Septimus Heap Books in Order
Part ofAngie Sage Books in OrderFind all Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage in order, with concise summaries, notes on companion stories, series background, and advice on the best reading path.
Last updated: January 18, 2026
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Publication Order
9 books
The Darke Toad
by Angie Sage
2013
Set between *Magyk* and *Flyte*, this novella sends young Septimus and Marcia to the Port on Hallowseeth. While Simon Heap escorts his master DomDaniel on a secret errand, witches of the Port Witch Coven scheme to steal a powerful Darke Toad, and chaos quickly follows.
Fyre
by Angie Sage
2013
In the final Septimus Heap novel, old enemies trapped inside the Two Faced Ring stir once more as Septimus nears the end of his apprenticeship. To keep the Castle safe he must master the ancient Alchemical Fyre, close dangerous Darke holes and decide what kind of wizard he wants to become.
Darke
by Angie Sage
2011
Darke Magyk seeps into the Castle, swallowing streets and people in its creeping shadows. As the Wizard Tower itself comes under threat, Septimus must venture into the Darke Halls, face old enemies and decide how much of the Darke he is willing to confront and understand.
The Magykal Papers
by Angie Sage
2009
This richly illustrated companion to the Septimus Heap novels reads like a bundle of documents from the Castle itself. Maps, character biographies, journal extracts and in world notes flesh out the Wizard Tower, Palace, Marram Marshes and more for readers who want to linger in Septimus's world.
Syren
by Angie Sage
2009
Fresh from his Queste, Septimus takes a dragon flight that goes badly wrong and ends up stranded on a mysterious island with Jenna, Beetle and an injured Spit Fyre. There they meet Syrah Syara, a girl possessed by an ancient Syren whose plans could destroy the Castle.
Queste
by Angie Sage
2008
Septimus is tricked into accepting a deadly Queste that has already claimed many apprentices. With Jenna and Beetle at his side, he must travel through the mysterious House of Foryx, face ancient magicians and try to rescue Nicko and Snorri, who are still lost in time.
Physik
by Angie Sage
2007
An ancient queen's ghost escapes from a painting and unleashes a deadly Sickness on the Castle. To save everyone, Septimus is hurled five hundred years into the past to study Physik with alchemist Marcellus Pye, while Jenna and new friend Snorri risk everything to bring him home.
Flyte
by Angie Sage
2006
Septimus is now the ExtraOrdinary Wizard's apprentice, but his jealous brother Simon has other plans. When Jenna is kidnapped, Septimus, Nicko and their friends chase across marshes and skies, uncover the lost Flyte charm and discover just how far family envy can go.
Magyk
by Angie Sage
2005
In the opening Septimus Heap novel, a baby boy believed dead and a baby girl found in the snow set a whole kingdom's fate in motion. Ten years later, Jenna discovers she is a lost princess, Boy 412 discovers unexpected Magyk, and together they flee a Darke necromancer who wants the throne.
Series background & context
Set in and around a walled city known simply as the Castle, the Septimus Heap books follow a boy who begins life as anonymous Young Army recruit Boy 412. Destined to be the seventh son of a seventh son, he was stolen at birth and raised without a name in a grim barracks.
On the same night he disappears, a baby girl is found in the snow and taken in by the warm, chaotic Heap family. She grows up as Jenna, never knowing she is the lost princess. When the truth comes out, the ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand drags Jenna, Boy 412 and the Heaps into flight from the necromancer DomDaniel, and Boy 412 gradually discovers that Magyk comes to him more easily than to anyone else.
Across Magyk, Flyte, Physik, Queste, Syren, Darke and Fyre the books chart Septimus's journey from nervous apprentice to confident wizard, while the Castle and its surrounding marshes, forests and seas reveal their secrets. The threats range from jealous older brothers and ghostly queens to Darke Magyk creeping through the streets and ancient enemies returning from the past.
One of the pleasures of the series is how densely populated it is. The Heap family themselves are noisy, kind and forever in each other's way, and they are joined by sailors, scribes, witches, ghosts, alchemists and dragons. Even minor characters tend to have their own odd habits and small heroic moments, which helps the world feel lived in rather than purely heroic.
Although there are real dangers, the tone stays warm and slightly offbeat, with running jokes about home cooked stews, temperamental boats and badly behaved magical items. Maps, notes and in world documents, especially in the companion volume The Magykal Papers and the novella The Darke Toad, invite readers to treat the setting almost like a place they could visit.
The trilogy that begins with PathFinder picks up seven years after Fyre and follows Alice TodHunter Moon, a coastal PathFinder who becomes Septimus's apprentice and draws in a new generation of friends and enemies. Together, the two linked series offer a long, continuous arc for readers who enjoy growing up alongside their favourite characters.
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