Queste

This is one of my favorite series. Characters you love (or love to hate) and interesting plot lines. A fun read for all kids, even if you’re just a kid at heart.

This is a great series. This continues the story begun in book 3. Can't wait for book 5.

Queste is a wonderful book in an amazing series. Probably the best story of the set thus far, although the first one - Magyk is also excellent. I am very glad I read these.

The series will inevitably be compared with Harry Potter, as both are wonderfully funny tales set in a world of magic, and with

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some other plot similarities. But the Septimus Heap books are not obviously derivative of the Hary Potter phenomenon. They stand very well on their own merits.

There are still some loose ends so I suspect Angie Sage is not done with this series yet. We will see.

In thuis story we see Septimus, Princess Jenna and Beatle searching for Nikko and Snorri, lost in the past at the end of Physik. But Merrin Meredith also re-emerges as a villain, which leads to an attempt to darken the destiny of Septimus Heap.

The plot is more intricate than previous novels. There are perhaps a couple of areas where perfectionsist would quibble over plot details, but if you read it for the story you won't care at all. Highly recommended - this series is a new favourite of mine.

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Queste unfortunately does not feel like much of Quest story. Although Septimus is on a Queste, for most of the book it feels as if he and his friends are simply "going with the flow" while attempting to find a way to reach Nicko and Snorri.

And there are loose ends to the story as well. Tertius Fume

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and Merrin Meredith are both unrepentant and do not get their just desserts at the end of the story. In fact, they are free to cause more havoc in the future. Beetle remains jobless after being unfairly fired by the Chief Scribe.

Then, there is Septimus's meeting with Hotep-Ra. This is after all the First ExtraOrdinary Wizard and he does not even spend any time trying to learn more about the magical items he has inherited like the Dragon Boat.

The only bright spot to the story seems to be Simon Heap's rehabilitation. Simon finally sees the error of his ways and is determined to redeem himself. Hopefully, this paves the way for a Heap family reunion.

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Exciting, can't put it down. Why do I have to work 40 hours a week, clean house, etc.....Oh, life will get in the way sometimes.

Queste is about a young wizard named Septimus Heap. While he is about to go on a Queste he has to look for his brother. What he doesn't know is that the Queste ends where he finds his brother. And if he wants to come home alive he has to out run a Beast. And the seven questing guards. While

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everyone else in the castle is worried that he won't come back alive. Like every other person who went on the Queste.

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Seemed to lack a little of the humour of the previous three books, it's still there, just maybe not as much. There was less that was new in this book. Marcia Overstrand is still fabulous.

For earlier books in the Septimus Heap series, this is a ****spoiler warning****.

In the end of Physik, Jenna and Septimus managed to return to their own time, but Nicko and Snorri are still stuck in the past. Determined to get them back, Septimus runs into problems with Marcia Overstrand, the

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ExtraOrdinary Wizard who isn't about to lose her apprentice again. Meanwhile, Merrin Meredith returns, still bearing a grudge against Septimus. Will Merrin successfully Darken Septimus' destiny?

I have continued reading this series half because I am interested in the plots and finding out what happens to Septimus, Jenna, and Beetle, and half because I'm being stubborn about at least allowing myself to read Syren (book 5) for the first time before giving up entirely. But I'm getting less and less enthralled by this series. Though I do enjoy the plots, the author seems to be operating on the principle "Why use 2 words when you can use 30?" So listening to this on my commute - which sometimes meant 10 minutes that hardly moved the story forward at all - was often extremely frustrating. To cap it all off, the final chapter is essentially an epilogue that ties every loose end that I don't need to know about and gives me every backstory that isn''t worked into the main story. Disappointing.

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A fun continuation of the adventures of Septimus Heap and his friends. The wizard apprentice Septimus, along with Jenna and Beetle, are determined to rescue Nicko and Snorri from another time. However, there is also a plot afoot to send Septimus on a perilous quest which no one has returned alive

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from. As always, Angie Sage writes with a touch of humor and amusement that gives this series a fun tone and engaging atmosphere. The large cast of characters provides many avenues of exploration and I look forward to reading more of Septimus's adventures.

