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Fyre (Septimus Heap #7)
by
Angie Sage
Now that Septimus, Jenna, and Beetle are fourteen years old, they have assumed larger roles in their Magykal world. Beetle is the Chief Hermetic Scribe of the Manuscriptorium and Jenna will soon be Queen, but Septimus is still battling the remnants of the Darke Domaine, which will remain until the power of the evil Two-Faced Ring is destroyed forever. To accomplish that, t...more
Hardcover, 720 pages
Published
April 16th 2013
by Katherine Tegen Books
(first published April 11th 2013)
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Fyre is the long-awaited 7th and final installment of the Septimus Heap Series . I got into this series randomly back in 2011 after being attracted to the cover of book 1 - Magyk at the book store. Of course it was labeled as one of those books to read 'after Harry Potter' and I may or may not have been fresh off of yet another HP re-read. The cover caught my eye but then the synopsis was...more
Fyre is the long-awaited 7th and final installment of the Septimus Heap Series . I got into this series randomly back in 2011 after being attracted to the cover of book 1 - Magyk at the book store. Of course it was labeled as one of those books to read 'after Harry Potter' and I may or may not have been fresh off of yet another HP re-read. The cover caught my eye but then the synopsis was...more
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IT'S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT WAS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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HEY HEY, GUESS WHAT WAS IN THE BOOKSTORE A DAY EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, gotta take this one sloooooowly...
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So I guess I should explain my long history with this book.
I was about eight years old when my best friend gave me a copy of Magyk for my birthday (at least, I think it was for my birthday. Some of the details are...more
IT'S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT WAS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Edit:
HEY HEY, GUESS WHAT WAS IN THE BOOKSTORE A DAY EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, gotta take this one sloooooowly...
Edit:
So I guess I should explain my long history with this book.
I was about eight years old when my best friend gave me a copy of Magyk for my birthday (at least, I think it was for my birthday. Some of the details are...more
Hurry up and come out so I can read you already!!
Anticipations of Septimus Heap Nombre 7 (Fire with a 'Y', 'cause 'i' is too mainstream):
-Lucy and Simon's Wedding (At Last!!)
-The Destruction of the Two-Faced Ring
-The Revival of the Dragon Boat
-The Awakening of Syrah Syara
-The Return of The Great and Powerful but Utterly Lazy Jim Knee
-Wolf Boy (aka Mandy), Matt, and Marcus Reunited With Their Parents
-A Mega Heap-Family Reunion (Including the Forest Heap Boys)
-Silas Heap Meets Benjamin Heap (...A...more
Anticipations of Septimus Heap Nombre 7 (Fire with a 'Y', 'cause 'i' is too mainstream):
-Lucy and Simon's Wedding (At Last!!)
-The Destruction of the Two-Faced Ring
-The Revival of the Dragon Boat
-The Awakening of Syrah Syara
-The Return of The Great and Powerful but Utterly Lazy Jim Knee
-Wolf Boy (aka Mandy), Matt, and Marcus Reunited With Their Parents
-A Mega Heap-Family Reunion (Including the Forest Heap Boys)
-Silas Heap Meets Benjamin Heap (...A...more
"So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night..." Remember the Von Trapps yodeling their goodbyes to the guests? I know they weren't yodeling... they were showing their prodigious singing talents. This song's lyrics kept settling in my ears because this story reads like the author is saying, "Goodbye" to all her characters. Many will like it or they might be like me who has read the series over 8 years and struggled at times to recall who the heck was whom. Here's a tip to you kindred spirit s...more
This was a perfectly enjoyable end to the Septimus Heap series. However, I can't help feeling it lacked a bit of... pazzaz? I have grown up with the characters in these books; Septimus Heap is like my Harry Potter. And I can't help feeling that all the tyings off and endings have been tainted slightly by the fact she has decided to write another series in the same world. (which, by the way, I probably will read, but they won't be as good as the originals, I'm sure)
However, wariness aside, The pl...more
However, wariness aside, The pl...more
A very Magykal series indeed!
