by Angie Sage
First published 2008
Septimus Heap returns to the Castle to find chaos waiting. Merrin Meredith has come back with dark schemes targeting the young wizard apprentice. Worse still, Tertius Fume, the ghost of the first Chief Hermetic Scribe, demands that Septimus undertake a lethal Queste. Septimus refuses to accept this fate. Instead, he and Princess Jenna set out for the House of Foryx, a strange place where all moments in time converge. They believe this mysterious location holds the key to rescuing Nicko and Snorri, who remain trapped in the past after the events in Physik. But escaping the Queste proves far more difficult than Septimus imagined. The fourth installment in Angie Sage's beloved series combines magical adventure with the deep bonds between friends who refuse to abandon each other, no matter the cost.
Genres: fiction, adventure, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family
Setting: Castle, House of Foryx
Period: Past
596 pages · Hardcover · HarperCollins