2008-03-28 Garth Nix's amazing series continues on the high seas!

Barcode: 9780007175055

Drowned Wednesday continues where preceding book, Grim Tuesday, left off. As with all of Nix's work it is some of the best contemporary fantasy on offer at the moment and his imagery is pure magic. On the whole, i felt Drowned Wednesday lacked some of the carefree charm of Grim Tuesday but made up for it with a more mature feel. It shows the series progressing, both Nix and his characters only adding to the appeal and power of the series.

Arthur comes across as a far more interesting character in this book, beginning to realise just what he has to do, his mission becomming ever more dangerous through the course of this book and seeing him taking up a sword and riding the waves in various boats and even a submarine. The delightful Suzy takes more of a backseat here although we have a good new companion in the form of Dr. Scaramandos.

The magic and lore of the House also sees lots of devolpment in Drowned Wednesday and the idea of the semi-immortal Denizens still fascinates me. The plot is exciting and tense from start to end, never letting up in what is wholeheartedly a fantastic addition to the Keys To The Kingdom series.