Fyre

Septimus Heap #7

by Angie Sage

Septimus must battle the remnants of the Dark Domaine, which will remain until the power of the evil Two-Faced Ring is destroyed forever. To accomplish that, the ancient Alchemie Fyre must be relit -- a task that sends Septimus to the very origins of Magyk and Physik, testing both his skills, and his loyalties to ExtraOrdinary Wizard, Marcia Overstrand, and Alchemist Marcellus Pye.
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Unabridged, 13 discs, 15 hours

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Magic, Fiction, Childrens, Adventure

528 pages, Paperback

First published April 16, 2013

About the author

Angie Sage (born 1952) is the author of the Septimus Heap series which includes Magyk, Flyte, Physik, Queste, Syren, Darke and Fyre. She also wrote the Todhunter Moon series, and 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 Spookie series.

Angie Sage grew up in Thames Valley, London and Kent. Her father was a publisher. He would bring home blank books that she could fill with pictures and stories. Sage first studied medicine, but changed her mind and went to Art School in Leicester. There she studied Graphic Design and Illustration. She began illustrating books after college. Then she progressed to writing children stories, including toddler books and chapter books. Her first novel was Septimus Heap: Magyk. Angie Sage is married and has two daughters, Laurie and Lois.

Reviews

[Lyza · Rating 5 out of 5]

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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 a bit fuzzy). At the time I was deep in my 'no-one-must-die-in-books-ever' phase that had led me to drop Harry Potter as my favorite series (I was a pouty child, I know).

I loved Magyk. I loved Flyte too. The first Septimus Heap book I had to wait for was Physik, which my parents gave me in my Easter basket the year it came out. (Mom and Dad, I love you. You are the best.)

My grandma took me to the bookstore when Queste came out. I was eating chocolate at her house later and got a little smudge on one page. It's still there.

It was mostly the same with Syren. After I finished it, I lent it to my best friend, who had gotten me into this seiries in the first place.

These were the years in which my favorite series were Sep Heap and Charlie Bone. Waiting for them to come out was what made me a little bit wonky from a young age.

While I waited for Darke, I read the entire series aloud to my little brother. He hated reading, but he loved the humor of the series, and fell in love with many of the characters, especially Spit Fyre and Marcia. (He now reads books to himself - I am currently making him read the Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus series, which he also loves).

Darke came out, a few days before my birthday. Thanks to the time gap between books five and six, for a few short days I was once again younger then the characters. I went to the bookstore the day it came out, but they didn't have it yet. I was nearly in tears, but my mom ordered it for me online and I got it a day later. I read it at the pool, completely ignoring my friends, some of whom were giving me weird looks because of the huge grin that seemed permanently plastered on my face.

And now the last book comes out in two months. Never again will I be younger then Sep and Jenna, but I'm still young enough to enjoy the series. (At least I'm not older then Beetle yet. There's time.)

I can no longer say that this book is my absolute favorite series (that honor must go to Percy Jackson and the Infernal Devices), these books will always have a very special place in my heart. They've been with me for nearly half my life, and were the first books I truly obsessed over. I have so many little memories that are connected with them.

I can honestly say that these books are my childhood. And I have to admit, even though I await this installment with bated breath, I'll be very sad to see them end.

[Dalia Nourelden · Rating 4 out of 5]

معقول سلسلة سبتيموس خلصت ؟؟
بجد كده خلاص هودعهم !
السلسلة دى بدأتها مع صديقتى الغالية ورفيقتي فى القراءات واللى سعدت جداا بلقائها سارة سمير ❤ مبسوطة جدا بقرائتنا السلسلة سوا وعقبال قراءات تانية كتير 🤲😍 وشكرا على الصحبة الممتعة ❤

السلسلة دى بدأناها فى شهر نوفمبر ٢٠٢٠ ومشينا فيها براحتنا كانت رحلة طويلة و خدنا بينها فواصل كتير بس كانت رحلة مليانة بالمتعة .
انا مبسوطة جدا انها خلصت وفى نفس الوقت زعلانة انى هفارقهم .
الجزء ده هو الجزء الاخير والجزء اللى بنعرف فيه مصير كل شخصية بعد ماعشنا معاهم تطورات حياتهم على مدار ٦ اجزاء فاتوا . وارتبطت بيهم ومشاعرى اتغيرت تجاهم . وطبعا فى مغامرات جديدة كالعادة

الجزء ده كان بطئ فى احداثه شوية ويمكن حسيت ده لان للأسف كان مصاحبه بلوك ( من لا يجب ذكر اسمه :فولدمرت القراء )كان بيخلى القراءة فعلا صعبة

هنتعرف هنا على معلومات تخص الخاتم وهنقابل ساحران وواضح ان السحره الشريرين لازم نسميهم من لايجب ذكر اسمه دائما فى كتب السحر 😂 فهنعرف ايه اللى حصل معاهم زمان وعلاقتهم بالخاتم وهيعملوا ايه دلوقتي وايه مصير الخاتم ؟؟



هنكمل الأحداث مع مارسيليوس اللى بيحاول يستعيد مكانة الكيميائيين فى القصر ومحاولته لاستعادة النار وطبعا النار هنا لازم يكون ليها اختلافات عن النار العادية 😉 وهل هيقدر يجذب سبتيموس ويبقى تلميذ الكيميائى ولا لأ ؟

والاميرة جينا فى طريقها انها تكون ملكة فهل تنفع فعلا تكون ملكة ؟ وهل هتقدر تساعد فى محاربة الساحران الذي لا يجب ذكر اسمهم ؟

و سبتيموس هيعمل ايه الجزء ده وايه دوره مع النار ومع مارسيليوس وياترى هيختار السحر ولا الكيميا بعد ما يشوف النار ؟ وياترى مارشا هتعمل ايه؟

و بيتل ياترى هيعمل ايه؟ وهيقدر يثبت نفسه فى منصبه الجديد ؟

وسايمون ايه اللى هيحصل معاه ؟ وهل هيقدر يكمل فى طريقه ويثبت نفسه ؟

وهل هيقدروا يتخلصوا من بقايا السيطرة الشيطانية ويكافحوا قوى الظلام ؟

والفتي الذئبي والعمة زيلدا ايه اللى هيحصل معاهم ؟


فى تفاصيل كتير فى الجزء ده وفى اطالات برضه احيانا بس فى نفس الوقت ده ميمنعش انه كان جزء ممتع واتعرفنا على مصير كل شخصية



فى النهاية السلسلة جميلة ، فيها تفاصيل كتير واحيانا اطالة بلا داعى بس اسلوب الكاتبة سلس وممتع .

