Septimus Heap — by Angie Sage

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  Magyk
  

  • Apr-2005
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  Book - 1
  

  THE MAGYK BEGINS HERE 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, Silas Heap, comes across an abandoned child in the snow -- a newborn girl w...

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  Flyte
  

  • Mar-2006
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  Book - 2
  

  The second book in the internationally bestselling Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage, featuring the funny and fantastic adventures of a  wizard apprentice and his quest to become an ExtraOrdinary Wizard.New York Times Bestselling Series"Terrifi...

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  Physik
  

  • Apr-2007
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  Book - 3
  

  When Silas Heap unSeals a forgotten room in the Palace, he releases the ghost of a Queen who lived five hundred years earlier. Queen Etheldredda is as awful in death as she was in life, and she's still up to no good. Her diabolical plan to give hers...

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  Queste
  

  • Apr-2008
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  Book - 4
  

  There's trouble at the Castle, and it's all because Merrin Meredith has returned with Darke plans for Septimus. More trouble awaits Septimus and Jenna in the form of Tertius Fume, the ghost of the very first Chief Hermetic Scribe, who is determined t...

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  The Magykal Papers
  

  • Jun-2009
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  Book - 4.5
  

  Fans of Angie Sage's internationally bestselling Septimus Heap series will be delighted with this wonderful full-color companion guide, a compilation of extras such as maps, guides, and journals! New York Times Bestselling Series"A fresh take on the ...

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  Syren
  

  • Oct-2009
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  Book - 5
  

  In this fifth book in the Magykal series, Septimus ends up on a captivatingly beautiful island, one of seven set in a sparkling sea. He's stranded there with his badly injured dragon, Spit Fyre, along with Jenna and Beetle. There are some strange th...

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  Darke
  

  • Jun-2011
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  Book - 6
  

  In the sixth book of the Magykal series, Alther Mella has been Banished, a Darke Domaine engulfs the Castle, and a Darke dragon is on the loose. Septimus Heap must use all of his skills to save the Castle and the Wizard Tower from destruction: He mus...

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  The Darke Toad
  

  • Feb-2013
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  Book - 6.5
  

  Fans of Angie Sage's New York Times bestselling fantasy series, Septimus Heap, will be delighted with this digital original addition to the series: The Darke Toad, a 96-page novella packed with action, humor, and magic that will have any child or fan...

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  Fyre
  

  • Apr-2013
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  Book - 7
  

  Now that Septimus, Jenna, and Beetle are fourteen years old, they have assumed larger roles in their Magykal world. Beetle is the Chief Hermetic Scribe of the Manuscriptorium and Jenna will soon be Queen, but Septimus is still battling the remnants o...

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  PathFinder
  

  • Oct-2014
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  Book - 8
  

  When Alice TodHunter Moon was five years old, she saw a beautiful golden Dragon Boat fly over her PathFinder village. She knew at once that the boat was Magykal. That was years ago, before her mother died, her father disappeared at sea, and the Ga...

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  Sandrider
  

  • Oct-2015
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  Book - 9
  

  Tod's story races on in this second book in the TodHunter Moon trilogy, a spinoff of the popular Septimus Heap series. Fans of Septimus as well as fantasy readers new to the world of Magyk will enjoy this next installment in the series ALA Booklist c...

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Series Premise

The Septimus Heap series follows Septimus as he trains as a wizard and protects his family and kingdom from evil sorcery. Each book centers on a new magical threat while exploring Septimus’s growth and the bonds within his unusual family.

Septimus Heap Series Reading Order

Publication order gives the best experience for the Septimus Heap series. Each book has a complete central plot focused on a specific magical conflict or quest. Character relationships and ongoing developments carry across the series, particularly Septimus’s training and family ties. Readers who begin with a later book miss the foundational events of Septimus’s early discovery of his powers and early family dynamics that shape later adventures and emotional stakes.

Explanation of reading order types

Septimus Heap Series Characters

The series centers on Septimus Heap, a young wizard apprentice with exceptional Magykal talent, along with his adopted sister Princess Jenna and their loyal friends and family.

Setting of the Septimus Heap Series

The stories take place in a world blending medieval and magical elements, primarily in the Castle, the Wizard Tower, and surrounding lands filled with ancient spells and dangers.

Tone & Themes of the Septimus Heap Series

The tone is adventurous and warm with humor and wonder. Central themes include family bonds, discovering one’s true potential, courage against dark magic, and the balance between ordinary life and extraordinary destiny.

Is the Septimus Heap Series Worth Reading?

This series appeals to readers who enjoy middle-grade fantasy with strong family dynamics, young wizard protagonists, and imaginative magical worlds.

Content Warnings and Heat Level

Includes mild fantasy peril and dark magic themes; suitable for middle-grade and older readers.

The Septimus Heap series offers engaging magical adventures centered on family and self-discovery. Reading the books in order allows Septimus’s growth and the larger story to unfold most effectively.