Magyk, Book One in the Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage, 2005 first edition.

Written by Angie Sage. Illustrated by Mark Zug. First edition, 2005. Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

"Silas Heap pulled his cloak tightly around him against the snow. It had been a long walk through the Forest, and he was chilled to the bone. But in his pockets he had the herbs that Galen, the Physik Woman, had given him for his new baby boy, Septimus, who had been born earlier that day."

Front Flap:

"The seventh son of the seventh son, aptly named Septimus Heap, is stolen the night he is born by a midwife who pronounces him dead. That same night, the baby's father, Silas Heap, comes across a bundle in the snow containing a newborn girl with violet eyes. The Heaps take this helpless newborn into their home, name her Jenna, and raise her as their own. But who is this mysterious baby girl, and what really happened to their beloved son Septimus?"

"The first book in this enthralling new series by Angie Sage leads readers on a fantastic journey filled with quirky characters and magykal charms, potions, and spells."

Angie Sage (1952 - ) is an English author of children's literature, best known for her fantasy series Septimus Heap, TodHunter Moon, and Araminta Spook. Since publishing her first novel, Magyk, the first book in the Septimus Heap series, she has written six more books in the series, as well as a supplement book called The Magykal Papers. She also wrote a sequel trilogy to Septimus Heap, called TodHunter Moon, which was completed in 2016. Her other series, Araminta Spook, is a humorous adventure series for younger readers, which has seven books so far. Her latest book is Rise of the Dragons, the first book in a new fantasy series, which was released in 2019.

Award-winning artist and illustrator Mark Zug is best known for his illustrations of the Septimus Heap series and the I, Robot screenplay by Harlan Ellison. He created art for popular franchises such as Dune, Magic: The Gathering, Star Wars, and Dragonlance. He started drawing as a child, influenced by authors such as Frank Herbert and J.R.R. Tolkien, and artists like Frank Frazetta.

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Condition*: Fine/Very Good. Dust jacket: Light shelf wear; light wear along upper edge; shallow scratches on the back. Dark blue cover boards. Pages are clean, undamaged, and complete.