Angie Sage
Hardcover | Pages: 564 pages Rating: 3.82 | 104359 Users | 4961 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Magyk |
| ISBN: | 0060577312 (ISBN13: 9780060577315) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.septimusheap.com/ |
| Series: | Septimus Heap #1 |
| Characters: | Septimus Heap, Jenna Heap, Marcia Overstrand, Silas Heap, Sarah Heap, Zelda Zanuba Heap, O. Beetle Beetle |
| Literary Awards: | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Preis der Jugendjury (2006) |
Narrative Concering Books Magyk (Septimus Heap #1)
The first part of an enthralling new series leads readers on a fantastic journey filled with quirky characters, clever charms, potions and spells. Ages 9+.The 7th son of the 7th son, aptly named Septimus Heap, is stolen the night he is born by a midwife who pronounces him dead. That same night, the baby's father, Silas Heap, comes across a bundle in the snow containing a newborn girl with violet eyes. The Heaps take this helpless newborn into their home, name her Jenna, and raise her as their own. But who is this mysterious baby girl, and what really happened to their beloved son, Septimus?
The first part of this enthralling new series leads readers on a fantastic journey filled with quirky characters, clever charms, potions and spells, and a yearning to uncover the mystery at the heart of this story...who is Septimus Heap?
Angie Sage writes in the tradition of great British storytellers. Her inventive fantasy is filled with humor and heart: Magyk will have readers laughing and begging for more.
Define About Books Magyk (Septimus Heap #1)
| Title | : | Magyk (Septimus Heap #1) |
| Author | : | Angie Sage |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 564 pages |
| Published | : | May 11th 2005 by Katherine Tegen, Harper Collins |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Magic. Fiction |
Rating About Books Magyk (Septimus Heap #1)
Ratings: 3.82 From 104359 Users | 4961 ReviewsCriticism About Books Magyk (Septimus Heap #1)
Poor Angie Sage. How annoying, to write a book about a young wizard right in the midst of Harry Potter mania! Comparisons are unavoidable, and reading this story in the shadow of Rowling's legacy makes it difficult to properly evaluate the characters and plot without drawing mental links between Boggart and Hagrid, DomDaniel and Voldemort, that leave an adult reader feeling dissatisfied with the world of Magyk. It is, however, important to keep in mind that this IS a different book, withThis was pretty good. A nice, quick, easy read that kept me entertained. I especially enjoyed the whimsical tone throughout. I would have liked to see a bit more emotional depth and moral ambiguity from the characters though. This book doesn't really "go there." Also a tad long for middle grade. Still, a good read, especially for kids, I'm sure.
Let's do as Boy 412 and Review some Facts..with my opinion.FACT ONE. Not Urban-Fantasy: BADI was hoping for another Harry Potter kind of mixing real world with 'Magyk'.FACT TWO. Rich World, smoothly built, easy to follow: GOODFACT THREE. Interesting Characters, nice family: GOODThe Heaps...and The Supreme Witch 💜💜FACT FOUR. Cliché Villains: BADAnd talking Rats act as humans, BAD. Really BAD.FACT FIVE. Good mystery in the beginning.. a very good start: GOODFACT SIX. Action packed climax: BAD yet;
Of course one could draw paralells between this book and Harry Potter. Rats to send verbal messages instead of owls etc. but so what? I find the book creative, cute and funny. How can you not like pens that can write in any color--if they are in good mood.Or a pet rock named Petroc Trelawney, which mostly sleeps but you need to feed it and take for a walk daily. Ingenious!! And you can write your magical ideas on anything. Even on "(preferably unbuttered) toast."Even though the point of view is
4.5 stars. I really enjoyed this, it was such a fun read.
Magyk plays in a secondary fantasy world and is a middle grade series targeted towards the Harry Potter and Percy Jackson fans.Silas Heap is a wizard and a seventh son. He and his wife Sarah also have seven sons, but the seventh son who is rumored to be magykal (having really great powers) dies onthe night of his birth. In the same night Silas finds a little newborn girl in the woods and the Heaps take care of her and raise Jenna as their seventh child.When the true nature of Jenna's birth is
I have something of a taste for children's and young adult fantasy stories. I'm a total geek for Harry Potter, and quite enjoyed Fablehaven, Tithe, and Wicked Lovely, amongst others. The thing is there are some children's books which, while written young, can appeal to an older audience, and there are others which are written in such a way as to make the cross-over nigh impossible. This was on of the latter... Leaving aside the cliched plot and all the other things that people have pointed out,
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