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Magyk (Septimus Heap #1)

by Angie Sage, Mark Zug (Illustrator)

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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 my...more

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Mar 05, 2008

Rose rated it

Long, entertaining, with some humorous lines, and nice chapter illustrations. (British version.) More Harry Potter similarities. I didn’t mind the postscript with what happened to the minor characters. And the prose was certainly better than Paolini’s first book (I somehow can’t force myself to read the second one), and the plot was a lot fresher, too. But there were some negatives as well: too many characters, without a focal character! With no main person to focus and interpret things, it was ...more

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Jul 27, 2008

HappyHippo rated it

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waaataaaa! whadezziiigh!!
nekat juga ya? hehehehe
welcome! selamat datang, wilujeng sumping, mohon doa restunya (lho?)
silakan, silakan duduk dulu *nyediain air ledeng ama kulit kuaci buat cemilan*
maap review-nya di hidden karena yang punya rumah masih malu ama "keki" review-nya disalip orang
*mondar mandir sambil ngedumel sendirian*
padahal gw duluan yang yang baca buku ini. trus gw kan dengan bangganya majang itu bukunya (meskipun pinjeman). semen...more
waaataaaa! whadezziiigh!!
nekat juga ya? hehehehe
welcome! selamat datang, wilujeng sumping, mohon doa restunya (lho?)
silakan, silakan duduk dulu *nyediain air ledeng ama kulit kuaci buat cemilan*
maap review-nya di hidden karena yang punya rumah masih malu ama "keki" review-nya disalip orang
*mondar mandir sambil ngedumel sendirian*
padahal gw duluan yang yang baca buku ini. trus gw kan dengan bangganya majang itu bukunya (meskipun pinjeman). sementara jeng roos (yang nyalip gw) gak majang buku nyaaaah *cemberut* trus ujug2 kluar aja review-nyaaaaah. emang pake mantra2 khusus yang bisa ujug2 kluar reviewnya. mustinya pan gw duluan yang beres kelar bacanya *masih mondar mandir kebingungan sambil ngusap2 perut* jangan2 jeng roos ini punya jimat magyk khusus "ujug2 tamat secepat kilat" neh... uh, ntar kalo gw baca flyte gak bakalan dipajang bukunya di currently reading ah, biar dia kaget.. ujug2 kluar aja reviewnya, huahahaha *devilish grin*

hmm.. koq jadi inget lagi lagu metal keren punyanya iron maiden yang judulnya "seventh son of a seventh son" karena tokoh utamanya (septimus) merupakan putra ketujuh dari putra ketujuh yang didunia sihir diyakini memiliki kekuatan magis yang hebat yang sangat diidam-idamkan kaum penyihir dan necromancer untuk dijadikan murid

Here they stand brothers them all
All the sons divided they'd fall
Here await the birth of a son
The seventh, the heavenly, the chosen one

Here the birth from an unbroken line
Born the healer, the seventh, this time
Unknowingly blessed and as his life unfolds
Slowly unveiling the power he holds

Then they watch the progress he makes
The good and the evil which path will he take
Both of them trying to manipulate
The use of his powers before its too late

Seventh son of a seventh son
Seventh son of a seventh son

eh.. malah ngelantur. sabar yak, pan udah disuguhin cemilan buat nunggu review-nya
gini.. ceritanya buat gw sedikit "kekanak-kanakan" (ato gw yg udah tuwir?). cukup menarik untuk sebuah seri pembuka dari 4 seri yang udah terbit. ceritanya imajinatif meski sebagian besar jalan ceritanya udah bisa ketebak dan juga karakter-karakternya yang lumayan bejibun. spells/mantra2 yang unik dan terutama kapal hotep-ra yang bener2 kereeeeeeen (setengah naga setengah kapal) karena bisa terbang. sumprit, gw pengen punya kapal kayak ginian *ngayal mode on*. moga2 musuh2 dibuku kedua lebih seram dan lebih sakti. atu lageeee, yang bikin heran koq semua yang baca buku ini perempuan sih? (dari semua tingkatan umur) uh, kayak baca chicklit aje. pada kemana laki-laki nya? *garuk-garuk*
buat fans HP silakan dicoba buku ini :D dan terutama tentu saja fans cerita2 fantasi.

erie
mantan anggota laskar afrit yang udah insap, huehehehe(less)

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Jan 15, 2011

Awoosha rated it

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ملحمة تفعمها العجائب والغرائب والتعاويذ السحرية والمفاجآت، وعالم فريد ثري بالتفاصيل المدهشة، ندعوك لتدخله، ولن ترغب في مغادرته أبداً

صدر منه بالعربية : السحر و الطيران

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Jul 24, 2008

Roos rated it

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Recommends it for: Erie-Afrit..hahahaha...