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The fourth book in the Septimus Heap series. Trouble stirs with Tertius Fume added to the mix of characteres already present in the series. After Snorri and Nicko went through the glass,they ended up in the past. That information will play in later. Tertius Fume, ghost of the scribe vault, has a

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plan that may threatens to end the apprenticeship that Septimus Heap has with Marcia Overstrand, ExtraOrdinary Wizard. The plan is to send Septimus on a dangerous Queste, from which no appprentice has ever returned. Will Septimus succeed on his Queste, or will he perish like all others before did?

This book series has done an amazing job. There have been no signs of strain or slowing down. As most books go, there are those that just tell a story. Then, there are those that show a story. They talk about details, but there is also enough excitement to keep it going forward. With Queste, I would say that this book is about 75% of the way to the second choice

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This book is just as good as the previous three because it kept you in the action and let you know what was going on in all the different groups. The book stayed true to the characters and story line, but also through in some surprises. You are introduced and reintroduced to a couple of characters

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that only bring more to the story. An excellent read.

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Clever, sometimes frustrating -- an exciting chapter in Septimus Heap's story, if not my favorite. Ephaniah Grebe is a wonderful addition, though, and I wish he had a larger role in other books.

The book Queste, by Angie Sage, was an entertaining book. It held massive amounts of humor and a great sense of modern times. It was a strange feeling, considering the book took place in the medieval times. The times of dragons, swords, magic, and other mythical things.
In Queste, the story focused

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on time travel. It forced people to think about what would happen. The main character, Septimus Heap, was given a dangerous quest to go on. Challenges and other demonic and ghostly tasks. All in all, the book was a great book to read and I enjoyed it very much. So it’s a recommended read, and my rating was an 8/10

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I really liked how it had a twist that the other books in the series didn't have

Once again, Angie Sage provides another dull book, this one similar to Magyk. After reading this book, I question what Angie Sage is trying to do with the story. I believe her obsession with the number 7 is hurting the series. Why is that? She wants seven novels in her series and no more and no

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less. This is frustrating as a reader because I feel like she is only writing Septimus Heap only to make seven books and not giving much thought on how she plans on getting there. If you like the Septimus Heap series, then kudos to you, but I think she is ruining what could be one of the best series since Harry Potter.

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This is the 4th book in the Septimus Heap-series. Some characters are no longer with us, some have left the stage for a while and others have rejoined us. Which was at times a bit messy for me to like and gave the impression we weren’t really getting anywhere. Luckily the Queste brought a change

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in that and brought the level up again. It didn’t just end there. I think the Endings and Beginnings were in this volume the nicest the read as well!
Looking forward to find out what the Syren will bring!

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Another fun read with great new characters and an interesting plot.

Another fun read with great new characters and an interesting plot.

Loved this series

Actually 4.5 Stars

I really enjoyed the last installment of this series.....so much that I WANT MORE and can not wait to read Book Five: "Syren"!

Dom Daniel has been defeated, all that remains are his bones and his ghost, Merrin (who was once believed to be Septimus) escapes his pledge to Simon but

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in his quest for power and reclaiming the name of Septimus Heap, inadvertently creates not 1 but 23 Darke Things to do his bidding. The evil ghost Tertius Fume connives to send Septimus on the "Queste' and places the Wizard Tower and all ghostly Extra Ordinary Wizards under Siege!

Septimus, Queenling Jenna, & Beetle set off to find the House of Foryx, where there is no time but All Eternity, in order to rescue Nikko & Snorri.....

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What would you do if you were given a quest that many had embarked on but no one had ever returned from? Septimus and Jenna are going to find their brother and do whatever it takes to bring him home. But not everything is as it seems. Queste has a great storyline and a very deep plot that leaves

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you at the edge of your seat for most of the book. As the fourth book in the Septimus Heap series Queste has a lot less need for character build up which paves the way for an almost instant jump into the story.

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This novel follows up on the unresolved threads of the last novel. We get a glimpse of Marcellus Pye and more examples of the quixotic nature of Marcia. I loved how brave and loyal Septimus, Jenna, and Beetle are. We get to see the Heap brothers who have been living in the forest.