Keys to the kingdom series
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The Keys to the Kingdom series is a series of seven books about a place, the House, which is the epicentre of the universe, first creation of the Architect of All. Each of the seven dimenses of the House (the Lower House, the Middle House, the Upper House, the Far Reaches, the Border Sea, the Great Maze and the Incomparable Gardens) are ruled by a Trustee of the Architect. The Trustees, known as Mister Monday, Grim Tuesday, Drowned wednesday, Sir Thursday, Lady Friday, Superior Saturday and Lord Sunday, all betrayed the trust of the Architect, defied Her Will, and did not do as they were meant to when the Rightful Heir to all the Keys and the mastery of all the dimenses within the House turned up, just as she said he/she would.
The story begins with a scene in the life of the Rightful Heir, a twelve year old boy named Arthur Penhaligon.