Recommended to Roos by: Erie Afrit Luar Biasa....

Shelves: fantasiana

Wahahahahaha....Cuma dalam 3 Hari, dengan bangga mendahului seorang Rekan yang ingin jadi murid Penyihir Luar Biasa....hohohohoho...Penyihir Luar Biasa cuma ada Satu/One/Uno/Hiji/Satunggal yaitu Marcia Overstraind....yang lain cuma tiruan alias Palsu...si Domdaniel...hahahaha.

Dan gue dah jadi muridnya...hohohoho....Lulus langsung diberi Buku Harian Magyk...yang gak boleh diberikan ke sembarang orang...alias harus disimpan sendiri...hehehehe. Jadi kalo bacanya dari buku pinjaman...end...more

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May 26, 2008

Ann rated it

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Recommends it for: Fans of "young adult" fantasy

Recommended to Ann by: Many people have

Shelves: fantasy, animals, young-adult

I actually ended up enjoying this book quite a lot!
It took me a few more chapters than I would have liked to "get into" the story and the characters, but after a while I found that I did feel invested. I liked the distinct personalities of the characters, and how consistent they seemed to be.
It also took a while to understand the magical world. Two parts to this: one, being the good vs. evil statuses and people, how things came about, and what it all meant. I still f...moreI actually ended up enjoying this book quite a lot!
It took me a few more chapters than I would have liked to "get into" the story and the characters, but after a while I found that I did feel invested. I liked the distinct personalities of the characters, and how consistent they seemed to be.
It also took a while to understand the magical world. Two parts to this: one, being the good vs. evil statuses and people, how things came about, and what it all meant. I still feel there is more to it all though, and perhaps these areas will be explored in the later books. Enough came across, however, for the story to unfold as it should have. The second part is how magic works in Septimus Heap's world. I think I got a pretty good understanding by the middle of the book though, so again, it didn't bother me too much. (I still can't decide if the bolding of every magical word was cool or annoying).
All in all I thought the book was written pretty well, and the plot flow was good. It's told from multiple perspectives, which makes for a bit jumpy read sometimes, but pretty much the transitions are smooth. The ending was satisfying, and good. Though a few things were left unresolved, I'm assuming it's for the following books. Hopefully.
There were some things that very young children, or very sensitive children, might be upset about (mainly relating to cute woodland creatures who... we're not entirely sure what their fates end up being). But overall it's a very "G" read (or maybe PG). There is one part at the end that's pretty unsettling, but the fact it's rectified makes it less so.
A few character traits were somewhat irksome, but again, I'm hoping that the author delves into these in the next books (this book did a good job, so I'm trusting that the author will continue in a similar fashion).
Some things were predictable, but others surprising. And at the end of the book is an interesting collection of "whatever happened to" certain characters, "instructions" for various charms, etc.
I'd recommend this book to fans of other "young adult" fantasy, and while I'm not as in love with the book as certain others in this genre, I did find it a very fun read!(less)

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Jul 12, 2011

Sidra rated it

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Wow. What a read. I think the main thing I liked about the book was that it had so many characters! Usually it's a definite negative point for me. I even avoid superhero league movies as they portray too many characters. BUT this book managed to give all the characters sufficient time. The flow was good, which is saying something as the characters and plot were complicated! And the epilogue! A chapter on ALL the characters that were even slightly narrated in the book got each one of their very o...more

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Jul 12, 2008

Lilla Lillianna rated it

Amazingly good written. Clever, funny, and magical. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...more

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Jun 04, 2008

± Colleen of the Crawling Chaos ± rated it

Recommends it for: no one

Shelves: middle-grade, fantasy

I have something of a taste for children's and young adult fantasy stories. I'm a total geek for Harry Potter, and quite enjoyed Fablehaven, Tithe, and Wicked Lovely, amongst others. The thing is there are some children's books which, while written young, can appeal to an older audience, and there are others which are written in such a way as to make the cross-over nigh impossible. This was on of the latter...

Leaving aside the cliched plot and all the other things that people hav...more

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May 06, 2008

Jennifer Wardrip rated it

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If you've been looking for a series that combines the magic of Harry Potter with the imaginative characters of Artemis Fowl, then Septimus Heap and his first book, MAGYK, is definitely the story for you. A quick, delightful read that can stand on its own, MAGYK is, without a doubt, an intriguing page-turner.

