I started this series by Angie Sage and cannot put it down.
I was going to wait to write about it when I was finished with them all – but I
am not a patient person. I downloaded Magyk several months ago. It took me a
while to actually read it because I lost it in my digital library. But when it
was found I promptly read it and realized that I had to read the others to find out what happens, so I
headed to the library since the digital books are not offered at my library.
It’s an easy read. If you are looking for them at the
library, I found them in the children’s section by Harry Potter. I enjoyed
reading the Harry Potter books, but toward the end of that series they were not
as light hearted. Don’t get me wrong, there is plenty of Darke magyk and Darke
wizards & witches out to get Septimus Heap along with the Princess Jenna
and whoever seems to be with them at the time. But I think it is not quite as
intense as Harry Potter. I really like the magykal elements in the stories and
how characters you are told about make an appearance in later books.
In Magyk, we learn who Septimus is: a seventh son of a
seventh son who was thought to have died after childbirth the same day that
Jenna is born and adopted by the Heaps. This book also introduces the
ExtraOrdinary wizard and the length she will go to keep Jenna safe.
Flyte is the second book and is named after an ancient charm
that allows a wizard to fly. In this book Septimus is apprenticed to the
ExtraOrdinary Wizard, Marcia and learns about Magyk.
Although I have read more, I don’t want to give it away. But
I am amazed that the author was able to come up with such a complex plot and
story line within the fantasy world. Although Harry Potter lived in a complex
magical world, the story itself was rather uncomplicated since there was only
one conflict at a time.
The other books in the series include Physik, Queste, Syren,
Darke, and then the Magical Papers. You must start this series from the
beginning with Magyk if you are going to read them. It would be impossible to
read them out of order because you would miss all the background information
and the character developments.
If you visit http://www.septimusheap.com there is a game that follows the story with quizzes and such. If you go there
to register and play, you will be entered into a sweepstakes.
