Heads up, Harry, there's a new young wizard on his way up. Ten
years after a complicated bit of baby-switching, young Jenna learns
that she's not a member of the tumultuous Heap household (six boys,
just imagine), but a hidden Princess. The revelation comes as she's
being swept to safety, her life forfeit to a crew of thoroughly
knavish baddies headed by Necromancer DomDaniel. Along the way, she
and her protector, ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand pick up
not only an assortment of fugitive Heaps, but an orphaned pipsqueak
dubbed "Boy 412"-who gradually exhibits stunning powers of Magyk,
as the local brand of spellcasting is dubbed. Tongue firmly in
cheek, Sage creates a vividly realized world in which pens and
rocks can display minds of their own, and a forest "still had a bad
wolverine problem at night, and was infested with carnivorous
trees." Ultimately, Jenna and Co. overcome all such obstacles, as
well as their sly, dangerous, but bumbling adversaries, and Boy
412's (thoroughly telegraphed) true identity comes out. A
quick-reading, stand-alone, deliciously spellbinding series opener.
(Web site) (Fantasy. 10-13) (Kirkus Reviews)
The seventh son of the seventh 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 new born 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 myster ious baby
girl, and what really happened to their beloved son Septimus?
The first book in this enthralling new series by Angie Sage
leads readers on a fantastic journey filled with quirky characters
and magykal charms, potions, and spells. magyk is an original story
of lost and rediscovered identities, rich with humor and heart.
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