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'Warm, funny and humane, Sage takes care with the destiny of even her smallest characters, and is a real discovery' Amanda Craig The Times 'An instantly gripping yarn' Irish Times 'Performs the magic trick of making 564 pages seem not long enough' Nicolette Jones Sunday Times
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'A book to gallop through' Irish Times 'Warm, funny and humane, Sage takes care with the destiny of even her smallest characters, and is a real discovery' Amanda Craig, The Times 'Her yarn scoots along like a dragon-boat with the wind in its sails' Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I got this free on my kindle but having read it and thoroughly enjoying it was disappointing that I couldn't get the second book on kindle. I hope they do soon as I want to carry on with the story.
Once I started this book I didn't want to put it down. It's well written and all the characters are great.
I know this is really for children but I can see adults loving it too.
I won't say anything about the story as I don't want to spoil it for others.
I wouldn't have minded paying good money for it.
Once I started this book I didn't want to put it down. It's well written and all the characters are great.
I know this is really for children but I can see adults loving it too.
I won't say anything about the story as I don't want to spoil it for others.
I wouldn't have minded paying good money for it.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you've been looking for a series that combines the magic of Harry Potter with the imaginative characters of Artemis Fowl, then Septimus Heap and his first book, MAGYK, is definitely the story for you. A quick, delightful read that can stand on its own, MAGYK is, without a doubt, an intriguing page-turner.
Septimus Heap, the seventh son of a seventh son, died shortly after birth. Born to a family of Wizards, there's no telling what he might have become, as his lineage as a seventh son would have made him unbelievably magical. But on that winter night when Septimus died, his father, Silas, found another newborn child in the forest. They named her Jenna, and she grew up thinking that she was the daughter of Silas and Sarah Heap, and the sister of six older brothers--Simon, Sam, Edd, Erik, Nicko, and Jo-Jo. Early on, though, Sarah had her own ideas of who Jenna really was, especially when she heard the news that the Queen had been murdered. Jenna Heap was, undoubtedly, the Princess.
Over the next ten years, darkness came to the Castle and the Ramblings, where the Heaps lived. With no Queen, evil came in the form of the Supreme Custodian, who along with his cohorts banned magic and ended the happiness the Queen's people had once known. As the Heap family attempt to ride out this time of darkness, the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, Marcia
Overstrand, learns of the plot to kill the Princess, which will allow evil to truly take over the Palace. It seems that the only thing keeping DomDaniel, the Dark Wizard, from returning to the Castle is the presence of the Princess, and he plans to remedy that.
What follows is the flight of Jenna, Nicko, the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, and a Young Army recruit known only as Boy 412 to the Marram Marshes, where Aunt Zelda Heap, a White Witch, will be able to keep them from harm. As events unfold and DomDaniel does everything within his power to track down the girl standing between him and a ruling darkness, the Heap
family will have to do everything within their means to stop him--and at the same time stay alive.
MAGYK is a delightful, entertaining story filled with action-adventure and fantasy. With a very large cast of characters who are as diverse as they come, this is one story not to be missed. If you like Harry Potter, you will definitely enjoy Septimus Heap. Filled with twists and turns, this is a story you'll stay up reading long into the night. And although at times predictable, you'll quickly be drawn into the life and times of the Heap family and their magical world.
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Septimus Heap, the seventh son of a seventh son, died shortly after birth. Born to a family of Wizards, there's no telling what he might have become, as his lineage as a seventh son would have made him unbelievably magical. But on that winter night when Septimus died, his father, Silas, found another newborn child in the forest. They named her Jenna, and she grew up thinking that she was the daughter of Silas and Sarah Heap, and the sister of six older brothers--Simon, Sam, Edd, Erik, Nicko, and Jo-Jo. Early on, though, Sarah had her own ideas of who Jenna really was, especially when she heard the news that the Queen had been murdered. Jenna Heap was, undoubtedly, the Princess.
Over the next ten years, darkness came to the Castle and the Ramblings, where the Heaps lived. With no Queen, evil came in the form of the Supreme Custodian, who along with his cohorts banned magic and ended the happiness the Queen's people had once known. As the Heap family attempt to ride out this time of darkness, the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, Marcia
Overstrand, learns of the plot to kill the Princess, which will allow evil to truly take over the Palace. It seems that the only thing keeping DomDaniel, the Dark Wizard, from returning to the Castle is the presence of the Princess, and he plans to remedy that.
What follows is the flight of Jenna, Nicko, the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, and a Young Army recruit known only as Boy 412 to the Marram Marshes, where Aunt Zelda Heap, a White Witch, will be able to keep them from harm. As events unfold and DomDaniel does everything within his power to track down the girl standing between him and a ruling darkness, the Heap
family will have to do everything within their means to stop him--and at the same time stay alive.
MAGYK is a delightful, entertaining story filled with action-adventure and fantasy. With a very large cast of characters who are as diverse as they come, this is one story not to be missed. If you like Harry Potter, you will definitely enjoy Septimus Heap. Filled with twists and turns, this is a story you'll stay up reading long into the night. And although at times predictable, you'll quickly be drawn into the life and times of the Heap family and their magical world.
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41 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
My eleven year old son has never been a reader but when he saw the cover of Magyk in tescos he asked me if I would buy it for him.Another wasted purchase I thought! However we had only travelled a few miles before he was completely engrossed! Words like brilliant,fantastic and can I go to bed early to read please were coming from the back of the car!!The chapters are fairly short,the pace is quick,add a touch of magyk,wizardry and evil and voila my son is hooked and waiting for the next instalment.I hope book two is as spellbinding!
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Magykal ;)
Ihave read lots of books but none have bested Septimus Heap (though I must admit that one or two have best just about as good). Read more
Published 1 day ago by K Middleton
Great
I am going to keep this review short and simple... although some would disagree with me, its better than Harry Potter (especially if your the younger generation)
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Published 1 month ago by Jakes R, 13
Fantastic best book i have ever read
This is such a brilliant book
It keps the children busy for a while.
it was so good even i read it!
i really reccomend
It keps the children busy for a while.
it was so good even i read it!
i really reccomend
Published 10 months ago by sonviolia
A New Type Of Magyk
Having been a fan of Magykal books i have read all Angie Sage Septimus Heap books to date, i believe they are exceptionally well written, drawing you into a new world, with amusing... Read more
Published 11 months ago by jackie pepper
Magyck Rocks!
This book is a spellbinding sensation like Harry Potter and is still worth a read because the plot is very different but engrossing. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Kate D
Enjoyable, and I'm a grown-up!
My favourite all time book is The Lord of the Rings and there were some elements of that trilogy as well as some Harry Potter influence I thought. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Thelma
Magyk- Angie Sage
I was given this book by a fellow Harry Potter fan who described it as the new series he was addicted too. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Lucybird
A brilliant start to a brilliant series:
Angie Sage is one of my favourite authors. This book is full of fun and quirky, medievil style magic all the way through and is a really difficult one to put down. Read more
Published 17 months ago by L. R. Pritchett
'Kiddie book' which is a reading pleasure for adults as well
'Kiddie book' which is a reading pleasure for adults as well.
If you are looking for something "academically correct masterpiece", this is probably not your book. Read more
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Published 22 months ago by Cherry
Pinched it off my son!
My 7 year old son bought this at a book fair at school because of the title and cover. We had been reading the Harry Potter books and it sparked his interest in magic. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2010 by Suzie-Mum Of Two
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