Fyre is a great series-ender for the Septimus Heap series. The events are unpredictable (for me, unpredictability is one of the characteristics of a good story ). You will surely laugh at every humor of EVERY character. You will have this feeling of suspense, seriousness, and laughter when reading this book. I love all the characters but apart from Septimus and Jenna (the main characters of the story), my favorites are: Marcellus, Marcia, Beetle, Foxy, Silas and Sara...more
Fyre is a great series-ender for the Septimus Heap series. The events are unpredictable (for me, unpredictability is one of the characteristics of a good story ). You will surely laugh at every humor of EVERY character. You will have this feeling of suspense, seriousness, and laughter when reading this book. I love all the characters but apart from Septimus and Jenna (the main characters of the story), my favorites are: Marcellus, Marcia, Beetle, Foxy, Silas and Sara...more
First, let me just say that this book was amazing. No matter what, it was still better than most of the books I usually read. But from the great finale of one of my favorite series ever I expected much more.
There were many things that disturbed me and many, many things I liked. For example, I like Angie's special way of humor and how she manages to write about tons of awesome characters and doesn't let any of them out of the story. And they never become boring. I like how despite all the action...more
There were many things that disturbed me and many, many things I liked. For example, I like Angie's special way of humor and how she manages to write about tons of awesome characters and doesn't let any of them out of the story. And they never become boring. I like how despite all the action...more
It feels like so many of my favorite series are ending :( I was so excited to get this audiobook because I love the world of Septimus Heap. I think Angie Sage has created an unique and creative magical world and her use of language is just terrific. She has some of the most intelligent humor I've ever seen in a book intended for this age of child. Sage assumes that the person reading her books is intelligent and never talks down to her audience. I love that. This is one of my top audiobooks so f...more
I am a big fan of this droll children's series, and Fyre (#7) did not disappoint!
The setting oozes magical fun, the characters are so recognizably human and likeable and funny (and they continue to grow!) and the plot and situations are delightfully orchestrated.
Of Physik (Septimus Heap #3)I had said:
...Ghosts, Witches, dragons, spells, secret cupboards and tunnels, boggarts, sailing ships, queens, wizards, herbs and magic rings...everything you could possibly imagine in a magical Castle realm...more
The setting oozes magical fun, the characters are so recognizably human and likeable and funny (and they continue to grow!) and the plot and situations are delightfully orchestrated.
Of Physik (Septimus Heap #3)I had said:
...Ghosts, Witches, dragons, spells, secret cupboards and tunnels, boggarts, sailing ships, queens, wizards, herbs and magic rings...everything you could possibly imagine in a magical Castle realm...more
This is the final installment to the Septimus Heap series and I absolutely hate to see this series come to an end. We have watched Septimus and Jenna and all the other characters grow and change over the course of this series and this book does a wonderful job of tying things up.
There is so much that I loved about this book. We see how the kids have grown up and changed so much. Jenna comes into her own as she learns to become queen. Septimus knows he has to make a decision about his future and...more
There is so much that I loved about this book. We see how the kids have grown up and changed so much. Jenna comes into her own as she learns to become queen. Septimus knows he has to make a decision about his future and...more
I LOVE this series! I’m SO sorry to see it end :( This was a fantastic installment!! I loved the tying up of loose ends and all the people and history that came into play in the story. I just adore the characters and humor in this series! The characters are like old friends to me at this point--I love the unique, quirky personalities--they are all SO wonderful! I hope we will hear more about them in Angie’s next series. (I’m SO excited to hear there will be another series in this world! YAY!!)
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Whenever I am awaiting a new book, I seem perfectly calm. Until a stray thought, a picture, or a random comment from someone around me suddenly reminds me what is coming, and I suddenly can't stop grinning and I find myself squealing and jumping up and down, to the knowing smiles and eye-rolls of those who know and love me.
It is a rare book that leaves me with this same feeling of excitement and thrill after I have finished the long-awaited book, and I can positively say this is one of those boo...more
It is a rare book that leaves me with this same feeling of excitement and thrill after I have finished the long-awaited book, and I can positively say this is one of those boo...more
May 15, 2013
Agitated_alphabet
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fantasy Lovers, Wizards in Disguise, The Ordinary and Extraordinary, Anyone
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Where to start!!!.....