Septimus Heap, the seventh son of a seventh son, died shortly after birth. Born to a family of Wizards, there's no telling what he ...moreReviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.com

If you've been looking for a series that combines the magic of Harry Potter with the imaginative characters of Artemis Fowl, then Septimus Heap and his first book, MAGYK, is definitely the story for you. A quick, delightful read that can stand on its own, MAGYK is, without a doubt, an intriguing page-turner.

Septimus Heap, the seventh son of a seventh son, died shortly after birth. Born to a family of Wizards, there's no telling what he might have become, as his lineage as a seventh son would have made him unbelievably magical. But on that winter night when Septimus died, his father, Silas, found another newborn child in the forest. They named her Jenna, and she grew up thinking that she was the daughter of Silas and Sarah Heap, and the sister of six older brothers--Simon, Sam, Edd, Erik, Nicko, and Jo-Jo. Early on, though, Sarah had her own ideas of who Jenna really was, especially when she heard the news that the Queen had been murdered. Jenna Heap was, undoubtedly, the Princess.

Over the next ten years, darkness came to the Castle and the Ramblings, where the Heaps lived. With no Queen, evil came in the form of the Supreme Custodian, who along with his cohorts banned magic and ended the happiness the Queen's people had once known. As the Heap family attempt to ride out this time of darkness, the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, Marcia Overstrand, learns of the plot to kill the Princess, which will allow evil to truly take over the Palace. It seems that the only thing keeping DomDaniel, the Dark Wizard, from returning to the Castle is the presence of the Princess, and he plans to remedy that.

What follows is the flight of Jenna, Nicko, the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, and a Young Army recruit known only as Boy 412 to the Marram Marshes, where Aunt Zelda Heap, a White Witch, will be able to keep them from harm. As events unfold and DomDaniel does everything within his power to track down the girl standing between him and a ruling darkness, the Heap family will have to do everything within their means to stop him--and at the same time stay alive.

MAGYK is a delightful, entertaining story filled with action-adventure and fantasy. With a very large cast of characters who are as diverse as they come, this is one story not to be missed. If you like Harry Potter, you will definitely enjoy Septimus Heap. Filled with twists and turns, this is a story you'll stay up reading long into the night. And although at times predictable, you'll quickly be drawn into the life and times of the Heap family and their magical world. (less)

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Mar 02, 2008

Charlotte rated it

Recommends it for: anybody that can keep track off a lot of characters and who doesn't mind reading a longer book.

Recommended to Charlotte by: My Aunt Roxanne

This book is packed with action and I can not say one bad thing about it. It is one my top 10 list.
Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, disappears the night he is born, pronounced dead by the midwife. That same night, the baby's father, Sila Heap, comes across and abandoned child in the snow--a newborn girl with violet eyes. The Heaps take her into their home, name her Jenna, and raise her as their own. But whois this mysterious baby girl, andwhat really happened to thei...more

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Aug 07, 2008

♫ Paige ♫ rated it

Recommended to ♫ Paige ♫ by: my best friend, Keeanna

Shelves: faves

My best friend Keeanna and I were discussing book when I brought up the book that was lying on my sisters shelf that she had never touched. Keeanna had read before, and got very excited. She said that she loved the book and she recommended it to me. I didn't actually pick up the book until a few months later. I stole it from my younger sisters room and read it. I loved it! I was so exited when I found out that my sister had Flyte that I picked it up just then and read it. I had to borrow Phy...more

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Apr 28, 2009

Adriana rated it

Shelves: yt-fantasy-series

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Jan 30, 2009

Ben rated it

classic example of choosing a book based on its prominent display location. I saw it was a series, sounded interesting, so I got it. While only begun, it is a fun read so far.

and now, the verdict is, in the words of Simpson's everywhere: Meh.

mildly entertaining, annoying bold, italic, misspelled wordes. The story is ok, but nothing gripping. I actually left it for weeks with only a few pages at the end.

