سه‌شنبه‌ی تاریک (کلیدهای پادشاهی، جلد ۲)

Second title in Garth Nix's gripping new fantasy adventure series. Arthur Penhaligon didn't think he would ever have to return to the strange house that nearly killed him on Monday -- the house that contains a fantastical and sinister realm inside. But the next day brings new challenges -- in the form of an enemy named Grim Tuesday, who threatens the safety of both Arthur's family and his world. Arthur must retrieve the Second Key from Grim Tuesday in order to save everything -- an adventure that will force him to steal a Sunship, survive a very weird work camp, befriend a bearlike spirit and fight the void Nithlings. Even after all that, he will still have to venture into the scary Far Reaches for an ultimate showdown. This second thrilling installment of The Keys to the Kingdom, by internationally acclaimed Australian author, Garth Nix, delivers high-energy, visually stunning adventure fantasy of dazzling scope and originality.Arthur Penhaligon is supposed to be in bed - after all, it's only twelve hours since he saved the world. But there's no time to rest. Grim Tuesday has laid claim to the Lower House and the First Key, and now his misshapen servants are repossessing Arthur's world and plunging it into financial disaster. To stop them, Arthur must venture back into the House - that surreal, unpredictable realm where he almost met his death.With companions old and new, Arthur embarks on a heart-stopping adventure that will take him from the dismal Pit of the Far Reaches, all the way to the heart of a sun and back. Racing furiously against time, Arthur must find the second piece of the Will, claim the Second Key, and save both his own world and the House from the destructive greed of Grim Tuesday.Grim Tuesday is the second book in the KEYS TO THE KINGDOM series.Garth Nix is the best-selling author of Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen. Arthur must retrieve the Second Key from his enemy Grim Tuesday in order to save the world. Arthur doesn't think he will ever have to return to the strange house that nearly killed him on Monday -- the house that contains an entire world. But Tuesday brings new challenges -- in the form of an enemy named Grim Tuesday, who threatens the well-being of both Arthur's family and his world. Arthur must retrieve the Second Key from Grim Tuesday in order to save everything -- an adventure that will include stealing a Sunship, surviving a very weird work camp, befriending a bearlike spirit, fighting the voidlike Nithlings, and traveling to the scary Far Reaches for the ultimate showdown. Title page ......Page 4 Prologue ......Page 6 One ......Page 20 Two ......Page 32 Three ......Page 42 Four ......Page 56 Five ......Page 66 Six ......Page 82 Seven ......Page 98 Eight ......Page 108 Nine ......Page 122 Ten ......Page 134 Eleven ......Page 144 Twelve ......Page 154 Thirteen ......Page 166 Fourteen ......Page 180 Fifteen ......Page 192 Sixteen ......Page 204 Seventeen ......Page 216 Eighteen ......Page 228 Nineteen ......Page 240 Twenty ......Page 252 Twenty-One ......Page 264 Twenty-Two ......Page 276 Twenty-Three ......Page 292 About the author ......Page 297