Fyre was an epic installment to the Septimus Heap series.
The plot was interesting and engaging with Angie's unique sense of humor.
I'm not going to list the things i like about this book... there are way to many :)
...but some things i didn't like were:
-Lack of Romance between characters (especially between sep and rose)
- Angie Didnt really explain or give any personality's to the "bad guys"
they did'nt even talk very much
-Aunt Zelda becoming forgetful and then dying :(
-The En...more
Fyre was an epic installment to the Septimus Heap series.
The plot was interesting and engaging with Angie's unique sense of humor.
I'm not going to list the things i like about this book... there are way to many :)
...but some things i didn't like were:
-Lack of Romance between characters (especially between sep and rose)
- Angie Didnt really explain or give any personality's to the "bad guys"
they did'nt even talk very much
-Aunt Zelda becoming forgetful and then dying :(
-The En...more
This final book in the Septimus Heap series draws on all of the previous volumes to tell one last story that ties up all the loose ends and manages to leave Septimus' story with very few stones unturned.
All of your favourite characters return, and many of the locations from previous books play a part in this final story which sees Septimus trying to denature the Two Faced Ring and finally close the book on DomDaniel's evil forever.
This is an action packed, emotional ride which never fails to mak...more
All of your favourite characters return, and many of the locations from previous books play a part in this final story which sees Septimus trying to denature the Two Faced Ring and finally close the book on DomDaniel's evil forever.
This is an action packed, emotional ride which never fails to mak...more
When you have been with these characters for as long as I have you feel extremely sad to say goodbye after all this time. I started reading this series in 2008 and back then I don't think I fully appreciated the series. This book was an I-am-just-going-to-read-it-to-finish-the-series and I didn't expect to read seven hundred pages in two days. I can't quite place my finger on why I liked it so much, I mean it doesn't really make sense why I did. I didn't remember anything from the previous book...more
I'm not quite sure what I think about this book. It is suppose to be the last in the series but it is obvious that there can be much more story to tell as there are many story lines that could be follwed up in future books.
This has been a series of books that while meant promarily for children is satisfying for adults as well. A nice escape from anything harsh where good always triumphs and very rarely is anyone seriously hurt- at least on the good side.
You will find a very brief introduction t...more
This has been a series of books that while meant promarily for children is satisfying for adults as well. A nice escape from anything harsh where good always triumphs and very rarely is anyone seriously hurt- at least on the good side.
You will find a very brief introduction t...more
Endlich ist das Final um die Septimus Heap Reihe hier. Ich hab so lang darauf gewartet und dann hat irgendwie etwas gefehlt. Die 702 Seiten waren teilweise sehr zäh und das Ende wurde mir dann zu schnell und nicht befriedigend genug abgehandelt. Ich hatte so gehofft das wir bei Sep seiner Ernennung zum "ExtraOrdinaryWizard" dabei sind, natürlich wissen wir alle das er der nächste wird, aber die Autorin hätte das auch einbauen können, so wie wir bei Jennas Krönung dabei waren.
Auch hätte ich gern...more
Auch hätte ich gern...more
And Septimus Heap has finally drawn to a close! It's a good thing I got into this series only a few months before Fyre came out, because I would have forgotten everything between books otherwise.
This book is not as good as Darke was - that felt like an awesome finale; this felt like your average Septimus Heap book. As usual, nothing much exciting happens in the first 200 pages, but when things start moving they really move. So I take off a star for the slow beginnign (and for the idiotic misspel...more
This book is not as good as Darke was - that felt like an awesome finale; this felt like your average Septimus Heap book. As usual, nothing much exciting happens in the first 200 pages, but when things start moving they really move. So I take off a star for the slow beginnign (and for the idiotic misspel...more
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES, ANGIE SAGE, YOU ARE AMAZING! Fyre was everything one could have hoped for the final installment of Septimus Heap and then some. 702 beautiful pages. Oh, that was absolutely lovely... thank you, Angie!
