Septimus Heap, Book Seven: Fyre

Fyre proved to be a wonderful ending to the Septimus Heap series. I enjoyed it very much. I have now read all 7 books a few times. I have also give them to my grandchildren, the oldest of whom also has read them and enjoyed them at least twice. We enjoy sharing our views and interests in these as well as other fantasy novels. I am a 55 year old woman and he a 12 year old boy, showing that this book will appeal to fantasy lovers of all ages. I would also recommend the Todhunter Moon series which will introduce many great new characters while giving us a peek at the lives of our old favorites. Thank you Angie Sage for all the great books!

Our Daughter finished the Harry Potter Series a couple of years ago and was looking for another series to get into. She took some time and read the Secret Benedict Society and loved it but was looking for that magical touch. Her cousin lent her the first of this series that he had from when he was younger and she was hooked. She used birthday money to buy the rest of the series and then asked for the three book series related to this for Christmas. She's about to finish that series and gives it a big thumbs up!

This was a great ending to a great series. I enjoyed all the books in the series, some a little more or less, but this one was wonderful. No spoilers here, but the Arthur C Clarke quote at the end, plus what Septimus wrote in the snow, confirmed something for me that I had suspected from Syren on (it's suggested in some of the maps, too). It was really a brilliant way to end the series (I think I actually said "wow" when I read that quote). The books are written for children, but I'm not sure how many children would put all of that together, so to me this is like an Easter Egg to all the parents who are reading the series (I KNOW I'm not the only one). Also, knowing that the series is going to continue in some form is really nice. Small niggles: do Septimus' parents really have to be THAT dense ALL the time? For that matter, almost all of the adults are either stupid or annoying or both. I get it, this is a kids' book and if you had competent adults they would solve all the problems and then kids wouldn't want to read it, but sheesh. Also, I agree with some of the previous reviewers that the writing is not as deep as I might like -- the conflicts are not that strong, the suspense is not that great, the conclusions are a little too easy, etc. But this is a book for tweens so I can't really ding the book for that. All in all I strongly recommend this series. For that matter, I recommend everything Angie Sage has written!

This book series is great for all ages old enough to read it who love fantasy novels. The books and the writing have matured and gotten better as the series has progressed. Fortunately for those starting the series now, there are 7 full books plus 2 or 3 short story books already out so it will keep an average person busy with plenty to read for at least a couple of months as the full books are pretty long. My only complaint was that when I first started reading the series, some of the new installments took so long to come out that I would have to go back and re-read a book or two to get back on the same page as there is no "synopsis" of the previous books in the new books like some other series, but that is my problem for having a bad memory. The newer installments have seemed to be coming out at closer intervals (one every 18 months?) and still maintaining or increasing the quality of the writing. Not sure when the series is ending, but I will be sad when it does for sure!

If I was to warn anyone about to read this series about one thing, it would be this: The Septimus Heap books are NOT for adults, not really. If you look at these characters with anything resembling common sense you'll just want to start screaming. This is not necessarily a bad thing mind you. The characters of this universe are some of the most self centered arrogant know-it-alls that I've ever seen in literature. They listen to no one, fail to read sign after sign of danger, and generally behave with a naïve stupidity. This is a good thing because every scene is fraught with peril, even the simplest ones. It's bad because it's rare that anyone not named Septimus actually learns from his/her mistakes. And don't get me started on the Heap parents, Silas and Sarah, the two biggest morons in the history of literature. I'm only exaggerating a little bit. The final book involves Marcellus, his Alchemy, and villains wanting to take over the peaceful tiny country that Jenna is about to rule. Adventures ensue, with tons of the character moments and exposition that the series has become known for. If you just look at the plots, this series should be 1,000 pages, total. But add in the little bits and you get the huge size of the books, which is rather nice. But again, this is a series built for kids. Anyone 9 and over would be able to understand what's going on, as there's practically no romance and only cartoon violence. My favorite character turned out to be Spit Fyre, who got the best inner monologues somehow, followed by (eventually) Marcia, who grew on me more with every book. Septimus was rather bland, but wasn't quite the overly forgiving martyr that his doppleganger Harry Potter is. Yes, this series is quite reminiscent of Harry Potter, but I didn't mind. It didn't pretend to live in our world, and the magical rules are neatly laid out and mostly followed. The end.....well I shouldn't, and won't say, only that Angie Sage doesn't appear to be finished with the world she created. It would get three stars just for making me finish all seven books, for the sake of Spit Fyre I'll throw another one at it. Four Stars

This series has been pure delight to read. Angie Sage does a wonderful job of spinning tales that keep even an old reader like myself enthralled. Really glad I was able to start the series a second time on my Kindle as the books are quite thick and not always convenient to carry. As with any book it is easier on a Kindle. Keep it up Angie and I will certainly continue to follow your wonderful characters.

Livre en parfait état. Si seulement je lisait l'anglais pour pouvoir profiter de l'histoire. Je pensait qu'avec nos outils moderne il serait facile a traduire, quelle erreur.... Une honte aux éditeurs de ne pas l'avoir commercialisé en français d'autant que c'est le dernier tome de la saga avant une nouvelle aventure liée.

Es heißt ja, man soll aufhören, wenn es am schönsten ist. Demnach hat die Autorin es goldrichtig gemacht. Fast alle Personen der vorherigen Bände tauchen auf und so mancher lose Faden wird in das Gesamtgeschehen eingefügt. Natürlich wird es wieder einmal richtig spannend. Dabei geht es nicht wie es in der deutschen Kurzbeschreibung lautet darum, dass Septimus Aufgaben erfüllt, damit er der nächste Außerordentliche Zauberer wird. Es gilt, endgültig die Gefahr des zweigesichtigen Ringes zu besiegen. Ein wichtiger Part fällt Macellus zu und man erfährt endlich mehr über dessen Vergangenheit und warum Physik aufgehört hat, eine wichtige Rolle zu spielen. Septimus muss sich für seine Zukunft zwischen Magie und Physik entscheiden. Für mich persönlich waren immer die Personen das Wichtigste in dieser Buchreihe, die mir mit ihren Eigenheiten ans Herz gewachsen sind. Netterweise gibt die Autorin auch ein paar Hinweise auf deren weitere Zukunft, aber ich hätte sie gerne dabei begleitet. Wer die Serie kennt und liebt, muss diesen Band selbstverständlich lesen, allen anderen empfehle ich, auf gar keinen Fall mit Teil 7 zu beginnen. Das Wissen der vorherigen Bände ist notwendig, um die Zusammenhänge zu kennen und zu genießen.

have the whole series would recommend it to anyone who enjoys adventure, suspence and twists and turns. it has stories inside stories and brings all the characters together. it will introduce a character or two and tell a little about them and what their doing and then years later you stop into a store and realise its them and they own it ..... its just really good

so i have to buy this in english and now i finally can read the rest! Ho letto i primi quattro libri quando uscirono aspettando con ansia e invece non si sa per quale motivo la salani editori ha smesso di pubblicarli! è una storia fantasy davvero bella e appassionante, adoro che la scrittrice sia così dettegliata in tutti i suoi personaggi anche quelli poco importanti per la storia. Ora proverò a leggerli in inglese e anche se sarà difficilissimo, non vedo l'ora di sapere come continua la storia di Septimus Heap

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