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by Garth Nix

Arthur Penhaligon is not supposed to be a hero. He is supposed to die. But then he finds a key, discovers a mysterious house and meets the sinister Mister Monday…
Prepare for seven breathtaking adventures as Arthur fights to save his world.

From the Garth Nix Website

The Keys to the Kingdom is a series of seven books by Garth Nix. I’m going to try to tell you about them without giving too much away.

They are fantasy books about worlds in different dimensions and that involve a bit of adventure as well. The main character is Arthur Penhaligon and he becomes friends with Suzy. Arthur becomes the “Rightful Heir” after Mister Monday gives him half of his key. The Great Architect created everything and made a Will. The Will becomes a woman who calls herself, Dame Primus.

If you are a good reader, or even not that good a reader, I believe you will like this series.

Reviewed by AdrianB

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Google doesn’t quite rule the world yet but is infiltrating new regions every day.

Last year Penguin Books commissioned writers and designers to create six digital stories. Each pays homage to a well know traditional story. Explore them all at We Tell Stories.

One of the new stories created is The 21 Steps by Charles Cumming. The design people at Six to Start mashed the story with Google Maps to produce a story where you follow the characters across the map. In this case the story goes from London to various locations in Scotland. This means that The 21 Steps is clearly in the setting as well as the genre of its 1915 predecessor, The Thirty-nine Steps by John Buchan.

Please road-test The 21 Steps (and The Thirty-nine Steps for that matter) and let us know what you think by commenting below.

You might also like to investigate Google Lit Trips for another way of using Google with literature.