magyk

June 30, 2008 · Filed under fantasy · Tagged , , ,

the latest novel that i read is titled MAGYK by angie sage. i read the indonesian version which contains more than 500 pages. luckily they made the letter big enough, considering that it is a novel for kids. 

the front cover

front coveras we can read, the title is magyk, and refer to that, yeah, you will directly guess and know that the story must be related to magic, or something magical, and yes it it. 

this is the summary of the book i got from kidsworld website:

Septimus Heap: Magyk – Things Are Not As They Appear

When Silas and Sarah Heap welcome their seventh son, Septimus, into the world, they are thrilled. He is the seventh son of the seventh son and legend holds that he will be a very powerful wizard. But, before they even realize what’s happened, the midwife informs Sarah that the baby has died during birth. Just as the midwife is running out of the Heap’s home, with the dead baby in her arms, Silas arrive back withherbs for the new mom and baby. But that’s not all he has. Walking home, Silas also stumbled upon a baby girl, left for dead in the woods. 

 

actually i wanted to buy this book from around 4 or 5 months ago, but it just happened that i was confused whether i should buy it or not. i was just afraid that the story would be disappointed. so 2 weeks ago, i went to bookstore, looking for books to read, since im on my holiday and got a lot of free time. finally i bought the book, after half a hour reading the back cover of some books. 
and the book is not a disappointment. i love the story. its flow was just nice. i just couldn’t stop reading the book, and finished reading it in less than a week. though the story is kinda simple, the writer could describe the person, place, etc well. for those who like fiction, esp fantasy kind of book, i recommend you this one. 

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