About the book: 2005 / When your family moves to another city, the first time is always difficult: new school, new classmates, new home. Arthur didn't expect everything to go smoothly. But what he definitely didn’t expect was that miracles would begin on the very first day. And that he, Arthur, would have to go to a mysterious House that only he could see, defeat the powerful Mr. Monday, become the rightful heir to the Kingdom and the owner of the first of the Seven Keys... No, Arthur was not a hero at all and was not looking for adventure. It just happened that he was the only one who could come to the rescue. Garth Nix’s books have long been appreciated by young readers all over the world. However, adults also read them with pleasure. And it’s not surprising, because his fantasy worlds are always unique, and the adventures that await the heroes at the next turn of the plot are always unexpected. Mister Monday is the first book in the Keys to the Kingdom series. A brilliant translation made by the famous writer, author of “Wolfhound” and “Valkyrie”, Maria Semenova.