While it wasn't a "bad" book, per se, it isn...more

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Jul 17, 2011

Hilary rated it

Shelves: fiction, fantasy, juvenile, septimus, heap

It would be easy to dismiss the 'Septimus Heap' series as 'Harry Potter'-lite, but it would also be untrue and unfair. The only real point of similarity is that the central character is a trainee wizard well, that, and some of the spells are a little familiar sounding, but if cod Latin is going to be the chosen language of YA spellcasting, what can you do? Septimus Heap is, as his name suggests, a seventh son in fact, the seventh son of a seventh son, and therefore destined for great magic...moreIt would be easy to dismiss the 'Septimus Heap' series as 'Harry Potter'-lite, but it would also be untrue and unfair. The only real point of similarity is that the central character is a trainee wizard well, that, and some of the spells are a little familiar sounding, but if cod Latin is going to be the chosen language of YA spellcasting, what can you do? Septimus Heap is, as his name suggests, a seventh son in fact, the seventh son of a seventh son, and therefore destined for great magical things. Or he would have been, if he hadn t died at birth. In his place, the Heaps find themselves tending for an unknown, abandoned girl baby, while around them their world collapses into chaos following a palace coup, the murder of the young Queen, the disappearance of the infant Princess (one guess & ), and the rise to power of the Darke Magician DomDaniel.[return][return]The 'Septimus Heap' series is very much geared toward the young end of the YA market, but is engaging enough for all that. It has a vast and sprawling cast of characters including any number of ghosts, since very few people in this world appear to die and not become ghosts, which must make it very crowded with more being added with each book. Quite apart from the Heap family, quite a lot of which gets dumped in a forest early on to get them out of the way, there are, in this and the succeeding books, Wizards both dead and alive, Witches both good and evil, a far too talkative talking rat, Alchemysts, a dragon, a dragon boat (occasionally sentient), a sojourn in the past, another one out of time altogether, plots, counter-plots, a cat disguised as a duck, and lots of cabbage sandwiches. It s a light, fun read for the most part, with some moderately scary, or at least icky stuff here and there. The one thing that does jar is the author s tendency to reference something that s outside the parameters of the book s universe for example, like a black and white film but maybe that s just me; I doubt the target audience would even notice.(less)

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Jan 25, 2009

Jaemi rated it

Shelves: fantasy, magic, ya-fiction, series

I actually picked up this book because I read something about the next installment, and it looked really interesting to me, but I like to begin at the beginning. So I did.

"Who is Septimus Heap?" asks the back cover--the whole subplot is this ongoing mystery. As far as his family knows, he died close after birth. Given that the series is named for him, we as readers know differently.

The Heap family is a family of wizards, mostly. Silas, the father, was a seventh son....more

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Jan 12, 2012

Srdjan rated it

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If you're looking for some magic themed light reading then you might find this book a worthy read. The thing I most liked about this book was that it was filled with magic and interesting creatures, just like mouse couriers, warrior bugs and the like. Although, in my opinion, it could use much more (both magic and creatures).

The story outline wasn't too original, but it did kept me entertained. Although the basic concept is somewhat an old nut, the story mostly progressed in an unpredi...more

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Jan 09, 2012

Paul Darcy rated it

Shelves: fantasy

It’s not too surprising to find a ton of Potter-like clones arriving after Rowling’s success - and so the Septimus Heap novels have come.

But this is not to say they are not good (well at least the first one “Magyk”) anyhow. I can best describe this children’s book as a Terry Brooks lite. It has all the hallmark makings of an epic fantasy; magyk, wizards, witches, unknown origins, dragons, magyk rings, etc.

And Angie Sage does a commendable job of holding it together with some ...more

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Dec 08, 2011

Ariel Murga rated it

Recommends it for: my sister, maybe a coulple of other people.

Recommended to Ariel by: goodreads

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Caution spoilers ahead. I liked this book, but I felt the plot is over used.

I felt that most of the "Good" charaters were un-likeable. For Instince Princess Jenna Heap, had little to no personallity until the very end of the book when she finds a Dragon-boat. Then she suddenly has feelings, whereas when she finds out that she is adopted she has almost no response.

The Heap family as a whole I did not like, I did however like Simon, and Sirus Heap. Simon I found a ve...moreCaution spoilers ahead. I liked this book, but I felt the plot is over used.

I felt that most of the "Good" charaters were un-likeable. For Instince Princess Jenna Heap, had little to no personallity until the very end of the book when she finds a Dragon-boat. Then she suddenly has feelings, whereas when she finds out that she is adopted she has almost no response.

The Heap family as a whole I did not like, I did however like Simon, and Sirus Heap. Simon I found a very real albeit an mean/powerhungry person. In my experiance more people are like Simon than any of the other characters.

Sirus was likeable only in that his great love for his, somewhat colorless, family. He rushes to save his eldest son, when it would have been safer for him to stay with Jenna and Nicko. He unflagingly cares for Jenna even after he no longer has to.

Boy 412/Septimus Heap was my favorate character. He was life-like in that he was so frightened to be "kidnapped" by wizards, that he had been told his whole life were evil and malicious. Then when they are kind to him, feed him give him a lovely red cap, he changes his mind. Like any normal human-being. I liked him even though I knew from the first moment you met him at the gate, that he would be Septimus Heap. This plot has been used time and time again in numerous stories, some use it better than others.

