lord Sunday. The US cover can be found here: [1]
The Characters
Lord Sunday is the first child of the The Old One and the The Architect. He wields the seventh Key, and rules The Incomparable Gardens. He has ultimate authority in the House, but tends to leave the charge of the day-to-day affairs to his deputy, Superior Saturday, who has been corrupt and destructive.
One of the Seven Trustees, Lord Sunday defied the Seventh Part of the Will of his mother and, along with five (Wednesday giving Arthur her key) other Trustees, keeping his demesne and Key for himself/herself rather than yielding it to a human heir.
Little is known about Sunday. Lord Sunday is likely to be the most powerful and important being in the House since the Architect's disappearance, given the assumption that his Key is more powerful than the others when outside the House.
Each of the Trustees is afflicted with a deadly sin. Six of the seven have been portrayed, leaving only pride for Lord Sunday.
The Incomparable Gardens
It is revealed in Superior Saturday that if all the realms of the House were to be destroyed by Nothing (a fictional substance resembling both antimatter and dark matter), the Incomparable Gardens will remain for and will keep the universe around them from collapsing, therefore making the Incomparable Gardens the most important part of the House. The Incomparable Gardens are 'defended' by a variety of bug-like creatures (believed to be Nithlings), mostly giant worms, beetles, and similar. The Gardens' supporting Drasil Trees, which are situated in the four corners of the Upper House, are also defended by beetle-shaped Nithlings. Past attempts to invade have failed due to these creatures, and Superior Saturday's attempts to build a tower tall enough to reach Sunday failed due to the Drasil trees' growth until she was able to slow them down by destroying the two lowest realms of the house with Nothing. Doing so slowed the growth of the Drasil trees that supported the Incomparable Gardens.
Superior Saturday was extremely envious of Lord Sunday and even attempted to take over his reign of the Incomparable Gardens as she considers it her right since she was the first creation of the Architect. Aided by a force of her various types of sorcerers, she was able to enter the Gardens and engage in battle with Sunday's creatures. This is the last part of the House Arthur must claim; given that the aforementioned battle is incomplete until the seventh book, he will probably do so in competition with both Sunday and Saturday, and possibly The Piper.
In Sir Thursday, Arthur learns that "A Denizen of the Incomparable Gardens would be easy to spot," suggesting that the inhabitants will be quite distinctive from those of the rest of the House.
Plot
Falling from the Incomparable Gardens in Superior Saturday, Arthur, having won the Sixth Key, landed not in the Upper House but somewhere unexpected. Alone in enemy territory, he struggles with his own sorcery-transformed mind and body as much as with his enemies
Meanwhile, Suzy Turquoise Blue, Arthur's friend, plots to escape from her prison in Saturday's Tower while battle rages all around. Saturday's forces are pressing into the Incomparable Gardens, but are also engaged in a fierce struggle to keep the Piper and his army of Newniths at the bottom of the Upper House. On Earth, Leaf, responsible for the Sleepers from Lady Friday, struggles to cope with the aftermath of a nuclear strike and desperately needs help, especially since she herself has become a target for intruders from the House. Within the House, Nothing continues to rise and must be stopped before it can destroy the entire House and Universe.[1]
Release Dates
Latest notice of release dates was on June 18th, 2009.
The release dates is will be as following:
- February 2010 in Australia
- March 2010 in the USA
- March 2010 in the UK.
Note: The various translations will be quite a bit later, depending on where they're up to already with the series [2]
References
- ^ http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/Titles/28206/lord-sunday-garth-nix-9780007175130
- ^ Garth Nix's Facebook Page, posted June 18th, 2009