I love this series all the way from The Castle to The House of Foryx and beyond. The characters are so easy to fall in love with and so much fun to read. The tone is so lighthearted, even when there is a huge disappointment, it is always dampered by humor. The plotline r...more
I love this series all the way from The Castle to The House of Foryx and beyond. The characters are so easy to fall in love with and so much fun to read. The tone is so lighthearted, even when there is a huge disappointment, it is always dampered by humor. The plotline r...more
The conclusion to the septimus heap series was AMAZING! Several of things I wanted to happen did and sage went into some of the other characters more. The one thing I was disappointed with was at the end where it goes over what happened to the characters later on, the main characters like Jenna and Marcia and beetle and septimus only had about half a page, it felt to short while other less significant characters had much longer ones which didn't make much sense to me
I loved this series from start to finished. Now it's finished. Septimus has grown pretty close to being ready to be the next extra-ordinary wizard. Jenna is acting like the queen she was born to be. The large cast of characters were all great to know. Well, the villains maybe weren't so good to know but they made things interesting. The sense of "magyck" permeates all seven books in ways I can hardly express. I can only strongly recommend reading the whole lot.
It was a great closure for the series, really!
It was still quite slow-paced though, typical Septimus Heaps series. But in this installment, the pace let the plot thicken itself, gave twists here and there, and built up the reader's anticipation. I totally love how the character develop in the plot, how the story between them continued from the last installment (*cough* Jenna-Beetle *cough*). And the ending! Oh, there was a coronation alright (with all the interesting and entertaining hustles and...more
It was still quite slow-paced though, typical Septimus Heaps series. But in this installment, the pace let the plot thicken itself, gave twists here and there, and built up the reader's anticipation. I totally love how the character develop in the plot, how the story between them continued from the last installment (*cough* Jenna-Beetle *cough*). And the ending! Oh, there was a coronation alright (with all the interesting and entertaining hustles and...more
The series is over! I savoured this book for as long as I could.. Taking very near a month long to read it!
I think the end was rather.. Uhh... Mild. I was expecting a lot out of this book since it was the last in the series, and it did disappoint me as far as thrill, action, and suspense goes.. It was sort of like a goodbye hug to all the characters.
I think the end was rather.. Uhh... Mild. I was expecting a lot out of this book since it was the last in the series, and it did disappoint me as far as thrill, action, and suspense goes.. It was sort of like a goodbye hug to all the characters.
I was disappointed with the final chapter of Septimus Heap's story. Stanley the message rat got only a cameo appearance (barely a page) and Spit Fyre got only a little more of a mention. The humor seemed to be missing as well and there was too much of Marcellus Pye and his Alchemie. I'm not inspired to write more about it.
5 stars for being great at what it is - a really fun children's series. Not that it's one of my all time faves. Gotta make that distinction sometimes, right? This is a wonderful series that I highly, highly recommend to young readers and to adults who are looking for a quick, engaging light fantasy. The final book did NOT disappoint... weaving all the characters together and giving just enough of a "happily ever after" to satisfy me without too much tying up of loose ends. There was a thing or t...more
So. Much. Love. I literally spent the entire day reading this book. It was a bit...odd, because I actually listened to the first 6, but I fell into the reading groove easily. The story is beautifully written and flows quickly --the book looks HUGE, but it really only took me less than 12 hours (taking into account distractions and regular life).
And
***POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT**
I am SO excited to see that there will be another series in this world! THANK YOU SO MUCH ANGIE SAGE! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HO...more
And
***POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT**
I am SO excited to see that there will be another series in this world! THANK YOU SO MUCH ANGIE SAGE! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HO...more
I thought this was a great book I was happy with most of the book I did not like the way Queen Cerys story went. but for the most part was pleased. I look forward to reading the new series TodHunter Moon that she is putting out and to see how it ties in with septimus and jenna and the castle.
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Angie Sage (born 1952) is the author of the Septimus Heap series which includes Magyk, Flyte, Physik, Queste, Syren, Darke and Fyre, the final book which is scheduled to come out later in 2013. Also, she wrote The Magykal Papers, an additional book with extra information about Septimus' world. She is also the illustrator and/or writer of many children's books, and is the new writer of the Araminta...more
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