وبما ان ده اخر جزء حبيت اجمع تقييمى لكل جزء على حدة
الجزء الاول : السحر ٣ نجوم
الجزء الثاني : الطيران ٤ نجوم ونصف
الجزء الثالث : الطب ٣ نجوم ونصف
الجزء الرابع: الرحلة ٣ نجوم
الجزء الخامس : الحورية ٤ نجوم ونصف
الجزء السادس : الظلام ٥ نجوم
الجزء السابع: النار ٤ نجوم

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[Dana Salman · Rating 4 out of 5]

June 14, 2013
Yes, she did it! Thank you Angie!

-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 (...Again)
-Revenge of the Port Witch Coven (?)
-Revenge of the Wendron Witches (??)
-Alchemie/Marcellus Pye and Magyk/Marcia Overstrand Working Together (??????)
-Beetle and Jenna As a Couple (???????????)
-Beetle Uses His Power As Chief Hermetic Scribe to Be Totally Awesome, Unlike Other Previous CHS's We Know
-Jenna's Official Crowning as Queen
-Jenna's Meeting With the Ghost of Her Mother

After I finished Fyre, I put on some sad song on my laptop and started to cry.
I am really going to miss them all, my Castle friends.

The upside is that this won’t be the last time I’ll see them. Not Septimus at least. I’m going to make sure to get TodHunter Moon immediately after it comes out.
Because this book was just not satisfying.

Oh no, don’t get me wrong, I loved it. But, as a finale, it didn’t have enough, I don’t know, bang to it. I think maybe Darke did better as the most climatic book in the series. Fyre to me just served as a chance to wrap up all loose ends and say a last farewell to the characters.
Those farewells were awfully quick, though, because the fact is that Angie Sage populated her series with so many characters that hardly any of them could get enough time to do much on stage before they are rushed off to make room for the next. I guess I should consider myself lucky that I got to see Stanley again, and Jim Knee as well, whom I was afraid would spend the whole book hibernating like he did in Darke. And I most definitely did not expect to see Merrin again – a – surprisingly – rather pleasant surprise.

But you know, I didn’t mind all that much that each of the recurring characters got like maybe five or ten minutes each to have their final say. I was severely disappointed about Syrah – couldn’t we have at least got to see her reunion with Julius? I don’t think she even got any lines in the book. I mean I realize that her real importance in the series was in Syren, but still, don’t we owe her that much?

I also wasn’t much pleased with the way Jenna’s mother turned out – I never much liked Jenna, or mostly just thought of her as an argumentative and unhappy person sometimes, but I hate to think what she would’ve turned out to be like if she had been raised by her real mother.
Mm, oh well, I guess I did pretty much get what I wanted. I guess my issue was just with the delivery. Like I said, I expected it to be a bit more climatic, being the last book and all, but Darke takes that prize, and Physik and Queste remain tied as my favorite books in the series. One thing I did like about this book though was how it kept taking me back to previous Septimus Heap books, particularly Magyk, and those long-ago days in the old room behind The Big Red Door in the Ramblings, and hanging out with Nicko, Jenna, and Boy 412 in Keeper’s Cottage. There’s something about this series, in fact, that mirrors my own life, with Magyk feeling like something out of my childhood, (although I only first read it six years ago… okay that actually sounds a lot longer ago when you say it out loud), and Fyre reminding me of growing up, graduating (like I did this year – class of 2013!), and being reunited with friends and family for the last time before everyone goes their separate ways and life goes on.
It’s no wonder I felt like crying.

Sighhhhh… Why do books have to end?

