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 enlarge | Author: Angie Sage
Creator: Mark Zug
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 1543
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 608
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.8 x 2.1
ISBN: 0060882077
EAN: 9780060882075
ASIN: 0060882077
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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 Queste Over July 20, 2008
I am an adult who began reading this series on the heels of HP. The first book, Magyk, was just that....magykically delicious. I had high hopes for the series. Through the other books it wafted and waned as most book 2, book 3, etc. do. This is a good series to give to a young adult in combination --- give them ALL the books because they become tedious one by one. I liked them but was glad when Queste was over and I sincerely hope this is the last. There is nothing left to say -- for Angie Sage or me.
Septimus' queste continues........ July 17, 2008
Sorry, a bit of a spoiler in the title, but if you have read the series so far then you know the story.
This is a delightful children's story but as a series it's developing nicely. Angie Sage is advancing the overall story very well, but her writing will need to start aging at the same rate of her target audience.
The seventh son of the seventh son, is growing into his role as the most gifted magician who has ever entered the the wizard tower, and in the queste he marks himself as the best ever apprentice.
I must admit to being a little jealous of Septimus as magic just seems to come a little to easy for him.
Keep the good work coming, love the story so far.
 Courtesy of Teens Read Too July 14, 2008
The fourth tale of Septimus Heap delivers action, adventure, magic, and a good share of surprises.
The tale begins when Nicko Heap and Snorri, who in a previous book found themselves transported out of their own Time, discover a clue that might allow them to return to their home Time. However, the path home is a tricky one: Nicko and Snorri must find their way to the mysterious House of Foryx, "the place where all Times do meet." Once they are there, the difficulties are not over. Finding and entering the House of Foryx is hard enough, but once they are in, they must wait for someone from their own Time to enter before they will be able to leave and return home.
Meanwhile, the notes regarding Nicko and Snorri's preparations for this journey have survived until Septimus's time, under the care of the long-lived alchemist Marcellus Pye. Using the notes and lists that Nick has left behind, Septimus and Jenna are able to figure out what it is that Nicko and Snorri are attempting, and set off to reach the House of Foryx themselves, so that their appearance might allow Nicko and Snorri to return to the correct Time. However, their plans are complicated by the pernicious ghost of Tertius Fume, who contrives to send Septimus against his will on a Queste from which no apprentice wizard has ever returned.
While the plot rambled in places, I enjoyed the overall arc of the story, and in the end I was glad for the slow development at the beginning which built up to the climax. Sage's characterization was impressive; I got a good idea of the relationships that had formed between characters in previous books, as well as a sense of their internal states and motivations. Her large cast of secondary characters was deftly managed as well.
As a newcomer to the series, getting my bearings was slightly confusing, but after a while I began to understand the backstory better, thanks to the author's hints and insinuations at what had happened before this book. There were still moments when I felt like I was missing out on something--moments where I was sure that the emotional impact would have been greater had I read the previous three books in the series--but overall I was still able to enjoy it, and would recommend it thoroughly.
Reviewed by: Candace Cunard
QUESTE (Septimus Heap, book 4) July 10, 2008
Its a well written book, but to appreciate it fully the previous 3 books in the series need to be read. I hope they make the series into a movie or movies
Angie Sage did it again! June 16, 2008
This book, 4th in the series,is as interesting and captivating as the first 3 books. I enjoyed reading all Septimus' adventures, and this book actually meets my expectation. I'll say, I recommend to get the series...
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