The villans were kind of annoying more than evil, the only character that was remotely the evil that I wanted to see was the Hunter. And he was written as a bumbling idiot in the face of the Heaps. Always messing up, like with the apperation. So while he was ruthless enough he still fell sadly short on the whole.

The Apprentice, should I stop here? He was the most annoying winny character in the entire book, crying the entire time about how he was Septimus Heap. He was possible the character I like the least, THE GHOST HAD MORE CHARACTER THEN HIM!

DomDaniel was an alright villan, although I still found him more annoying than evil. You just were not given enough of his personality to judge completely. His only good point is his ruthless Madogs, which I liked emmensely.

On the whole I found this book to be a Harry Potter-wanna-be, with ghosts, wizards, and Harry Potter himself in young Septimus Heap. (If he had gotten his parents back.) Although I like this book a little more than I liked Harry Potter, I still only give it a two out of five. (less)

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Oct 05, 2011

Mitchell Burns rated it

Mitchell Burns
October 3, 2011
English
Period 8

MAGYK
By Angie Sage

In the book Magyk by Angie Sage, Boy 412 lived a lonely childhood with no friends or family and no status of significance. Just like in the Eragon: inheritance series, Eragon grew up a lonely poor farm boy with just an uncle and co...moreMitchell Burns
October 3, 2011
English
Period 8

MAGYK
By Angie Sage

In the book Magyk by Angie Sage, Boy 412 lived a lonely childhood with no friends or family and no status of significance. Just like in the Eragon: inheritance series, Eragon grew up a lonely poor farm boy with just an uncle and cousin. He thought his uncle was his father and therefore did not look for parents, but then finds out who his real parents were, revealing his great connection to his dragon Saphira. As he adventures Eragon meets many new friends who help with his loneliness. Through out the book, the plot reveals themes concerning the importance of family and friends and the significance of even a 3rd class person.
Like Eragon, Boy 412 in the gook Magyk grows up in the brutal Young Army. Boy 412 was accidently brought along with the heaps and eventually overcomes the army propaganda in his head and makes good friends with them like he never had before in his life, making a big difference to him mentally. Also, he discovers he has Magykal powers, which was because he was of a family of greater importance than he realized. Boy 412, eventually realized to be called Septimus Heap, gained fulfillment by his new sense of belonging. Angie Sage tries to teach the reader the themes that family and friends are important to people, and that even if someone has low status they should be treated with respect.
For Boy 412, the antagonist that was his main interior conflict was the darke wizard Dom Daniel, the tyrant ruler, the supreme custodian, and the Young Army searching for him. His interior antagonist however, was connected with the theme. It was the loneliness in his life.
The heaps are important to the story because they are the ones who befriend him, helping him overcome his interior conflict. They also defend him from his exterior conflicts, and for both reasons Boy 412 feels safe.
The book Magyk has many characters resulting in a plot that tends to take turns between characters, usually keeping the pace fast, with stretches of no important events being few and small. It was easy to read and comprehend as well. I recommend it to anyone wanting an easy, quick paced, magical, and fairly typically plotted story.
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Sep 18, 2011

Lauryn rated it

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There were two reasons why I got and read Magyk, the first book in Angie Sage’s Septimus Heap series. The first is that I have a very difficult time resisting anything that is free (and at the time the book was Barnes & Noble’s free Nook book of the week). The second is that there has been a small void since the last of the Harry Potter books came out that can only be temporarily appeased (and it’s still a little early for me to go ahead with my plan to re-read the original seven before the rele...more

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Sep 15, 2011

Moriah Writes-a-lot rated it

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When I first read this book I thought it was wonderful. Re-reading it now I can't help but get nnoyed by Sage's writing style. To me it comes out as forced: "I am Angie Sage and I am funny." While her rants and tangents and habit of slipping into random point of view are cute at first they wear thin quickly. I light smattering would have been much better. If that wasn't bad enough she added the "Whatever Happened To..." section on the end, a completely useless, uninteresting ...more

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May 05, 2011

Honistie rated it

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Recommended to Honistie by: no one

I only read this book because it was free for my Kindle. I felt it was slow starting out but near the middle it started to pick up. I found it interesting even though it is predictiable. I will admit that I am not the targeted audience for this book but I saved it for my children to read. I am pretty sure my kids will enjoy this book and want to read the next one, so I will be buying the other books as well. Many reviews are saying this is not orginal but I have not read or watched a movie that ...more

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Feb 17, 2011

SJB Gilmour rated it

Septimus Heap, Book 1: Magyk is the first Angie Sage book I've read. It took me a while to finish it because I've had a lot on my plate this past fortnight. But finish it I did, and I'm looking forward to more. Sort of.

