Septimus Heap
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Septimus Heap is a novel trilogy written by Angie Sage, featuring a protagonist with the same name as the series, Septimus Heap. So far only two books, Magyk and Flyte, have been published, with the third one, called Physik, scheduled for release in April of 2007.
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[edit] The Novels
[edit] Magyk
The first book is entitled Magyk. The main plot revolves around the pauper-like Heap family. The parents, Silas and Sarah, have seven children. Simon is the eldest son, whose ambition is to be the ExtraOrdinary wizard. The other Heap children (from eldest to youngest) are Sam, twins Erik and Edd, Jo-Jo, Nicko, and Jenna whom Silas Heap found in the snow on the day that the youngest, Septimus, was born and supposedly died. The story centers around Jenna, a girl who is really a princess but is passed off as the Heap's youngest daughter. On her tenth birthday, it is revealed she is actually a princess and she is being tracked down by an evil Hunter. The evil Hunter is working for a Necromancer named DomDaniel, who is an ex-ExtraOrdinary Wizard. As the plot thickens, they encounter a Young Army boy, Boy 412, who refuses to talk and who eventually becomes a hero and discovers that he is the long-lost Septimus Heap.
[edit] Flyte
In the second book, Flyte, Simon is working for DomDaniel (who is in Skeleton form). DomDaniel kidnaps Jenna and brings her to his observatory, but she escapes and returns to the port. Septimus and Nicko are the only ones to go looking for her, and they are told by the Witch Mother where they can find her. When they reach the port they find Jenna, and the plot proceeds, finishing with Simon accepting Septimus as his brother.
There is an edition of this book which contains a CD for a computer. This CD contains dragon-hatching information, information about the author (Angie Sage), letters to and from Aunt Zelda, a game in which the player must capture Sleuth, and more.
[edit] Physik
The third book is named Physik and was released in March 2007. The author hinted at her Naperville, Illinois author signing that it will have something to do with water, and some have speculated that this will may mean a sea voyage.
[edit] Charms
In this book trilogy charms are small items on which spells are imprinted. They may range from ornate silver and gold medallions to bits of toast. According to many wizards it is recommended that you keep a charm until you are firmly comfortable with the spell. In the books few charms are described. Some which feature include:
| Charm name | effect | charm appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate Taste | Turns any material into fine chocolate | Small brown leather square |
| Fast Freeze | Freezes anything in its position | Glass icicle |
| Reverse | Causes a thing to turn to its opposite | Small triangle |
| Flyte | Allows the caster to fly (unstably)unless reunited with its original arrow flights | Golden Arrow |
| Levitation | Allows the caster to hover in the air | Silver wings |
| Complete Flyte Spell | Allows the caster to fly (it is a combination of the flyte charm and the levitation charm because the Levitation charm is actually the original flights from the flyte charm) | A Winged arrow |
| Unseen | Allows the caster to become invisible | Small polished ebony counters |
| Shield Bug | Creates a small insect armed with a smaller sword to defend the wielder | Small shield |
| Rogue Recollections | Causes a person to forget his memories and recall new ones | Knotted handkerchief |
