- Paperback: 4 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (5 Oct 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747597367
- ISBN-13: 978-0747597360
- Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 15.4 x 13 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 358,353 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
All titles in the Septimus Heap series have been top ten UK bestsellers: Magyk #1, Flyte #5, Physik #6 and Queste #6. It is also a bestselling series internationally. The film rights for the whole series have now been sold to Warner. The first book in the series, Magyk, was selected by Richard and Judy for their children's books promotion. This boxed set will reflect the beautiful design of the jackets and present the perfect gift, at amazing value, with over 2000 pages of wonderful fiction in four volumes.
About the Author
Angie Sage grew up in the Thames Valley, London and Kent. She went to art school in Leicester where she studied Graphic Design and Illustration. After college she started illustrating books and then progressed to writing, first toddler books, later chapter books and now, Septimus Heap. She lives in Somerset and loves sailing her boat, Muriel, and all things to do with the sea. She has two grown-up daughters.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Angie Sage creates quirky characters that seem to spring to life from the pages into your imagination.
There's something memorable about each of her characters, from the eccentric Aunt Zelda and her famous cabbage sandwiches to the stroppy, yet likeable Lucy Gringe (you get to know her by book four but look out for more of her and Wolf Boy in Syren#
Each of the stories in this box set is well thought out and hooks you. I like the little sub-plots in each of the books with the trials and tribulations #though mostly trials) of Stanley the Rat.
Beyond the characters are the places and she has created really wonderful scenes. The Marram Marshes, with Aunt Zelda and home of the Boggatt and The Port which is home to a rather scary coven of witches.
It has it all - a world to lose yourself in, characters that are individual and despite the wizard boy thingy this is original...it's difficult for writers in this genre critiqued against the HP books but it's not something I would compare really. The stories are very much her own, the world she has created is her own and Angie Sage is undoubtedly a fantastic story teller.
I love all the characters, the intimadating Extraordinary Wizard, Marcia Overstrand is one of a kind, not least of all for her shoe fixation.
I have no criticisms of these books, I have another bit of praise - each chapter begins with a little illustration, drawn by the author herself. Really lovely pictures too. I particularly like the pictures of Beetle, Wolf Boy; Snorri Snorrelson and Lucy Gringe.
There's something memorable about each of her characters, from the eccentric Aunt Zelda and her famous cabbage sandwiches to the stroppy, yet likeable Lucy Gringe (you get to know her by book four but look out for more of her and Wolf Boy in Syren#
Each of the stories in this box set is well thought out and hooks you. I like the little sub-plots in each of the books with the trials and tribulations #though mostly trials) of Stanley the Rat.
Beyond the characters are the places and she has created really wonderful scenes. The Marram Marshes, with Aunt Zelda and home of the Boggatt and The Port which is home to a rather scary coven of witches.
It has it all - a world to lose yourself in, characters that are individual and despite the wizard boy thingy this is original...it's difficult for writers in this genre critiqued against the HP books but it's not something I would compare really. The stories are very much her own, the world she has created is her own and Angie Sage is undoubtedly a fantastic story teller.
I love all the characters, the intimadating Extraordinary Wizard, Marcia Overstrand is one of a kind, not least of all for her shoe fixation.
I have no criticisms of these books, I have another bit of praise - each chapter begins with a little illustration, drawn by the author herself. Really lovely pictures too. I particularly like the pictures of Beetle, Wolf Boy; Snorri Snorrelson and Lucy Gringe.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
This Septimus Heap series is amazing, they take you into the most magical exciting world. I am an adult adult but like to read books from the young adult section in book shops though I think this series is normally found in the 9-12 section. I have read some great series of books and this has got to be one of my favourites. I was completely sucked into Septimus' world and wanted to stay there. Great characters and fun stories! A must read for children and adults with a thirst for magical worlds.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I read the first of these books to check it was suitable for my 9 year old. I got so hooked that I've now read the lot myself and my son is on book 4. The stories are great - fantastically imaginative and suitable from 8+ I'd say. They are sufficiently different from Harry Potter not to be anything of a rip off, and don't get as dark as Harry Potter (while I think the first HP is great for an 8 year old, I'm not sure by the time you get to about book 4). I believe a film is going to be made of the first one - we're looking forward to it!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Almost as good as Harry Poter
These are gripping stories, we read a chapter each night to our 7 year old and she remebers everything about, the somthimes complex stories. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mum
It ain't Harry Potter but...
My 15 year old grandson reckons this series approahces Harry Potter, but is not quite as good. Read the lot avidly.
Published 20 months ago by Dr. Gjt Scott
Simply just good Fantasy
I have read and enjoyed the 4 books in this box, and I have enjoyed it. It is written in a nice language, easy to read, and the characters are believable. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Anne-stine Rossander
worth buying
Great value and really fun books. My kids haven't stopped reading them since they arrived.
Published on 29 May 2010 by Mr. Stephen R. Wilson
Now, That's Magic !
thumbs up and 5 stars from my children who are very able readers and fans of harry potter and this kind of thing.
Published on 28 Dec 2009 by Mark Davies
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