Favorite Septimus Heap Moments:
Magyk:
-Preparing the Sheild Bugs with Marcia.
-DeFrosting the Hunter and 'refreshing' his memory. So funny!
-The Apprentice tells Jenna, Nicko, Aunt Zelda and Boy 412 that he is Septimus Heap
-Scrying in the duck pond and finding out Boy 412 is Septimus. Touching moment.
Flyte:
-Getting lost in the forest and being rescued by Benjamin
-Camp Heap: meet Sam, Edd, Erik, and Jo-Jo!
-The Summer Circle, with the Witch Mother warning Nicko and Septimus not to 'go to the circus'. Lol.
-Boy 409 and Boy 412 reunite.
-Holing up in the Doll House. Creepy.
-Trapped in the Port Witch Coven house. Creepier.
-Spit Fyre hatches!
Physik:
-Beetle helps Jenna figure out how to find Septimus. Ever the helpful friend, Beetle.
-After Spit Fyre lands on Snorri's boat. Poor Snorri.
-Searching for the Glass of Time in Drago Mills warehouse
-Septimus is dogged by Hugo Tenderfoot. Cute little boy!
-Esmeralda’s Diary
-Jenna goes through the Queen's Way and meets Broda Pye and her doppleganger ancester, Esmeralda!
-Jenna, mistaken for Esmeralda, is forced to attend her 'mother's' feast, looks up to thank the servant boy who has just spooned sauce into her duckling-free bowl, and sees that it is Septimus. Wonderful moment.
-Everything from the feast until they go back through the Glass of Time.
-Septimus cures Beetle.
Queste:
-Merrin applies for the Scribe's job while Beetle is in charge. Hilarious!
-Marcia finds out Septimus has been visiting Marcellus. And then goes to visit Marcellus.
-Meeting Ephaniah Grebe.
-Camp Heap again. I really like Sam too.
-Jenna owns Beetle and Septimus by pulling the door of the Hut open. Lol lol lol.
-Septimus meets Hotep-Ra.
-Finding Nicko in the House of Foryx.
-Catchpole and the writing on the door. That man's a riot.
-Marcia, Spit Fyre and Sarah meet everyone outside the House of Foryx.
Syren:
-Septimus sends a letter by Pigeon Post. Lol lol lol.
-The performance on the deck of the Cerys. Way to go Spit Fyre!
-Barney tries to give Septimus his SafeCharm. Cute little kid!
-Merrin mugs Barney Pot. Poor Barney!
-Merrin meets Jim Knee. Lol, lol, LOL!!
-Wolf Boy has to feed Lucy Gringe to the Grim. Yeah. Not gonna happen. You don't mess with Lucy Gringe.
-Septimus meets Syrah Syara.
-Septimus escapes the Syren.
-The Book of Syrah Syren. Creepy. Sad.
-Aunt Zelda makes Merrin apologize to Barney on an onlooker-filled street. Ha ha.
-The whole affair with trying to stop the army of Jinn. Humorously crazy.
-Syrah discovers she is over 500 years old. And faints.
-Returning home. Everyone's okay.
Darke:
-Beetle and Jenna go out on a date! Yeah, that is what it is.
-The Boomerang Charm takes Beetle back to the Manuscriptorium. He he he.
-Gothyk Grotto, Igor, Matt and Marcus.
-The Cordon
-Simon makes a choice between saving his mother or risking the lives of the inhabitants of the castle
-Sarah forces Septimus and Simon to get along.
-The cute ghost girl in the Darke Halls.
-Dragon Battle!
-Rescuing Beetle from the Hermetic Chamber.
-Foxy tells Beetle he is the new Chief Hermetic Scribe.
-Simon and Septimus finally call it quits
Fyre:
-Lucy and Simon’s Wedding – Finally!
-Beetle and Marcia confront Marcellus about the puddles and he cleverly gets away with it, with a smug smile on his face. Couldn’t hold back laughter.
-Returning to Keeper’s Cottage and Aunt Zelda telling us that the Marsh Python – who my sister has for some reason sorely missed since the first book – ate the third Triple bowl
-Septimus tells Wolf Boy he is a triplet. And that his name is Mandy. Hahahaha!
-Marcellus helps Jenna revive the Dragon Boat. So sweet, actually, how Marcellus is Jenna’s several-times great uncle – I never thought about that.
-Jenna’s Welcome Back party for Septimus, with all our favorite teenagers invited. This scene should’ve been longer.
-Milo saves Jenna from Morwenna. Also very sweet. He’s not such a bad dad, really.
-Best part ever : Simon, Septimus, Alther, and (yay!) Jim Knee go to collect Merrin Merredith. Merrin opens the door to find himself face-to-face (he believes) with DomDaniel. And Nurse Merredith gets to show those Port Witch Coven witches up in their faces. Yes!
-The Port Palace
-Flying back to the House of Foryx
-Traveling in the Purple Tube to get back to the Castle, with the Ice Tunnels melting all around the place
-Septimus Heap meets Septimus Heap at the House of Foryx. Prepare to get a bit teary-eyed.

Goodbye Septimus! Domo arigatou! Thankee-sai!

*****
2012

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 (...Again)
-Revenge of the Port Witch Coven (?)
-Revenge of the Wendron Witches (??)
-Alchemie/Marcellus Pye and Magyk/Marcia Overstrand Working Together (??????)
-Beetle and Jenna As a Couple (???????????)
-Beetle Uses His Power As Chief Hermetic Scribe to Be Totally Awesome, Unlike Other Previous CHS's We Know
-Jenna's Official Crowning as Queen
-Jenna's Meeting With the Ghost of Her Mother

If I don't see at least three-fourths of these in the book when I read it, I will be sincerely disappointed Miss Sage...

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April 2013

FML! Drove to the second nearest bookshop today (because the nearest one doesn't have anything of interest) and I did find Fyre there - but it was the new Bloomsbury version with a picture of Septimus riding Spit Fyre on the cover! It's not that I have anything against the new covers (they look kind of cool, actually), except that they don't really look like Septimus Heap - more like a dark-toned version of them. Plus, these new editions don't have Mark Zug's amazing illustrations in them. And all my previous books are the original versions, the ones meant to look like books in the series with charms on the covers. So, yes, I left the bookshop without buying it. It's shallow and a little OCD of me, but I don't entirely regret it (much). I'm going to scour the rest of the bookstores in the city (although the one I checked is the one that gets new books earliest) until I find the fiery red edition with the Pyramid Charm on the cover and Jenna's crown on the back.
Here's hoping I get more luck tomorrow. Fingers crossed!

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Fffft. Still haven't found it. I officially hate Borders. They don't update their stock of books until someone asks about them, and then only very gradually. I remember when I was still looking for The Dark Tower books I found one Stephen King book in the entire store. The most popular author in America (okay, so this isn't the US, but still) who wrote over fifty books gets only one book in Borders. True, now there's significantly more of them, but ones I've read already and, again, only after I asked.
I asked about Fyre twice now and both times the Help Desk lady would just brush me off saying they didn't order them. Without checking the computer even. Sheesh. I bet everyone else on Goodreads has read it by now, and made reviews. And now that exam week is coming up even if I did find it I'd have to force myself not to read it until I finished studying.

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WOOOOOOOOOOTTTTT!!!! FOUND IT!! THE RIGHT COVER AND EVERYTHING! FINALLY! I'M SO HAPPYYYYYYY!!!

[صدرا · Rating 5 out of 5]

عاتش؟ آخه عاتش؟
:|
نا، مو، ساً؟
خب چرا عزیزِ من؟ آطش مگه چش بود؟
هعی :|
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بعد از چهار سال انتظار بالاخره نشرِ گران‌قدرِ افق منت بر سرمان نهاد و این کتاب رو چاپ کرد. منم تونستم اولین مجموعهٔ فانتزیِ عمرم رو تموم کنم.
از داستان بگم؟ قشنگ، خوب، راضی‌کننده. تقریباً داستانش به همون سبکِ سابقِ این مجموعه مونده بود. به عنوانِ جلدِ آخر هم خوب همه چیز رو بست و گذاشت کنار. هرچند یه جاهایی به نظر می‌رسید می‌خواد یه چیزایی رو سر هم بیاره.
نمی‌تونم با جلدای قبلی مقایسه کنم چون چهارسال پیش خوندمشون O_o
اما به اصلی‌ترین بدبختی موقعِ خوندنِ این کتاب می‌رسیم:
ترجمه :|

