Fyre: Septimus Heap, Book Seven

This book series is great for all ages old enough to read it who love fantasy novels. The books and the writing have matured and gotten better as the series has progressed. Fortunately for those starting the series now, there are 7 full books plus 2 or 3 short story books already out so it will keep an average person busy with plenty to read for at least a couple of months as the full books are pretty long. My only complaint was that when I first started reading the series, some of the new installments took so long to come out that I would have to go back and re-read a book or two to get back on the same page as there is no "synopsis" of the previous books in the new books like some other series, but that is my problem for having a bad memory. The newer installments have seemed to be coming out at closer intervals (one every 18 months?) and still maintaining or increasing the quality of the writing. Not sure when the series is ending, but I will be sad when it does for sure!

Fyre proved to be a wonderful ending to the Septimus Heap series. I enjoyed it very much. I have now read all 7 books a few times. I have also give them to my grandchildren, the oldest of whom also has read them and enjoyed them at least twice. We enjoy sharing our views and interests in these as well as other fantasy novels. I am a 55 year old woman and he a 12 year old boy, showing that this book will appeal to fantasy lovers of all ages. I would also recommend the Todhunter Moon series which will introduce many great new characters while giving us a peek at the lives of our old favorites. Thank you Angie Sage for all the great books!

As an adult, I enjoy good juvenile fantasy and science fiction. The Septimus Heap series is well written and does not have the tendency to restate activities and character actions multiple times. Readers who enjoy references to passing gas and dragon poo will find plenty of that throughout the books. By book seven I hoped the characters would have matured and become better listeners and become more open minded, especially the adults (Marcia and Sarah). In this regard, they did not; all too often character interactions showed that individuals were still not as trustful of each other as you'd hope while developing relationships - even Jenna and Septimus were not clicking as they grew into their roles. I particularly like the fact that Angie Sage always ends each book with a wrap up about all the characters and/or events that were encountered throughout the story.

If I was to warn anyone about to read this series about one thing, it would be this: The Septimus Heap books are NOT for adults, not really. If you look at these characters with anything resembling common sense you'll just want to start screaming.This is not necessarily a bad thing mind you. The characters of this universe are some of the most self centered arrogant know-it-alls that I've ever seen in literature. They listen to no one, fail to read sign after sign of danger, and generally behave with a naïve stupidity. This is a good thing because every scene is fraught with peril, even the simplest ones. It's bad because it's rare that anyone not named Septimus actually learns from his/her mistakes. And don't get me started on the Heap parents, Silas and Sarah, the two biggest morons in the history of literature. I'm only exaggerating a little bit.The final book involves Marcellus, his Alchemy, and villains wanting to take over the peaceful tiny country that Jenna is about to rule. Adventures ensue, with tons of the character moments and exposition that the series has become known for. If you just look at the plots, this series should be 1,000 pages, total. But add in the little bits and you get the huge size of the books, which is rather nice.But again, this is a series built for kids. Anyone 9 and over would be able to understand what's going on, as there's practically no romance and only cartoon violence. My favorite character turned out to be Spit Fyre, who got the best inner monologues somehow, followed by (eventually) Marcia, who grew on me more with every book. Septimus was rather bland, but wasn't quite the overly forgiving martyr that his doppleganger Harry Potter is.Yes, this series is quite reminiscent of Harry Potter, but I didn't mind. It didn't pretend to live in our world, and the magical rules are neatly laid out and mostly followed. The end.....well I shouldn't, and won't say, only that Angie Sage doesn't appear to be finished with the world she created.It would get three stars just for making me finish all seven books, for the sake of Spit Fyre I'll throw another one at it.Four Stars

This was a great ending to a great series. I enjoyed all the books in the series, some a little more or less, but this one was wonderful. No spoilers here, but the Arthur C Clarke quote at the end, plus what Septimus wrote in the snow, confirmed something for me that I had suspected from Syren on (it's suggested in some of the maps, too). It was really a brilliant way to end the series (I think I actually said "wow" when I read that quote). The books are written for children, but I'm not sure how many children would put all of that together, so to me this is like an Easter Egg to all the parents who are reading the series (I KNOW I'm not the only one). Also, knowing that the series is going to continue in some form is really nice.Small niggles: do Septimus' parents really have to be THAT dense ALL the time? For that matter, almost all of the adults are either stupid or annoying or both. I get it, this is a kids' book and if you had competent adults they would solve all the problems and then kids wouldn't want to read it, but sheesh.Also, I agree with some of the previous reviewers that the writing is not as deep as I might like -- the conflicts are not that strong, the suspense is not that great, the conclusions are a little too easy, etc. But this is a book for tweens so I can't really ding the book for that.All in all I strongly recommend this series. For that matter, I recommend everything Angie Sage has written!

Livre en parfait état. Si seulement je lisait l'anglais pour pouvoir profiter de l'histoire. Je pensait qu'avec nos outils moderne il serait facile a traduire, quelle erreur.... Une honte aux éditeurs de ne pas l'avoir commercialisé en français d'autant que c'est le dernier tome de la saga avant une nouvelle aventure liée.

so i have to buy this in english and now i finally can read the rest!Ho letto i primi quattro libri quando uscirono aspettando con ansia e invece non si sa per quale motivo la salani editori ha smesso di pubblicarli! è una storia fantasy davvero bella e appassionante, adoro che la scrittrice sia così dettegliata in tutti i suoi personaggi anche quelli poco importanti per la storia. Ora proverò a leggerli in inglese e anche se sarà difficilissimo, non vedo l'ora di sapere come continua la storia di Septimus Heap

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This book is so amazing if you like the previous this ones even better I loved it szo much!! ·_·

have the whole series would recommend it to anyone who enjoys adventure, suspence and twists and turns. it has stories inside stories and brings all the characters together. it will introduce a character or two and tell a little about them and what their doing and then years later you stop into a store and realise its them and they own it ..... its just really good