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y separately published work icon Grim Tuesday single work   children's fiction   children's   fantasy  
Is part of The Keys to the Kingdom Garth Nix , 2003 series - author children's fiction (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Grim Tuesday
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"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." (Source: Publisher's website)

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has been translated into Chinese and Japanese.


  • This work is affiliated with Australian Fantasy Fiction and Japan because it has a Japanese translation.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2004 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Allen & Unwin.
      Extent: 292p.
      ISBN: 1741142547
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Scholastic Press ,
      2004 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 321p.
      ISBN: 0439436559
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Collins ,
      2004 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 391p.
      ISBN: 0007175035
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Scholastic Press ,
      2005 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 321p.
      ISBN: 0439703700 (pbk.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Scholastic Press ,
      2006 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 389p.
      ISBN: 0439436567 (pbk.)
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2018 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 304p.
      Note/s:
      • Published March 2018

      ISBN: 9781760633240
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Keys to the Kingdom Complete Collection Garth Nix , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2019 17063727 2019 selected work children's fiction Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2019
Alternative title: Grim Dinsdag
Language: Dutch
    • Amsterdam,
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      Netherlands,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Uitgeverij M. ,
      2004 .
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      Extent: 192p.
      ISBN: 9022539423

Other Formats

  • Also sound recording.
  • Also dyslexic edition
  • Also braille.
  • Also large print.

Works about this Work

[Review] Mister Monday [and] Grim Tuesday Jill Midolo , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 35)

— Review of Mister Monday Garth Nix , 2003 single work children's fiction ; Grim Tuesday Garth Nix , 2004 single work children's fiction
[Review] Grim Tuesday John Cohen , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 48 no. 1 2004; (p. 26-27)

— Review of Grim Tuesday Garth Nix , 2004 single work children's fiction
[Review] Grim Tuesday Nola Allen , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 19 no. 1 2004; (p. 37-38)

— Review of Grim Tuesday Garth Nix , 2004 single work children's fiction
Young Heroes in Fantastic Settings Elizabeth Braithwaite , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 261 2004; (p. 60-61)

— Review of Winter Door Isobelle Carmody , 2003 single work children's fiction ; Shædow Master Justin D'Ath , 2003 single work novel ; Grim Tuesday Garth Nix , 2004 single work children's fiction
[Review] Grim Tuesday Pam Macintyre , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 12 no. 1 2004; (p. 49)

— Review of Grim Tuesday Garth Nix , 2004 single work children's fiction
In Short : Fiction Graham Williams , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 January 2004; (p. 17)

— Review of Grim Tuesday Garth Nix , 2004 single work children's fiction ; Scorched : Penguin Australian Summer Stories 2004 anthology short story extract essay autobiography ; God's Concubine Sara Douglass , 2003 single work novel
Fiction Cameron Woodhead , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 January 2004; (p. 5)

— Review of Grim Tuesday Garth Nix , 2004 single work children's fiction ; Earthly Delights Kerry Greenwood , 2004 single work novel
Nix Mines Fearsome Fancies From the Deep Pit of Nothing Dave Luckett , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 January 2004; (p. 6-7)

— Review of Grim Tuesday Garth Nix , 2004 single work children's fiction
Fantasy Colin Steele , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 11 January 2004; (p. 19)

— Review of Grim Tuesday Garth Nix , 2004 single work children's fiction
[Review] Grim Tuesday Pam Macintyre , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 12 no. 1 2004; (p. 49)

— Review of Grim Tuesday Garth Nix , 2004 single work children's fiction
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