Superior Saturday

By: Garth Nix

Narrated by: Allan Corduner

On the sixth day, there was sorcery.

Arthur Penhaligan has wrested five of the Keys from their immortal guardians, the Trustees of the Will. But gaining the Sixth Key poses a greater challenge than any he has faced before. Superior Saturday is not just one of the Trustees – she is also the oldest Denizen and the most powerful and knowledgeable sorcerer within the House. She has tens of thousands of sorcerers at her command, and she has been preparing her forces all along for the Will’s escape and the activities of the Rightful Heir.

As Saturday’s schemes become evident, Arthur is beset on all sides. The House is being destroyed, and only the power of the Keys can hold back the tide of destruction. Arthur’s home city is under attack. His allies are unreliable. He can’t even get into the apparently impregnable Upper House . . . and even if he does, finding the Sixth Part of the Will and gaining the Sixth Key might not be enough to counter Saturday’s bid for ultimate power.

Can Arthur survive?©2008 Garth Nix; (P)2008 Random House, Inc.

Superior Saturday

Originally I started listening to the Keys to the Kingdom books because I thought it was what everyone was talking about when they were telling me to read the Kingdoms books. Turns out what they were telling me to read were the much better Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches books. Still, I have stuck with Keys to the Kingdoms now for all six books and I am looking forward to the seventh and final book too. Superior Saturday like the others before it is pretty decent. Arthur has collected five parts of the Will and got the five keys. Now he is out to get the sixth part and the sixth key.

A solid penultimate installment

It’s a race to finish, still with plenty of detail, color, and fun characters to keep the tight story interesting. Arthur transformation(s) keep you on the edge of your seat. The narrator is awesome. And though this series is YA, the stakes and the themes have certainly matured along with Arthur. Excited to see how it all ends ^_^

great performance

I love this performance, Corduner is consistently a very polished reader with great character voices..
story is strong and interesting as ever

Shortest of all the Days

A Short but decent adventure, that is not quite as interesting as other books in the series. This book seems mostly setup for the next and final book in the series. The Narrator as usual does a great job.

building to a great climax

The story is building to the final showdown for control of the house and the final keys. very good effort to keep the narrative interesting through the sixth book of the series.