"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."

After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home and carried toward safety by the Extraordinary Wizard, those she always believed were her father and brother, and a young guard known only as Boy 412--pursued by agents of those who killed her mother ten years earlier.

With the UnRaveling threatening to destroy the kingdom, Tod embarks on a dangerous journey to find a new Keystone that may have the power to save the castle and its Magyk.

"13-year-old Alice TodHunter Moon goes in search of her friend Ferdie, who has been kidnapped by the malevolent Lady, encountering Septimus Heap, ExtraOrdinary Wizard, and awakening her own Magykal potential"--

Apprentice Septimus Heap must enter the Darke to save the Castle and the Wizard Tower from destruction, but he needs the help of many to battle the spreading Darkenesse.