How long does it take to read Drowned Wednesday?
The Keys to the Kingdom #3 (Keys to the Kingdom)
Drowned Wednesday by Garth Nix takes about 7 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of The Keys to the Kingdom
Previous: Grim Tuesday Next: Sir Thursday
About 7 hours 20 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2005. 400 pages, about 110,000 words. Written for children.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is Book Three in Garth Nix's blockbuster fantasy-adventure series, The Keys to the Kingdom, following the best-selling Mister Monday and Grim Tuesday.Arthur Penhaligon has a broken leg and a bad attack of asthma, but there's no time for recovery. Drowned Wednesday has sent a ship to pluck him from the safety of his bed, miles from any ocean, and sail him back to the House.From hospital room to the high seas, Arthur must battle pirates, storms, monsters made of Nothing and a vast beast that can't stop eating. Arthur struggles to unravel the mystery of the Architect's disappearance, and the plotting of the Trustees. For the sake of all that dwell in the Secondary realms, he must discover the third part of the Will and claim the Third Key.But first... can Arthur trust the Raised Rats? Where are Leaf and Suzy? And how will he survive life aboard ship on the treacherous Border Sea?Drowned Wednesday is the third book in the Keys to the Kingdom seriesWinner: 2005 Aurealis Award in the Children's Long Fiction category.The Keys to the Kingdom series has received widespread recognition winning 2 industry awards, shortlisted for Aurealis Awards and twice commended for the CBC Awards.
Subjects: Fantasy, Fiction, Heroes, Juvenile fiction, Good and evil, Children's fiction