رک بگم؟ دقیق نمی‌دونم این شخصِ محترم چی می‌زنه ترجمه می‌کنه :////
ترجمش خوبه ها، بعضی جاها اون پچالتِ نثر رو رسونده قشنگ، حتی اون طنزشو. بعد یهو می‌بینی علایم نگارشی واسه خودشون غیب شدن :|
یه فعل رو ده بار پشتِ هم تکرار می‌کنه.
یه جا ملو بندا نوشته یه جا ملو باندا
و برای این‌که دیگه ترکونده باشه تویِ دو خط، سه بار کلمهٔ دیرک رو استفاده کرد، دو بار دیرک و یه بار تیرک :|
مترجمِ عزیز، ویراستارِ گرامی، دارید اشتباه می‌زنید به خدا :|

[Micheline · Rating 3 out of 5]

** An advanced copy was provided by Katherine Tegen Books via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.**

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 what really reeled me in and after finishing the first book I quickly went out & picked up the rest of the series. Book 1 had been published in 2005 so I was able to read the first 6 books pretty much back to back and since then I've been both eager and anxious to see how author Angie Sage would wrap up Septimus Heap's tale. It's hard not to get nostalgic when you've been with a story & characters for so long and in that respect, Fyre delivers. It's a nice trip down memory lane, linking up with moments, characters & plot points from all the previous books. Unfortunately, for me the rest of it sort of fell flat.

**The format of this review is a bit weird since this is the 7th and last book in a series, I don't want to be spoiler-y so I won't go into the plot or fine details too too much.**

I've had my ups and downs with this series...obviously with more ups than downs (otherwise I'd have quit such a long running series ages ago). The 6th installment in the series- Darke was easily my favorite out of the entire series. In fact, I remember feeling that Darke more or less an ideal ending for the series. It felt like the series had been building up to what went down in Darke. That got me a bit worried, because: where was Fyre going to take us?? That uncertainty so far along in a series was new to me. I was open to having it blow me away completely and end the series with a bang. BUT, I was uneasy too you know because I felt like the big twists I'd felt the series was lining up to...had already come to pass.

So what's the verdict? Well,it's really a mixed bag. While I was impressed by Angie Sage's ability to tie in elements of all the previous books, giving it a nostalgic feel while refreshing the reader's memory for important details they may have forgotten. Memorable moments were revisited but always with a fresh twist. I enjoyed the presence of all the beloved secondary characters (Simon, Hotep-Ra, Marcellus, Julius Pike...) and seeing how they've all grown since the beginning. I though the inclusion of Alchemy and especially the 'Fyre' was compelling and inventive - definitely a highlight for me and I would have loved to get even more details. The magical system is still easy to understand and to get into but also vast and inventive. The writing style had it's usual funny, airy and endearing quality. The characters are very easy to care for, and despite their large numbers, they're quirky enough to be separate and memorable in their own right. They're all so offbeat; even a little weird but I think that's one of the best parts. Angie Sage's sense of humor always shines through in her stories. And the numerous POV's (which I'd complained about in past books of this series) seemed to really work for me this time and I found the switches added to the tension & intrigue.
...
But...
...
Yeah there's a but, or buts even. I was disappointed by how the MC Septimus Heap seemed to take a back seat in his own story. It seemed like it was all about Jenna, Marcellus & Marcia. In their defense, I loved getting to know both Marcellus and certainly Marcia more. Jenna, not so much. I used to really like Jenna but as the series went on, I found myself liking her less and less. In Fyre her presence was constant, more to than even Septimus - which was a bummer. The main danger or 'evil' was another aspect that didn't really work for me. While it did a good job of tying into the evil of the ring that we've know about all along, how it developed from there felt like out of the blue. And on a more personal note, some details in this series have always felt a bit too...familiar for me; names, details, items...and Fyre unfortunately had a few offenses as well. I won't get into it here because it's not something that would bother everyone the same way it does me. Like I said it's a personal thing, I'm totally anal like that. >.<

Fire also felt really long to me too, clocking in at 720 pages it's the longest one in the series so far. The previous installement was 640 pages and I hardly noticed but I was noticing a lot in this one. The fact that Fyre came out nearly 2 years after Darke might have something to do with that though because I wasn't in the flow of the series anymore. Nevertheless, the book would have benefited from being a bit shorter in my opinion.

Looking back at the series as a whole, I'd say overall it was a fun, memorable series with quirky and loveable characters. It's very much a 'questing' type of magical fantasy which I especially like. There are many adventures to be enjoyed and although a few of these fell flat for me, it was worth it overall. I'm even thinking I may re-read them eventually now that they're all out and I can plow straight through I might find I enjoy Fyre a bit better. I think fans of the series will be satisfied with how everything wrapped up. I'd recommend the entire series for younger readers and fans of MG/YA questing type fantasy.

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[سارة سمير · Rating 4 out of 5]

وانتهت الرحلة الطويلة .. وانتهى عالم السحر الساحر
رحلة طويلة في شهور عديدة مع الصديقة العزيزة جدا رفيقة القراءات الضخمة ومحطمة لعناتي الأولى داليا الغالية 💖

رحلة جديدة من قلب النار الكيميائية وملك الكيمياء مارسيلوس باي الكيميائي العظيم
ومواقف كثيرة لإيجاد طريقة لتغيير طبيعة الخاتم ذي الوجهين الشهير



نتحرك في هذه الجزء ما سبتيموس ما بين الكيمياء والسحر وما بين غرفة النار وبرج السحرة
ومع جينا بين القصر والمركب التنينية التي استعادت وضعها القديم اخيرا بعد طول انتظار
نقابل كل الشخصيات بلا استثناء في هذا الجزء
نتعرف على التغير في كثير من الطباع من ميرين لماريسا لبيتل وحتى سايمون ولوسي

نتعرف على والدة جينا وشخصيتها الحقيقية لأول مرة ونقابل جدتها لوقت قليل ايضا .. نقابل الطراق الذين يعيشون تحت الأرض والكثير من الأشباح ايضا

ونعود في رحلة جديدة لبيت الفوريكس لنقابل حتب رع ليعود لمركبه وخاتمه وقلعته وبرجه من جديد لفترة مؤقته



