When Septimus Heaps father unseals a forgotten room in the palace, he releases the ghost of a queen that lived 500 years earlier who is as awful in death as she was in life. Its up to Septimus to stop her, in this third installment of the heart-stopping series. n nThe third book in the internationally bestselling Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage, featuring the funny and fantastic adventures of a wizard apprentice and his quest to become an ExtraOrdinary Wizard.n nNew York Times Bestselling Seriesn nFew fans of the best-selling Septimus Heap series will be disappointed. --ALA Booklist n nReaders will be indubitably hooked--worrying, laughing, and gasping over the nonstop adventures of this engaging troupe. --VOYA (Starred Review)n nWhen Silas Heap unSeals a forgotten room in the Palace, he releases the ghost of a Queen who lived five hundred years earlier. Queen Etheldredda is as awful in death as she was in life, and shes still up to no good. Her diabolical plan to give herself everlasting life requires Jennas compliance, Septimuss disappearance, and the talents of her son, Marcellus Pye, a famous Alchemist and Physician. And if Queen Etheldreddas plot involves Jenna and Septimus, then it will surely involve Nicko, Alther Mella, Marcia Overstrand, Beetle, Stanley, Sarah, Silas, Spit Fyre, Aunt Zelda, and all of the other wacky, wonderful characters that made Magyk and Flyte so memorable.n nWith heart-stopping action and a dash of humor, Angie Sage continues the fantastical journey of Septimus Heap.n