Now, I'm not sure how it looks in print, but the Kindle version I read was hard going. Sage doesn't just capitalise the first letter of her made-up nouns and proper nouns. She uses italic and bold. Annoying. Hard on the eyes.

That said, Septimus Heap, Boo...more

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Feb 07, 2011

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Shelves: fantasy, tween

Septimus Heap died only a few ours after his birth, which was a great loss considering he was the seventh son of the seventh son, a very magykal and rare thing. But he is not really dead only asleep and the midwife is the only one who knows, she takes him away and he is never seen again. On the same day Septimus’s father Silas is on his way home when he find a baby girl bundled up on the side of the road. He takes her home and names her Jenna, he raises her as his own, but now he figures out tha...more

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Feb 04, 2011

Yearning To Read rated it

Shelves: children-s, fantasy, young-adult, to-re-read, reviewed

Summary from Goodreads:

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 mysterious baby girl, and what really happened to their beloved son Septimus?
The first...moreSummary from Goodreads:

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 mysterious 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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I normally don’t use Goodreads for summaries, but it was better than what I can think up right now…

I really, truly adore this book. It’s got action, adventure, mystery, magic, and family love. It’s a book of laughs, gasps of excitement, and complete enjoyment.

Angie Sage is a talented writer; her style is geared toward a younger crew, but anyone would enjoy it. And her ideas spark the imagination: her magyk potions and spells, her world that she has created, and her characters.

Now, I could probably write a whole book about each one of the characters in this series, what their part is, and why they are unique. Honestly. Each one has his or her own way of living, of speaking and thinking. Each one is loveable (or hateable) in his or her own way. My favorites were Boy 412 (he’s just plain adorable), Nicko Heap (for his personality), and Marcia Overstrand (for her bossiness).

One word to describe this book would be: simple. However – how Angie Sage manages to keep the story simple, and still make it intense and worth your while, I’m at a loss to say. But I admire it, and I highly recommend it, to all ages and genders. It’s a perfect start to a really, really great series.
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Alex Hofmaier
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Reading/L.A. Book Review #6
December 7th, 2010
Magyk:
The Seventh Son
Have you ever wished that you had magical powers? The Heaps live in a world where you don’t need to. Magyk, a fantasy novel by Angie Sage, follows Sarah and Silas Heap and their seven kids, Marcia Overstrand, the extraordinary wizard, and Boy 412 from the Young Army as they try to escape their assailant and defeat the evil DomDaniel. Septimus Heap, the Heaps’ seventh s...moreAlex Hofmaier
Ms. Romaniuk
Reading/L.A. Book Review #6
December 7th, 2010
Magyk:
The Seventh Son
Have you ever wished that you had magical powers? The Heaps live in a world where you don’t need to. Magyk, a fantasy novel by Angie Sage, follows Sarah and Silas Heap and their seven kids, Marcia Overstrand, the extraordinary wizard, and Boy 412 from the Young Army as they try to escape their assailant and defeat the evil DomDaniel. Septimus Heap, the Heaps’ seventh son, who is supposed to have incredible power, goes missing the day he is born. On the same exact night, they find a baby girl, whom is the daughter of the queen that has just been killed. They name her Jenna, and raise her as their daughter. Several years later, a hunter comes to find and kill Jenna. The Heaps escape by boat to Aunt Zelda’s cottage, along with Marica Overstrand and a Young Army escapee. There, they try to find out who the perpetrator trying to kill Jenna is, and, more importantly, why. Magyk is a very good book because it has lots of adventure, magic, and it is filled with surprises.
One of the reasons Magyk is a very good book is because it has lots of adventure. There is quite an abundance of exciting, at times pulse-pounding action and adventure. Wizards cast powerful magic spells, and there are high speed boat chases where the Heaps are just yards away from their enemies who persistently chase after them. For example, the author says, “As they reached the chicken boat the Hunter stopped. He had heard something. Human heartbeats. Three sets of very fast human heartbeats. He raised his pistol…” (377). Angie Sage does a great job describing the Hunter and keeping the reader on the edge of their seat. She makes him seem like an animal, a killing machine. He can hear their heartbeats and he is planning to kill them. As he raises his pistol, you don’t know if someone won’t be shot, or even killed. You really worry for the lives of the characters. When I read this paragraph, my heartbeat actually went up a little. Therefore, Magyk is a very good book because it has lots of adventure.
Another reason Magyk is a very good is that it has lots of magic. Throughout the book, there are many magic spells and very imaginative creatures. There are simple household spells and deadly ones, playful creatures, and hideous, man-eating beasts. For instance, the magogs are just one example of some of the creatures thought of by the author. The text says, “They made superb guards; they could deliver a bite that gave most rapid blood poisoning and saw them off in a few hours, and scratch from a magog’s claw would become so infected that it could never heal. But their greatest deterrent was how they looked: their bulbous yellowish-white head, apparently blind, and their constantly moving little jaw with its rows of spiked teeth were gruesome and kept most people at bay.” (314). You can really picture the magog in your mind, a truly grotesque creature. The reader can imagine up to every little detail what it will look like and it really makes you squirm a little bit just thinking about it. That effect really adds so much to the reading experience because it really feels like you are experiencing the story even though you may just be reading it. Thus, Magyk is a very good book because it has lots of magic.
Finally, Magyk is a very good book because it is filled with surprises. You don’t expect everything to happen, and you can’t just predict the whole story. This is a great feature to have because instead of knowing what will happen and listening to the author droning on the for the rest of the book, the reader is left not knowing what to expect and wanting to keep reading on. One example of this is when the Heaps and Aunt Zelda find out that Boy 412 is actually their long lost sibling, Septimus Heap. The book says, “Like a deflated balloon, the Apprentice lay, drained of all life and substance (…) “This” said Marica, “is the real apprentice. I found him this morning on my walk. Which is why I knew for sure that the ‘Apprentice’ you had sitting by the fire was an impostor.” (522). This shows that the Apprentice who was claiming to be Septimus was not, so Boy 412 was actually Septimus Heap. This also explains several things, like why Boy 412 was so good at magic. (The seventh son of a seventh son is supposed to have amazing magical powers). I would have never guessed that Boy 412 was Septimus, so as I read the book, I just wanted to keep on reading. It was a great surprise when I finally was almost done with the book. Magyk is a very good book because it is filled with surprises.
I can connect to this book because I can connect to Septimus’s (Boy 412’s) situation throughout the story. At first, he absolutely hated the Heaps and thought they were insane, but eventually, they became as close as family (although they actually were). I used to hate my second grade teacher because I thought that she was strict about behavior. She would make us get a green card or take a time out just for talking a little bit. But eventually, our whole class improved our behavior and I realized that it was for our own good so we would become more respectful, civilized children. Boy 412 hated the Heaps, but then realized that they weren’t so bad after all and they eventually were friends. Due to that and to the numerous things that I like about this book, I will give it a four star rating. I learned that people may get off on the wrong foot but can still become good friends. In conclusion, Magyk is a very good book because it has adventure, magic, and it is filled with surprises.
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Jul 21, 2010