كانت رحلة لطيفة جداااا استمتعت بيها على الرغم من كثير من الملل في بعض الاجزاء وليست كلها ولكن في كل الأحوال لا يمكن عدم دخول عالم من السحر الخفيف الجميل
سأفقتد كل شئ في تلك الرحلة الطويلة من الشخصيات اللطيفة جدا للأحداث المشوقة للخير والشر معا

وسأفقتد لصحبة القراءة الجميلة مع صديقتي داليا الجميلة
لكن وراكي لحد اما نلاقي سلسلة تانيه عشان جرعة الادمان 😂😂

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[Wizzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book in a way I haven't enjoyed a Septimus Heap book since Flyte. I did worry a little bit that maybe the reason why I wasn't loving them so much was that I had simply grown too old, luckily, I have just discovered that this is not the case. However, I do have one slight grumble. All the interesting stuff that I really wanted to hear about was in the back pages! I was waiting for a nice, tear-jerking death for Aunt Zelda, but it was explained in a sentence, I think a much bigger deal could have been made out of this idea and many others. I preferred Marcia's character in this book as I have always found her a little irritating, here she was more willing to accept the fact that she's not always right. Merrin's involvement in the story was vaguely unnecessary, but at least the bit with Nursie in the Stranger Chamber provided some "comic relief", so to speak. I found the prologue description of the creation of the two faced ring a bit tedious and, in general, I think there were far too many ExtraOrdinary Wizards (Marcia Overstrand, Alther Mella, Julius Pike, Hotep-Ra, and Septimus Heap for a bit too) I have nothing against any of these characters, but having them all around at the same time was a bit too much. I loved the Sherlock Holmes quote about eliminating the impossible, oh, and the ghost of Jillie Djinn on the sofa is my new favourite character.

[Madeline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, I think Fyre was a pretty good send off for this series. Not the best instalment, but I enjoyed it.

I didn't find the overarching plot of Fyre—as in, the efforts to destroy the Two-Faced Ring—all that interesting. It was a nice way for the plot to come full circle, given the ring's presence throughout the series, but it wasn't that engaging. That said, I don't think it was meant to be the focus of the story. It felt a lot more like Sage was deliberately putting the emphasis on the characters in this story: them finding little happy endings in their professional lives, personal lives, relationships with one another, etc. Which, of course, was a nice, sappy way to wrap up the series.

I appreciated, too, that Sage circled back to a number of characters and plot points from the earlier novels: the Dragon Boat reappeared, Petroc Trelawney made a triumphant return, Wolf Boy and Zelda were more involved, Jim Knee woke from his hibernation. It was just little things, really, that were nice to see again and get a bit more closure on.

I really did love the Alchemy parts of Fyre. The new elements of Alchemy that were introduced were interesting and Alchemy itself made great public progress in this story (as did Marcellus and Marcia). And for reasons I can't explain, I liked that Jenna finally got to interact with her mother's ghost but didn't get along with her. I just thought it was an interesting approach, particularly amongst all of the other myriad 'happy endings'. Not everything was perfect and I liked that. Also! I, like probably everyone, love the idea of Beetle x Jenna, one day in the future when they're older, so I was glad that even though Sage hints at it a lot, nothing concrete happened within the bounds of the series.

It's kinda weird to be done with this series, given that I first started Septimus Heap in 2008. It's been a long time coming. As much as I advocate for letting a done thing be done, I'll admit that I am happy that Sage wrote another series in this world, and I'm curious to see where this cast ended up seven years later (even if they are in the background).

[Sara Saif · Rating 5 out of 5]

I did it! The month of May 2017 will forever be remembered by me as "Septimus Heap Month". What began as an okay-ish story turned into something wonderful and delightful and fun and memorable and dear Lord I DID NOT WANT IT TO END. WHY? WHYYYYYYYYYYY????

I love Septimus and I love his family and his friends. I even love the disgusting and filthy Port Witch Coven and the pathetic excuse for a Darke Wizard that was DomDaniel. That slimy, no-good weasel Merrin Merredith? I love him too. The sassy and bossy Marcia, the loons that were the Heaps, every ghost in the Castle, even that goat-face Teritus Fume, the repulsive half-rat Manuscriptorium Conservation Scribe Ephaniah Grebe, adorable Beetle, brave Jenna, helpful Alther, bumbling Milo Banda, odd Marcellus, ALL OF THEM WILL LIVE IN MY HEART FOREVER!!!

[EAL · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decidedly "eh." Some irritating parts--specifically, the characterization of the peripheral Heaps, the banality of every single romantic pairing (well, Simon and Lucy was all right; they do deserve a break), and the plot. The villains were not finale book villains. Something else that irked me, which is not a problem unique to this series at all, is how the girls in the book don't read like real girls. Furthermore, in what I am now calling the Lavender Brown effect, formerly reasonable side character girls become ridiculous and unpleasant as soon as they show interest in a guy "reserved" for a more central female character. See: Jenna calling Marissa a "two-faced cow" for flirting with Beetle when Jenna hadn't even shown interest in him before. Generally, the romance was the weak part; it felt tacked on, maybe because "stories with teenage leads should have love interests." Anyway. The parts that I did like were the mentor-pupil relationships, particularly between Marcia and Septimus. Favorite lines, paraphrased: Milo--I know my own child. Marcia--And I know mine--I mean, I know Septimus. Aww. Probably aided by the fact that Marcia has consistently ranked as one of my favorite characters.

A complaint that is just me proving that I've outgrown these books: the Custodians ruled, essentially through terror, for an entire decade. Why is there nothing that shows the continuing mark of that time? Calling them the "Bad Old Days" doesn't cut it. I don't know, maybe publishers don't think middle grade readers can handle it.

Well. I started this series in elementary school, and now, at long last, I've finished it. Not going to read the sequel series (I'm not in its demographic), but thank you Ms. Sage for the stories.

[Anna Juline · Rating 5 out of 5]

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!
It was literally THE PERFECT ENDING to the series, and I absolutely loved it! It was, what, 700 pages? Yeah, I read it in 2 days.

