Septimus Similon Practising Wizard

by Kathryn Cave

When Septimus Similon, practising wizard, fourth class, makes a major discovery, he gets more than he bargained for. He accidently mixes up two dimensions, now everyone thinks Alison is the evil enemy Zelda and is hunting her down, and puny Kevin is suddenly revered as The Ultimate Warrior.

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Kathryn Cave is an award-winning British children's book author. She was awarded the very first international UNESCO prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance for Something Else. The book was later made into a TV series by TV Loonland. A theatre company has adapted it as a children's production, and ran a UK tour in 2009.

Reviews

[Bella]

A somewhat bumbling wizard casts a spell that sets two dimensions--ours and a 'ye old' magical dimension with no electricity or running water but decidedly too many wolves--crashing together. Two young teenagers--Alison and Kevin--along with an assortment of secondary characters go through various trials in a bid to save the day.

I wouldn't seek it out, but if you see it in a library, give it whirl, it's a quick adventure into a bit of absurdity. Aimed at children who don't mind off-page deaths of a slightly comical nature (the wizards wander around losing students to wolves, a two-headed creature, and various other misadventures)

[Odhran · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun, if rather simple, fantasy adventure of moderate wackiness.