Septimus Heap, Book Four: Queste audiobook

Queste (Septimus Heap, #4), Angie SageSeptimus Heap is a series of fantasy novels featuring a protagonist of the same name written by English author Angie Sage. In all, it features seven novels, entitled: Magyk, Flyte, Physik, Queste, Syren, Darke and Fyre, the first (Magyk) in 2005 and the final (Fyre) in 2013. The quest of the fourth book, Queste (published in April 2008), is a journey to the House of Foryx, in which "all times meet", to bring back Nicko and Snorri, who were trapped there after the events of the third book. Spoiler AlertSeptimus is sent on this mission to Darken his Destiny for Merrin Meredith, who now holds the Two Faced Ring by a ghost called Tertius Fume. Assisted by Jenna and his friend Beetle, among others, he pieces together a map to the House of Foryx. When they reach the house, Septimus meets Hotep-Ra, the first ExtraOrdinary Wizard, while Jenna and Beetle find Nicko and Snorri. Marcia and Sarah Heap arrive outside the house on Spit Fyre, and they return together to their own time.تاریخ نخستین خوانش: ماه نوامبر سال2008میلادیعنوان: سپتیموس هیپ کتاب چهارم: گرداب؛ نویسنده: آنجی سیج؛ مترجم: پرتو اشراق؛ تهران، ناهید، سال1387؛ در436ص؛ سپتیموس هیپ کتاب چهارم؛ شابک9789646205918؛ موضوع داستانهای نویسندگان بریتانیا - سده21مداستان زندگی «سپتیموس هیپ»، سراسر حادثه، و پر از رخدادهای خیال انگیز است، اینبار نیز، با رخدادی جادویی همراه است؛ در قلعه، غوغایی برپاست، «مرین مردیت»، با نقشه های شوم برای «سپتیموس» بازگشته، دردسرهای خطرناک، و رویدادهای عجیبی در انتظار «سپتیموس»، و «جنا» است؛ اینبار در خیال «آنجی سیج»، روحِ نخستینِ دست نوشته یِ سحرآمیز، «ترتیوس فیوم» نام دارد، که برای «سپتیموس» و «جنا» نقشه ها کشیده، و خیالهای جنایت آمیز، در سر میپروراند؛ روحِ دست نوشته ی سحرآمیز، میخواهد «سپتیموس» را، به گرداب مرگبار بیندازد، و درتله ای گرفتار کند، که فرار از آن ناشدنی ایست؛ اما «سپتیموس» و «جنا» هم خیالات دیگری در سر دارند، بر آن هستند که در جستجوی خانه ی «فوریکس» برآیند، و آن خانه در جایی عجیب است؛ جاییکه زمان در آنجا حضور دارد، جاییکه ناامیدانه تلاش میکنند، «نیکو» و «اسنوری» را که در گذشته به دام افتاده اند، نجات دهند؛ آیا «سپتیموس» میتواند از گرداب مهیب، که در راه پیش روی خویش دارد، به سلامت عبور کند؟تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 08/02/1401هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

This is definitely not going to get darker. The tone of the book remains true to its predecessors; light, amusing and juvenile and I think I’ve gotten used to it. It’s funny how in every book, one of the Heaps goes missing and the rest embark on a perilous journey to find him/her. There is a lot going on at first, multiple things are introduced at once, but then they all fall together with ease and things go in a single direction. I have to say, the love the Heap siblings share is absolutely endearing. Jenna, Septimus and Nicko are so frickin’ adorable and they care so much for each other. Particularly how all the older brothers care for their little sister and brother, it just makes me ‘aww’ and wish that I too had heaps and heaps of older brothers.This was, as usual, a fun book. It added yet more to the world of Septimus Heap and made some exciting revelations.