So, I first started reading the Septimus Heap books when I was 10 or 11, and I completely fell in love with the books. The sixth book came out in 2011, and of course, I read it right away. I read a lot of other books and series in between Darke and Fyre, so I kind of forgot that a seventh book was even going to come out.* This year, Lydia started reading the series (super duper fast), and she came to book 7, Fyre. I remembered that I had only read 6 books, so of course I was very, very excited to read Fyre. I didn't remember all of the little details from the other books, but I very quickly became fascinated by the Magykal world all over again. Anyway, this book was perfect, and I loved it (a lot, if you couldn't tell)!**


* Seriously, how exactly did I forget that there was a SEVENTH book? Seven is an extremely important number in the series, so why would there not be seven books? I am disappointed in myself.
** I just reread my review, and I realize I sound like a crazy person. Sorry.


Edit: I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT believe I forgot to include this part in my review…If a movie is made for Magyk, then Lydia and I are going to audition. We're not kidding. We're also (hopefully) not crazy.

Edit: HAHAHAHAHA I went on the Septimus Heap blog, and do you know what question was number two in the FAQ section? "Will there be a movie based on MAGYK? Can I be in it? Do you have a cast in mind?" Oh well. Lydia and I will just audition for small roles I guess.

[Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

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. Mix that with Shakespearean-style mischief: comedy-of-errors(very human errors!)and mistaken identity. On top of all that--the characters are loveably ordinary; the children make friends in such a natural, uncalculated way, and the adults are so...imperfect. Lots of fun!

[Jack Purcell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly, I thought this book was very entertaining and a satisfying conclusion to the whole 7-book series of Septimus Heap. Sage tidied up a lot of loose ends, hinted at several happy endings, and warded off evil in a conclusive manner.

The nostalgia was a nice touch for me with these books. I used these to escape from the adult-ness of work and life this year and I think this added to the well-crafted world Sage put together. A little sad to be done but now on to other things!

[Kasia (kasikowykurz) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Miałam dość wysokie oczekiwania co do finału serii, która towarzyszyła mi przez tak długi czas i z którą zaliczyłam wzloty, ale też upadki. I trochę sie rozczarowałam, bo jak dla mnie jest mocno przegadana i nie czułam, żeby potrzebowała tak wielu stron na opowiedzenie końca historii. Fajnie zamknęła wszystkie wątki, ale mi osobiście zabrakło czegoś, co przykułoby moją uwagę i sprawiło, że ta historia będzie niezapomniana. Niestety źle rozłożona akcja sprawiła, że momentami książka strasznie się dłużyła. Ale mimo wszystko, będę z uśmiechem wspominać Septimusa Heapa :)

[Amelie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Theoretisch ist es eher eine 4,5, aber es ist der letzte Teil meiner absoluten Lieblingsreihe, die ich wirklich immer wieder lesen kann und die mich vor allem im letzten Buch so viel fühlen lässt, dass die kleinen Schreie und Kissen-Schläge zwischendurch nicht mehr reichen, um Ausgleich zu schaffen.

Ich bin mit der Reihe groß geworden und kann es kaum erwarten, sie bald zum 4. Mal zu lesen, vielleicht sogar mal auf einer anderen Sprache. Septimus ist mein Comfort Character number 1 und seine Welt mit Abstand der beste denkbare Ort. Das letzte Kapitel macht mich immer wieder aufs neue fertig und ist für die Reihe ein perfekter der einzig richtige Abschluss.

Große Empfehlung an alle, die gerne Fantasy mit vielen Charakteren lesen, die man nicht nur sehr gut kennen-, sondern absolut lieben lernt. Ich wische mal meine Abschiedtränen weg und werde schlafen gehen, all die wundervollen Details, die ich seit dem letzten Mal lesen schon wieder vergessen habe, im Hinterkopf behaltend und vor allem Sep, Jenna und Beetle im Herzen tragend.

Oh, und Sam natürlich. Way too underrated my dude.

[Seamaiden · Rating 5 out of 5]

With Fyre a long journey that started years and years ago finally ends. It saddens me that it came to an end but I enjoyed it so much. I can't wait to get my hands on the other series that are connected to this series.
All of the characters here are like old friends. I want to read more about Septimus and Marcia and Bettlee and Rose. Surely a series I will read again and again and again.

I think this was a really long book with great suspense. We had to say goodbye to certain characters and quite some bonds were developed. But for me there was this little scene that really touched me. It's when Marcia calls Septimus her child. It was so heartwarming.

[Siona Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably the best entry in the series. Lots of call backs/references to previous books in the series in a fun way. Definitely a great children’s/middle grade series that deserves the same amount, if not more, hype as Harry Potter (and to my knowledge the author isn’t a terf so major plus to that)

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just a heads up, this is going to be an emotional gushing review of the entire series.

I’ve just finished rereading one of my all time favourite series and I’m so goddam emotional. These books are part of what made me fall in love with reading.

Angie Sage builds worlds like no one else, I love the intricate details she puts into the world in the Septimus Heap world and the little touches that add so much character to the setting. Her narrative voice holds urgency when it’s needed and delivers a sort of wry humour kind of like Jane Austen’s narrators that like accurate jabs at characters which only further endear them to the reader.

I adore how each character makes so many mistakes and has many flaws, it makes them so frustratingly human that sometimes I want to scream at them to just COMMUNICATE or STOP BEING SO STUBBORN but it makes me love them even more.

Another thing I loved: THE REDEMPTION ARCS. To the relatively small happening of Marcia starting a program for Hildegarde and other people who previously worked with Dom Daniel to redeem themselves to SIMON HEAP. I loved that Simon was able to acknowledge that he did wrong and then he had to WORK to be redeemed and to gain forgiveness, he could have blamed it on being consumed by the Darke but his mistakes were acknowledged by him and then he worked to rectify them. That kind of acknowledgement and regret at doing wrong and slow redemption arc was so good.

THE FAMILY FEELING IS SO GOOD PURE, I love how the Heaps interact with each other, sometimes dysfunctional but always a family. Lucy and Simon as a family unit has my heart and seeing the slow bonding love between them and the rest of the Heaps made me so happy. Also the found family with Marcia and Septimus has my heart, Septimus being described as Marcia’s child is so goddam soft.

I loved how the last book still made reference to the first book with petroc trelawney and the three youngest Heaps on the dragon boat.

Spit Fyre is so temperamental and contrary and he reminds me of one of my dogs and I love him.

This entire series is so good and I love it with my entire heart.

Tbh the only thing I could do without is the pairing of Jenna with Beetle (who is clearly gay and in love with Septimus) and milo And Marcia (who is clearly a power lesbian).

