Silas Heap unSeals a forgotten room at the palace and a Queen that lived 500 years ago was released. She was an awful woman when she was alive and is still the same as a ghost. She has this idea of everlasting life which involves Septimus to disappear and Jenna to comply. The Queen ghost has a son, Marcellus Pye, a famous Alchemist and Physician. When Septimus was gone, he was an apprentice to Marcellus Pye and learned all about more charms, alchemy and physiks.

These characters never get old to read about. All the Heap kids, Marcia, Beetle, Aunt Zelda, Silas, Sarah, and the ghost of Alther Mella, are extremely well thought out and fun to be a part of. I couldn’t put this one down. I can’t wait to live on through these amazing charaters in upcoming Heap adventures. Definately spell-binding and a quick read leaving you waiting for more.