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Enter the world of Septimus Heap
With heart-stopping action, humor, and endearing characters, Septimus Heap is an internationally bestselling fantasy sesries
About the Author
Angie Sage was born in London and grew up in the Thames Valley, London, and Kent. She now lives in Somerset in a very old house that has a secret tunnel below it. The first five books in the Septimus Heap series are international bestsellers. She is also the author of the Araminta Spookie series.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (20 customer reviews)
41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Septimus Heap rocks and this set is the best way to get started., May 4 2008
By Joshua G. Feldman "Technophile" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Septimus Heap 2 Volume Boxed Set: Magyk/Flyte (Paperback)
Pitched at 4th-8th graders, the Septimus Heap books are awesome and have wider appeal (my second grade son is now reading the 3rd and his mother and I devoured these with glee). They are well written with relentless page turning pace and, while packed with danger and excitement, light enough not to cause nightmares or anxiety. Septimus Heap novels are situated in a Tolkien-style magical world of medieval technology humans and a vivid pantheon of light and dark magical creatures (witches, brownies, boggarts, wraiths, talking rats, dragons, enchanted insects, etc...) The society is dominated by a sort of bicameral government of wizards with magical power and a political power dimension of a queen/princess (although it's held by a corrupt tyranny through most of Magyk). I'm not going to give any spoilers but I will say that the protagonists are children (age 10) and various pre and barely adolescent siblings who are smarter than the parental figures who are supportive and avuncular without having enough initiative or insight to spare the kids the lions share of the action. The struggle is the ageless one between good and evil and those elemental forces are echoed in the magyk and the nature of landscapes flora and fauna. The major themes are family, destiny, courage, and friendship. The central trope - magyk - is brilliantly conceived. The rules and behavior and appearance of magyk are really creatively and beautifully done. The story telling is brisk with great (relentless) pacing. Angie Sage has a great cinematic sense of action and a good ear for dialog. They are real page turners well pitched for middle school grades. Adults will like them too, I basically couldn't put them down until their conclusions. Highly recommended for the right kids (you know who they are) - and well recommended for parents to read it too. Tons of fun.
As for paperback versus hard cover issue - these are pretty thick chunky books (more than 500 brief quick reading pages each). The paperback adds some much needed lightness and flexibility and saves about 35% off the price. I was the 3rd person to read our particular paperback copies (after my son and wife). They were still in fine condition (no pages falling out or smudged ink). I have no problem recommending this dirt cheap edition.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love to read, Feb 8 2008
By Rienna Hill - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Septimus Heap 2 Volume Boxed Set: Magyk/Flyte (Paperback)
I haven't read the second book yet but I really liked the first one. I would recommend Angie Sage. I am not a young reader and I still enjoyed the book.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great gift for a great price, Jan 1 2008
By Elle Zee "Elle Zee" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Septimus Heap 2 Volume Boxed Set: Magyk/Flyte (Paperback)
We bought this as a grab bag gift for a library party for younger teens. Biggest hit at the party.
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