[Dion Yulianto · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seri Septimus Heap ditutup oleh buku pamungkas Fyre yang merupakan buku paling tebal di antara seluruh buku seri Magyk ini. Sebagaimana sebuah buku penutup dari suatu rangkaian, Fyre menjawab seluruh pertanyaan tentang dunia Kastel dan kehidupan orang-orang di dalamnya, juga keberlanjutan Magyk dan juga ilmu alkemis. Dalam Fyre, pembaca akan bisa melepas Septimus Heap dengan penuh kebanggaan dan rasa hangat di hati. Dengan efek korban yang minimal, seri ini memang bisa disebut sebagai buku sihir yang ramah. Tidak seperti Harry Potter yang semakin gelap dan muram di belakang, Angie Sage rupanya lebih memilih menuliskan ending yang lembut, agak bertele-tele di depan tetapi langsung ngebut begitu di tengah, dan dipuncaki oleh semacam ending yang “mengakhiri segalanya” dalam cerahnya sorotan cahaya Magyk yang berpendar di Menara Penyihir.

Dalam Darke (yang menurut saya merupakan buku puncak dari seri ini), Kastel terkurung oleh Gelap yang memakan banyak korban. Tapi, kerjasama antara Septimus Heap dan kawan-kawan berhasil mengenyahkan kuasa Gelap. Mereka juga berhasil mengisolasi Cincin Bermuka Dua yang merupakan relik jahat peninggalan DormDaniel. Nah, dalam Fyre, pembaca akhirnya akan mengetahui sejarah dari cincin hitam tersebut, yang merupakan asal-muasal dari berbagai peristiwa gelap yang pernah terjadi di sepanjang sejarah keberadaan Kastel. Dan, Cincin Bermuka Dua hanya bisa dilebur oleh api Fyre, yang hanya bisa dibuat lewat keahlian sang alkemis Marcellus Pye. Tapi, Fyre tidak seperti api biasa. Api ini sangat kimiawi, rapuh, dan juga hidup. Untuk menyalakannya hingga maksimal, diperlukan perangkat pelik dan berbagai syarat kimiawi—yang semuanya dipersiapkan sendiri oleh Pye di ruang tersembunyi di Ruang Agung Fyre. Hebatnya lagi, penulis dengan detail mampu memperinci segala tetek-bengek teknik isi ruangan seorang alkemis dan perangkat di dalamnya dengan begitu sederhana dan--entah bagaimana--bisa diterima pembaca.

Inilah kepiawaian utama Sage. Dia menulis cerita dengan alur sederhana, namun sederhana yang sempurna. Seluruh detail dijabarkan dengan sabar (termasuk fungsi terowongan es di bawah kastel, kuali dan tanur Fyre, berbagai perangkat ala laboratorium seorang alkemis, bagaimana mendapatkan cahaya kimiawi di bawah tanah, hingga sejarah Menara Sihir). Hampir tidak ada satu tokoh pun yang sia-sia, semua memiliki peranannya. Dalam buku ketujuh ini, hampir semua tokoh yang pernah muncul di buku-buku sebelumnya DimunculkanUlang dan hebatnya, Sage masih mampu menjaga konsistensi alur tanpa membuat bingung pembaca dengan ini siapa dan itu siapa (banyak sekali tokoh sentral di seri ini). Apa yang terjadi di buku 2 misalnya, ternyata berkorelasi dengan timbulnya suatu peristiwa di buku 7. Penggarapan seri yang terlihat sederhana ini sesungguhnya rumit. Saya membayangkan Sage memiliki sebuah papan tulis besar tempat dia menggambar sebuah diagram pohon berisi skema alur dari seluruh 7 buku seri Septimus Heap, menjaganya tetap runtut dan runut sehingga tidak ada karakter atau data yang terlewat.

Angie Sage bisa dibilang kembali pada selera lamanya untuk menulis dengan alur yang lambat di separuh awal Fyre. Sebelum melaju cepat di tengah, alur novel ini lambat sekali, mungkin disesuaikan dengan nyala Fyre yang harus dibiarkan menyala pelan-pelan dulu sebelum mencapai nyala yang pas untuk berkobar hebat. Bagian setengah awal ini hanya diisi oleh peristiwa-peristiwa minor yang belum terselesaikan di buku-buku sebelumnya, seperti pertemuan Jenna dengan hantu ibunya, berbagai persiapan teknis untuk menyalakan Fyre (bagian ini penuh dengan penjabaran teknis, tapi saya sangat menyukainya), kegalauan Septimus untuk memilih antara menjadi murid penyihir atau murid alkemi, serta penyembuhan kapal naga. Saya kadang mengantuk setiap kali membaca bagian ini. Tapi, menjelang pertengahan buku, alur mulai bergerak cepat dengan datangnya entitas jahat yang mengancam akan mengagalkan peleburan Cincin Bermuka Dua dengan mematikan Fyre. Kastel sekali lagi terancam oleh bahaya Gelap dan seluruh kekuatan yang ada pun disatukan.

Seluruh karakter yang muncul di buku-buku sebelumnya akan mengalami semacam reuni dalam buku terakhir ini. Sihir harus bersatu dengan Alkemi. Pihak ningrat harus menyatu dengan rakyat. Seluruhnya bersatu padu untuk melawan ancaman terbesar yang tengah mendekati Kastel. Kemunculan entitas kuno dari masa lampau dan hendak membalaskan dendamnya kepada seluruh penghuni Kastel. Kali ini, bahkan kekuatan Magyk seluruh penghuni Menara Penyihir tidak berdaya untuk menghadapi musuh pamungkas yang tak tertandingi kekuatannya, musuh yang bahkan dulu sempat membuat penyihir pertama Hotep Ra kewalahan dan mengasingkan diri. Pola alur di bagian tengah kedua di Fyre ini mirip seperti alur cerita di Darke, hanya saja ada lebih banyak karakter yang terlibat. Dan hebatnya, pengarang membuatnya tampak rapi dan tidak belepotan kemana-mana, tetap simpel seperti biasa. Pada penghujung akhir buku, ketika konfrontasi akhirnya terjadi, pembaca akan dibuat Terpesona sehingga sulit untuk berhenti membaca buku dengan ending yang—seperti di buku-buku sebelumnya—menyenangkan.

