Angie Sage

A powerful Necromancer has killed the Queen and locked up the Extraordinary Wizard. Now, using Darke Magyk, he can create the bleak and sinister world he desires. But the Necromancer made a mistake. A vital detail he has overlooked means there is someone who can stop him - a boy. The only problem is ... the boy doesn't know it yet. -- Back cover.

"Septimus is about to enter Darke Week, the most dangerous stage in his Apprenticeship. But as it begins, a Darke Domaine swallows up the Castle, threatening to consume the entire Magykal world. Septimus needs the help of his friends and some powerful wizards to try and stop the Darkeness from spreading -- but they might be too late"--Back cover.

Septimus Heap, Wizard Apprentice, must fight the remnants of the Darke Domaine. For this, the ancient Alchemie Fyre must be re-lit, a task which will test Septimus to his limits and send him on a perilous journey. Septimus will finally discover who he is -- but at what cost? And who will prevail when the greatest Magyk of all is kindled? Prepare for a spellbinding finale, as FYRE masterfully weaves together every character from this epic series. Now...

A young PathFinder named Alice TodHunter Moon, who insists on being called Tod, sets out from her seaside village to rescue her friend Ferdie from the malevolent Lady. She receives help from ExtraOrdinary Wizard Septimus Heap and Ex-ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand, but the Lady's brother, the Darke Sorcerer Oraton-Marr, has a plan that will put everyone Tod holds dear in danger.

Araminta enlists the help of several ghosts in an attempt to stop her Aunt Tabby from selling Spook House.

"Alice TodHunter Moon, now apprentice to the ExtraOrdinary Wizard Septimus Heap, must locate the Egg of the Orm--a source of great Magyk--before the baby Orm hatches and imprints on the evil sorcerer Oraton-Marr"--

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.

Things get even spookier at Spookie House when Uncle Drac's nephew Max comes to stay for a week and Araminta goes on a combined werewolf and vampire hunting expedition.

Barry Wizard's five acrobatic frogs are missing, and Araminta and her best friend Wanda, aided by the spectral Sir Horace, follow the trail to Morris's Water Wonderland, where something fishy is going on.

While all of the adults are away on a trip, Araminta's cousin Mathilda comes to babysit, reluctantly bringing with her two teenaged poltergeists who proceed to wreak havoc in Spookie House.