Lysia Lim rated it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Magyk buku International Best Seller karangan Angie Sage, telah
diterjemahkan lebih dari 30 bahasa. Buku fenomenal ini merupakan karya
pertama Angie Sage. Sekilas bisa dikatakan buku ini meniru buku Harry
Potter yang terlebih dahulu menjadi International Best Seller, tetapi
ketika sudah membacanya, buku ini jauh dari tiruan Harry Potter. Ide
ceritanya semua original, tidak ada tiruan dari cerita mana pun juga.
Mungkin karena inilah Warner Bross mengadaptasi buku ini...more

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Apr 05, 2010

Rachael rated it

I picked up this books mainly on the aesthetic value the cover had. The other reason I was so keen on reading this book was because its summary talked about the seventh son of the seventh son (I've always like this superstition). Sadly, when I actually got to reading the book, I was incredibly disappointed.

First of, absolutely none of the characters are lovable - or eve likable. I didn't get attached with any of the characters because they all seemed extremely annoying (especially th...moreI picked up this books mainly on the aesthetic value the cover had. The other reason I was so keen on reading this book was because its summary talked about the seventh son of the seventh son (I've always like this superstition). Sadly, when I actually got to reading the book, I was incredibly disappointed.

First of, absolutely none of the characters are lovable - or eve likable. I didn't get attached with any of the characters because they all seemed extremely annoying (especially that dog, Maxie.)

Secondly, the supposed twist was very predictable. Not even a quarter a way into the book and you'll have already found out who Septimus is (suprise, suprise.)

Third, is that the authors writing isn't captivating at all. No where in the book have I felt the need to go on reading. The only reason I continued until the end was because I don't like the idea of leaving a book unfinished (except for Twilight because that book was too horrible to continue.)

Fourth, I hate the creatures Sage created/portrayed. This is pretty much personal preference. I hate rats, seals, and bugs. Just so happens, this book contains all three. I absolutely hate how the Boggart was described. But then, that's probably only because I had something to compare her description with (The Last Apprentice's boggarts are my favorite.)