Penghargaan terbesar selayaknya diberikan kepada Penerbit Mizan yang telah berkenan menerbitkan dua seri terakhir dari Septimus Heap untuk melanjutkan lima buku pertama yang telah terlebih dulu diterbitkan Matahati. Salut sekali lagi karena Mizan tetap mempertahankan sampul edisi asli dan ukuran buku asli, sehingga ketika kita menjejerkan buku 1 – 7 dirak, seluruh sampulnya serasi dan satu tema. Sampul seri ini memang sangat indah dan artistic, atau bisa dibilang sangat magikal dan indah saat dipajang. Salut juga untuk penerjemah dan editor (saya sangat menyukai pilihan diksi dalam buku ini) yang telah bekerja keras untuk menghasilkan sebuah naskah yang elok, arkaik, dan—sekali lagi—magikal. Perbendaharaan kata-kata di buku ini serasa membawa kita kembali ke masa Abad Pertengahan dengan aneka perangkat unik dan kuno. Terjemahannya juga sangat luwes dan enak dibaca. Terima kasih, semoga kalian mendapatkan JimatKebahagiaan dalam kehidupan puan dan tuan sekalian.

Akhirnya, berakhir sudah perjalanan kita mendampingi Septimus Heap. Banyak yang berubah di buku ketujuh ini, yang paling kentara adalah Jenna yang semakin galak dan semakin mirip Ratu. Di buku ini juga, pembaca akhirnya bisa sedikit mengetahui setting waktu dari dunia Septimus Heap. Dari beberapa data sejarah yang dituliskan penulis, bisa dipastikan bahwa Kastel adalah sebuah tempat di Bumi. Ini bisa ditilik dari kata “Romawi” serta nama penyihir pertama yang mirip nama pendeta Mesir. Sementara kapan kurun masa cerita ini berlangsung, jawabannya ada di penghujung buku ini. Silakan cari tahu sendiri. Dan, kembali saya menutup buku ini dengan perasaan plong karena terjawab sudah semua segala pertanyaan yang berpotensi memunculkan lagi sekuel dari Septimus Heap. Sebuah buku yang bagus, dan ditutup juga dengan sangat rapi.

[Abigail McKenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series became unexpectedly very important to me over the course of 2024, and happily, this was the perfect ending. There are so many threads that were tied up and questions answered over the course of the book, every character we've had the slightest interest in is present and accounted for, and it's just brilliant. I'd love to have a peek at the planning process for this series, it was so well done. I'm going to miss Sep and the Castle inhabitants very much, but luckily there's a spin-off trilogy. 5 stars. I loved it.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 to 4 Stars

I wish I had reread the series before coming to this one. Sage did a really good job of tying everything together, wrapping everything up, and giving everyone as happy an ending as she could. I just didn't remember all of the plotlines well enough to appreciate what this book did, I think!

[Brianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this series. Each book feels totally different, the only consistency is the magic and the characters - which are the best parts anyways. This last one was exciting, lots of secrets and mysteries.

[Lily Percival · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book is purely wonderful. Beautiful climax, story, and characters. This book by far is the best Septimus Heap book in the series. The ending is wonderful and happy. Though this does leave me with questions. What happened with Beetle and Jenna? Did the characters have a happy ending? Was Septimus successful in being an Extraordinary Wizard? But alas, this was a great book.

[Reem Alkhalaf · Rating 4 out of 5]

سلسلة جميلة

كانت صحبة ممتعة

تخطفك من الواقع لعالم السحر والخيال

[narmada · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can’t believe I got through a 7-book series and I still want MORE

[RedFoxBookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, I couldn't imagine a better end to this series! When I first read Magyk, I was a little hesitant to continue on with the series because in my opinion it wasn't the BEST book, but I decided to keep reading and I'm SO GLAD I DID! This is one of the few series that exist in the world where the books just get better and better as they go on. I think part of the reason they were better after Magyk is because Septimus was (one of) the main character(s) as Septimus, rather than the first book where he was, like, a completely different person. I think if I ever go back and reread this series I'll be like, "seriously, THIS is how Sep started out?!?!?" My favorite character is DEFINITELY Marcia. I love how she's so imposing and irritable and strict on the outside, but inside she's really caring and ESPECIALLY has a soft spot for Septimus. I love the part in Fyre when she refers to Sep as her child before quickly correcting herself 😂 I just thought that was so sweet and hilarious! I think my favorite book in the series may have either been Flyte or Fyre. I didn't like Magyk all that much, and I didn't like Physik or Queste for the whole time situation, and Syren wasnt all that appealing to me. Darke I didnt like all that much because I feel like it seemed Sep was focusing more on Alchemie rather than Magyk and missed out on a lot of important stuff, which I didn't like at all. I don't really like Marcellus that much partly because, rather like Marcia, I felt like he was sort of stealing Sep away from her and Magyk. (Though I did find it hilarious in Fyre when Sep thought they were getting married and was utterly horrified). Anyway, after Flyte I got worried that the series would get worse because the main villain was gone for good, and the plots would be stretched thin. However, this was definitely not the case, and I love how the characters evolved over time. I read these books really fast because although long lengthwise, they were very fast paced and action packed, and I couldn't put them down. :)

[Farah · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5 Wonderful ending to the series.

[Skip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again, Septimus, Jenna, Beetle, Marcia and the supporting cast of Heaps have to battle the Darke. This time, two evil wizards escape their imprisonment in the two-faced ring, as alchemist Marcellus Pye is working covertly to rebuild the Fyre that will kill them. Aunt Zelda, Wolf Boy, even Hotep Ra, and the Dragon Boat all play important roles in helping our heroes vanquish the Darke. As always, Mark Zug's illustrations are a high point too.

[Cass · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Fyre" was a great way for the series to end. Bad guys were destroyed, good guys were successful, satisfactory hints of future love entanglements, loose ends tied up, possibility of future series were left open. It was a great ending for a very good series!

[Lexii Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

I seriously can't wait for this book! I wanna know how Angie Sage ends the series. Hopefully, she'll give everyone a happy ending and add additional books too. She mentioned wanting to write one about Marcia's childhood, which I would totally buy!