"The saga of wizard-in-training Septimus Heap cruises through its fourth episode, thanks to generous wads of breezy charm, gusts of spectacular Magyk, and a buoyant plot combining drama amd comedy in just the right proportions. Here young Princess Jenna draws Sep and his bookish buddy Beetle along in her wakeas she determinedly sets out for the remote House of Foryx to rescue time-lose brotherNicko and his companion Snorri. Sail on, Septimus."

Pulled through a glass that brings him back in time, Septimus Heap becomes the apprentice of an alchemist.