Reviewed by Candace Cunard for TeensReadToo.comThe fourth tale of Septimus Heap delivers action, adventure, magic, and a good share of surprises. The tale begins when Nicko Heap and Snorri, who in a previous book found themselves transported out of their own Time, discover a clue that might allow them to return to their home Time. However, the path home is a tricky one: Nicko and Snorri must find their way to the mysterious House of Foryx, "the place where all Times do meet." Once they are there, the difficulties are not over. Finding and entering the House of Foryx is hard enough, but once they are in, they must wait for someone from their own Time to enter before they will be able to leave and return home. Meanwhile, the notes regarding Nicko and Snorri's preparations for this journey have survived until Septimus's time, under the care of the long-lived alchemist Marcellus Pye. Using the notes and lists that Nick has left behind, Septimus and Jenna are able to figure out what it is that Nicko and Snorri are attempting, and set off to reach the House of Foryx themselves, so that their appearance might allow Nicko and Snorri to return to the correct Time. However, their plans are complicated by the pernicious ghost of Tertius Fume, who contrives to send Septimus against his will on a Queste from which no apprentice wizard has ever returned. While the plot rambled in places, I enjoyed the overall arc of the story, and in the end I was glad for the slow development at the beginning which built up to the climax. Sage's characterization was impressive; I got a good idea of the relationships that had formed between characters in previous books, as well as a sense of their internal states and motivations. Her large cast of secondary characters was deftly managed as well. As a newcomer to the series, getting my bearings was slightly confusing, but after a while I began to understand the backstory better, thanks to the author's hints and insinuations at what had happened before this book. There were still moments when I felt like I was missing out on something--moments where I was sure that the emotional impact would have been greater had I read the previous three books in the series--but overall I was still able to enjoy it, and would recommend it thoroughly.

Loved it the second time I read it!

This is my favorite of the series so far, and has definitely convinced me to keep reading the series.

DISCLAIMER: Would have read this book sooner, but a friend of mine paid for my Warped Tour ticket at the last minute and I HAD to go.Such an improvement over the last book, Physik, where it felt eerily too similar to Prisoner of Azkaban, when it came to the time travel element. Plus, It was boring.This installment is what the title says, a Quest(e) to undo the events of what happened at the end of the last book. Also, it's a quest until the very end; there's no true bad guy that Septimus and Jenna and the group face off with at the end, but with the introduction of the character Tertius Fume, another ghostly ExtraOrdinary Wizard of the distant past involved in the Darke arts, it did add a darker tone, for a middle chunk of the story.Plus, there is growth to the characters. You see Septimus try out new Magyk in dire times and even Beetle, who is generally the timid best friend but excels in, basically a library *raises hand*, shows some some stronger development.At this point, I believe this was where I stopped, originally, with the Septimus Heap series--the first time around. The last three books are unknown to me so....this will be fun :)

This is the fourth book in the Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage, and I have to say that it's as good as the other three. I enjoy the characters, the settings, the stylistic originalities. It is not a Harry Potter clone, it can stand well on its own. Good story, likable people, cool magic, even a d

I just love these books! It was witty and kept you on the edge of your seat. It is amazing what kind of creative story lines Angie Sage is able to come up with. I highly recommend it!

I found I got through this Septimus Heap book much quicker than the others. It still took a while to get going but the end of the previous book (Physik) felt like much more of a cliff hanger than the previous books in the series so Queste felt like more of a sequel than just another book with the same characters. I wanted to find out what had happened after the last book so I was eager to get going. I was pretty impressed to, I’ve liked the other Septimus Heap books but the series seems to be getting better the further I get into it and I found a big difference with this book. I think this book was a bit more individual, a lot of the time I find the Septimus Heap books could just be any other book about wizards, you know it has everything you would expect from a wizarding novel but nothing that really sets it apart. I found with this novel that it was more like Sage had created another world, the forest and all its contents felt rather original, although there were still sections that were the type of things that are pretty standard to fantasy novels (not that that’s a problem, it’s just nice to have something different).There was one thing I didn’t like in this book though and that was the sections with Merrin. I can’t say I ever really liked Merrin but I had some sympathy for him and that was pretty much destroyed by this book, and it was more or less uneccersary. I think Sage could have filled his role easily some other way seeing as he was basically there to secure one small plot point. I thought using him to secure that point was actually a little unrealistic and I could think of a few other ways in which it could be introduced without using Merrin.

Note: Review was written by the child who read the book. “Queste” book four in the Septimus Heap Series, is one of the most adventurous in the series. The amazing storyline has drama and comedy in just the right proportions. The book is about Septimus and his friends embarking on a Queste, but on their way there, who knows what will happen. The story is consists of 49 chapters, all very intriguing. As Septimus embarks on his Queste, he is also on a quest of his own. The treacherous adventure will take you on the greatest Queste you have ever experienced. The fourth book is truly, THE very best in my opinion.