Katherine Tegen Books Queste

I BOUGHT THE HOLE NSERIES AND FOUND THEM ALL VERRY GOOD AND ORIGINAL

ce livre fait partie de la série de livres tournant autour de la vie du petit magicien "Septimus Heap".l'auteur a un style d'écriture qui rend la lecture aisée en V.O.l'histoire contient un peu d'aventures, de liens humains, de mystères et tout ça dans un monde empreint de magie. Les rebondissements en font une bonne série, adaptée aux adultes aimant les romans comprenant du surnaturel mais ne maîtrisant pas assez l'anglais pour lire les oeuvres de Tolkien.adaptée également aux enfants qui ont acquis les bases de l'anglais (2 à 3 ans de découverte de la langue + un bon dictionnaire français/anglais suffisent)=> à partir de 8/9 ans environ.le seul point noir : je ne l'ai pas trouvé avec une couverture rigide comme les harry potter

This is the fourth book in the Septimus Heap series, and also the biggest at 596 pages. The first three books, in order are:MagykFlytePhysikIn order to fully appreciate book four, I would recommend reading the three preceding books first, to make sure that you don't miss a thing.The main character is Septimus Heap, the seventh son of a seventh son, apprenticed to the Extra-Ordinary Wizard, and always finding himself in the middle of perilous adventures. Septimus and his friends are usually found battling against DARKE magyk, and this book is no exception.One of his enemies has returned, bringing the nasty old remains of the evil DomDaniel, and with it the DARKE magyk plus all the creepy things that come with the package.But that's not all.This fast-paced book also has Septimus, his adopted sister Princess Jenna and his friend Beetle trying to save his brother Nicko and his friend Snorri, who are trapped five hundred years in the past. While all this is going on, Septimus is tricked into embarking on a QUESTE, from which no apprentice has ever returned. With the help of the alchemist Marcellus Pye and restoration expert Ephaniah Grebe, the QUESTE leads them to the House of Foryx where all time meets.Angie Sage has created a wonderful fantasy series for readers from around ten years old, and I'm looking forward to 2010, when the movie based on Magyk is due to be released.Note: This book also includes one of those cute little CD-ROMs, and when you play it through your computer, you get a choice of eight "questing stones" leading to information and activities, as follows:1. About Queste2. About the Author3. Ice Tunnel Sledding (a game)4. Trading Cards for supporting characters Lucy Gringe, Ullr, Ephaniah Grebe, Tertius Fume and Boris Catchpole, with a link to the interactive website where you can find all the characters.5. Spells for "Pure water" and "Darkening"6. Tips for traveling to the House of Foryx7. Top selling sweets at Ma Custard's All-Day-All-Night Sweet Shop8. QUESTE screensaver for PC and MACWorth the money and then someAmanda Richards, May 19, 2008

What should be a very special time for young Septimus Heap, is about to become very bad indeed. The quest is supposed the be a wonderfull thing that marks the end of his apprenticeship. But a bitter boy and an evil ghost have stepped in and changed things. The quest comes years early and is darkened by evil magic. There is no telling what will happen to him, Jenna and Beetle. Septimus has to escape the evil questing guards and they have to travel a very long way by ancient magic, across the sea, to the land of ice and snow and follow an ancient map, which is nearly lost forever to find a very special building, guarded by some rather unpleasant creatures, with some long lost friends inside, waiting to be rescued. All the while they are persued by a very dark and dangerouse creature, under the command of Tertius Fume, the evil ghost. Angie Sage is a very talented author!

Their library didn't have the 4th book so I sent them a copy. I thought I was sending a hard copy but that was my mistake, not theirs. The book series itself is wonderful. I own all the hard copies myself and was purchasing this one for a friend before their move so they'll have it.