Fifth, the story itself is kind of... meh. It wasn't worth reading 500+ pages for.

If you want to get into some serious reading with captivating characters, impressive story line, magical(not magykal)creatures, and grand adventures... this is definitely not the book for you. But if you're looking for a time waster while you're waiting for your next appointment, I guess this book will do the trick.

I wouldn't consider myself a fast reader, I pretty much read on a normal speed. This book though, took me much much longer to finish than usual.(3 weeks) I kept putting it off. It just wasn't my kind of book...

Oh well, I'm desperately hoping the series gets better. I'm going to start on Flyte now...(less)

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Mar 03, 2010

Rachel rated it

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IRP: Magyk
Magyk
By Angie Sage

Magyk by Angie Sage is about a girl named Jenna who is the heir of the throne because her parents were murdered, Silas Heap finds her in the snow the same night his seventh son (the seventh son of the seventh son) died…… or did he?!?! She grows up not knowing her history until one day when the ExtraOrdinary wizard comes in to the Heap house hold telling them a spy for the Supreme...moreRachel Still
February 28, 2010
Ms. Schoen
IRP: Magyk
Magyk
By Angie Sage

Magyk by Angie Sage is about a girl named Jenna who is the heir of the throne because her parents were murdered, Silas Heap finds her in the snow the same night his seventh son (the seventh son of the seventh son) died…… or did he?!?! She grows up not knowing her history until one day when the ExtraOrdinary wizard comes in to the Heap house hold telling them a spy for the Supreme Custodian said where they were and that an assassin is coming to kill Jenna. Magyk is also about a boy named Boy 412 (in the young army you are given a number once you come, Boy 412 never had a really name… or did he?!?!)! Boy 412 is from the Young Army, boys in the young army are taught to hate wizards! Boy 412 wants to hate wizards but it is hard to when you have to be with them all the time!
My favorite character is Jenna because she is so brave!!!!!! If I had to leave most of my family because a lot of people were after me wanting to kill me and anyone else that got in there way, I would have a nervous brake down because I am not as brave as her! But Jenna wanted to fight back. Another reason I like her best is that she cared for Boy 412 even when he was being obnoxious and did not appreciate the fact that they saved him from dying in the snow and nursing him back to health. She had such a big heart to do that! I do not think I would have done the same thing for someone like that!
I think that the climax of the story was when they found out who Boy 412 really was… Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son! The nurse had drugged him so he would look like he was dead. So that she could give him to the Supreme Custodian, he wonted Septimus because the seventh son of the seventh son is very powerful and he wants to use him to take over the world! Boy 412, now known as Septimus, went from hating wizards to being a very powerful wizard! Everyone was super shocked especially Sarah Heap who thought that she had lost her seventh son forever, but he was standing right next to her!
I think that Angie Sage’s message is not to judge someone by a few facts you know about them. For example, no one really knew much about Boy 412, they knew that he was from the Young Army and that he disliked wizard because that was what he was taught, but no one thought about the great magic he could do if he tried. No one thought that he is Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son. Another example is that Jenna was thought of as a regular girl that happened to be found in the snow with purple eyes, but no one thought about how much she looked like that queen!!! Or that she could be the long lost princess!!!!
I would recommend this book to people who like adventure. This book has a lot of adventure in it and rarely has boring spots when they are not in danger! I would recommend this book to people who love fantasy as much as I do, this book has a lot of magic so if you don’t like fantasy, this isn’t the book for you! I would also recommend this book to people who want to read a series, because this is a book were at the end you feel like you need to read the second, but if you cannot read a series of books than this is not the book for you!!
9.85 Out of 10!!!!

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On a dark and stormy night the seventh son of the seventh son is born to Sarah and Silas Heap. Sadly, the baby boy is pronounced dead by a midwife and whisked away into the night.
That very same night Silas finds an abandoned baby girl in the snow and takes her home. The Heap family raise the girl as their own along with their six sons. Life goes on as normal until Jenna turns ten. Suddenly nothing is as it seems when her real identity is revealed by an Extra Ordinary Wizard named Marcia wh...more

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“Why?” breathed Boy 412. “Why me?”

“You have astonishing Magykal power. I told you before. Maybe now you’ll believe me.” She smiled.

“I—I thought the power came from the ring.”

“No. It comes from you. Don’t forget, the Dragon Boat recognized you even without the ring. She knew. Remember, it was last worn by Hotep-Ra, the first ExtraOrdinary Wizard. It’s been waiting a long time to find someone like him.”

“But that’s because it’s been stuck in a secret tunnel for hundreds of years.”

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