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Fiction

The Keys to the Kingdom: Superior Saturday by Garth Nix

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December 2008–January 2009, no. 307

The Keys to the Kingdom: Superior Saturday by Garth Nix

Allen & Unwin $15.95 pb, 263 pp

Fiction

The Keys to the Kingdom: Superior Saturday by Garth Nix

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December 2008–January 2009, no. 307

There is an unfortunate tendency in contemporary fantasy for plots to become elongated, ungainly and unmanageable, much like teenage boys. Thankfully, Garth Nix’s The Keys to the Kingdom series is an exception, perhaps because the protagonist, Arthur Penhaligon, is not yet a teenager himself.

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Benjamin Chandler

Benjamin Chandler holds a PhD in Creative Writing and Fantasy. He writes Young Adult Fiction and has published academic work on popular culture, video game narrative theory, Japanese heroism, anime and manga, and Creative Writing pedagogy. Every now and then he teaches Creative Writing, English Literature, and Media Studies topics at the University of Adelaide and Flinders University.

Benjamin Chandler reviews 'The Keys to the Kingdom: Superior Saturday' by Garth Nix

The Keys to the Kingdom: Superior Saturday

by Garth Nix

Allen & Unwin $15.95 pb, 263 pp

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