Welcome back. All the characters you loved are back from the first book called Magyk.

By now everyone knows that Septimus Heap is alive and well. He becomes the apprentice of Extraordinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand in the Wizard Tower and Jenna is of course the princess enjoying castle life. This story is captivating and full of magical charms and spells that broaden your imagination. Some characters aren’t what you imagined from the beginning. Jenna gets kidnapped by Simon, which is Septimus’ brother. After a while she escapes and runs to the port, while back at the Castle, Septimus decides to go find her. Jenna is running from a tagger which she was put on her by Simon. Once at the port Jenna and Septimus find each other and figure out what they’re going to do. Adventure after adventure, this story will keep you turning pages no matter how old you are. I feel sorry for Simon. I think he is determined to make something of himself but is going about it all wrong and alienating himself from the Heap family. I think he doesn’t want to live in anyone shadow. This story has all the emotions from being mad to happy to sad.

This of course is a wonderful sequal to Magyk. I stayed entertained throughout this book also and couldn’t wait for another Septimus book so I would know what would happen next. This is definately worth reading.