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Book SynopsisEnter the world of Septimus Heap, Wizard Apprentice. Magyk is his destiny. In the fifth book of this
Magykal series, Septimus and his friends find themselves on an island whose secrets are as dark and dangerous as its inhabitants.Septimus Heap returns to the House of Foryx with Spit Fyre to pick up Jenna, Nicko, Snorri, and Beetle. But the journey home does not go well and when Septimus and his friends are caught in a storm, Spit Fyre crashes into the Rokk Lighthouse. They are rescued by the lighthouse keeper who is disturbingly sinister, and who has an equally sinister cat . . . And all the while, Septimus is trying to fight the strange pull he''s feeling to the island and its mysterious secrets.
Trade ReviewPraise for Septimus Heap series: Warm, funny and humane, Sage takes care with the destiny of even her smallest characters, and is a real discovery * Amanda Craig, The Times *
Her yarn scoots along like a dragon-boat with the wind in its sails * Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times *
Full of hurtle-paced humour * Telegraph *
Wonderfully imaginative . . . Children of all ages will relish this * Waterstone’s Guide to Kid’s Books *
