Denizen, he begins to regenerate. Thinking quickly, Leaf kicks his head into a mud puddle containing Nothing, thus destroying him. Upon Feverfew's death, the worldlet begins to collapse. Via the Moth, Arthur and his friends are able to escape. Lady Wednesday is healed from her gluttony but she dies, having been poisoned by the worldlet, which had opened a void to Nothing. Dame Primus reunites with Arthur and absorbs the third part of the Will. Arthur, now Duke of the Border Sea, appoints Sunscorch as his Noon and Scamandros as his Dusk and for them to run the Sea while he and Leaf return to the Secondary Realms. Publication history Drowned Wednesday published on March 1, 2005, from Scholastic in the United States. It was the first book in the series to receive a debut hardcover edition, accompanied by a simultaneous re-release of the previous books in the series in hardcover format. Critical reception Drowned Wednesday received mixed to positive reviews upon its release. School Library Journal called it "[a] must-have for anyone who has the first two entries in this well-crafted, exciting series" and VOYA magazine said, "Nix is endlessly inventive, and his latest book is another thrill ride." Booklist was more mixed, praising the imagination of the series but said that "experiencing it can be at once exhilarating and overwhelming," and noted that new readers could find the book "frustratingly esoteric." Similarly, Fantasy Book Review gave it a 7 out of 10, saying that Drowned Wednesday did not match the previous standard of the previous books in the series, but it would still leave the reader anticipating the sequel. Rebecca Fisher of Fantasy Literature gave it 4 out of 5 stars, saying, "Nix brings fresh ideas to the fantasy genre" but noted that Drowned Wednesday was not as gripping as previous installments. See also The Keys to the Kingdom References External links 2005 novels 3 Novels by Garth Nix Children's fantasy novels 2005 fantasy novels Aurealis Award-winning works HarperCollins books Allen & Unwin books