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Flyte: 09/14/24

Flyte

Flyte by Angie Sage and Mark Zug (Illustrator) (2006) is the second book in the Septimus Heap series. Septimus and Jenna have settled into their new lives: him as apprentice to ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand and she as Princess of the castle. And then out of nowhere Simon rides in and kidnaps Jenna which cascades into a series of remarkable events.

The world of the Septimus Heap stories gives me the vibe of being a blend of Tolkien's Middle Earth and the world of Robert Asprin's Myth Adventures series. It's a fully realized world where dramatic and dangerous things happen but it's all presented with a lighthearted air.

I like how adaptable most of the characters in the book are. Although the Heaps know Jenna isn't their daughter and that Septimus is their son, she is still as much a Heap as now he is. Septimus, though, still has ties to his child soldier days and meets up with an old friend. All of this makes Simon's lingering hate of how things have changed all the more disturbing.

My one concern, though I'm not counting it against this book, is how Septimus Heap and Jenna seemed tied up with every damn prophesy. I worry that Septimus will end up being leveled up way beyond what a kid his age should.

The third book is Physik (2007).

Five stars

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