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Queste (Septimus Heap) | 
 enlarge | Author: Angie Sage
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Category: Book
List Price: £12.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 673
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.9 x 2.1
ISBN: 0747589038
EAN: 9780747589037
ASIN: 0747589038
Publication Date: May 5, 2008
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Condition: One adult reader only
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 So good. July 8, 2008
S. Peggy BLIN (Mauritius Island)
I'm a great fan of Harry Potter and also liked Septimus Heap from the start. I think that the 2 series are very different: the atmosphere, the period, the way people talked or are dressed... I finished Queste today. I just LOVE books that make me completely forget that I am in the bus going to work and that it takes me a few minutes just to get back to reality. Queste did that.I don't know if it's the last and I hope not. I'll miss the characters too much!
Still brilliant! June 19, 2008
Whimsical Witch (Norway)
Yes, we want more... and more... and just alittle more please?
Sage is great at creating her whimsical, humouristic world. Her characters are strong and well made, and her style is impecable. The only complaint I do have is that in this last installment the plot does seem to wander alittle here and there. And you might have to pay close attention to all the red strings. I also missed the presence of a certain loveable ghost. And the short part with the necromance was abit anoying. I didnt really understand what he gave to *this* particular story...
But by all means, it's still one of those stories you find yourself lost in. And reading each page feels like chocolate. That warm fuzzy feeling of a hug!
We begin where we left the Heaps in Physik. And they are on a mission to save their brother, that was left in the wrong time... Needless to say we bump into a few obstacles on the way :)
I must dissagree with people that compare this to Harry Potter. I find these books alot different, and their own in every way. Sage has created a very original and fun setting, and saying this is HP rip-off is like saying all childrens fantasy is just "another HP"... whihc it is not. HP is HP, Septimus Heap is Septimus Heap!
I wonder if there'll be more?
 More of the same from Septimus May 20, 2008
Mr. A. Willmer (London)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you've read any of the previous titles in Sage's series you'll know that this is a poor man's Harry Potter. The setting is all rather familiar with it's castle, its dragon and it's princess. Yet far from being a weakness, Sage uses these archetypes to craft a warm and fuzzy world that both children and adults can enjoy - and much in the same way as Rowling.
I enjoyed Queste as much as I enjoyed the other books. However one complaint I do have is that the plot wanders all over the place - as it does in the previous books. Unlike Potter which is tightly knitted the reader is forced to trek all over the place wondering why this bit is relavent, what's going on here and who is this person again? Perhpas one of the main reason's for this is the huge cast that Sage has employed. Like all series' that have been around for a while this is inevitable. But perhaps Sage might consider bumping a few off for the next one...
All in all, well worth a read if you take it for what it is. Warm, familiar fun that allows you to forget the real word for a weekend or two.
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