Septimus Heap, Book One_ Magyk - Angie Sage [184]
“Welcome to the Palace,” piped Barney Pot, resplendent in a gray Palace tunic and red leggings. “Who do you wish to see?”
Lucy did not have a chance to reply.
“Barney!” came a lilting voice from inside. “There you are.
You must go to bed, you have school tomorrow.”
Lucy’s companion went pale.
Barney looked back inside. “But I like doing the door,” he protested. “Please, just five more minutes.”
“No, Barney. Bed.”
“Snorri?” The faltering word came from the woman.
A tall girl with green eyes and long, white-blonde hair stuck her head out of the night door and peered into the dark. She blinked, stared straight past Lucy and gasped. “Mamma!”
“Snorri . . . oh, Snorri!” cried Alfrún Snorrelssen.
Snorri Snorrelssen threw herself into the arms of her mother. Lucy smiled wistfully. Maybe, she thought, it was a good omen. Maybe later that night, when she knocked on the door of the North Gate gatehouse, her mother would be just as pleased to see her. Maybe.
About the Authors
ANGIE SAGE was born in London and grew up in the Thames Valley, London, and Kent. She now lives in Somerset in a very old house that has a secret tunnel below it. The first four books in the Septimus Heap series are international bestsellers. She is also the author of the Araminta Spookie series.
MARK ZUG has loved fantasy novels since he was a teenager. He has illustrated many collectible card games, including Magic: The Gathering and Dune, as well as books and magazines. He lives in Pennsylvania.
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Cover art © 2005 by Mark Zug
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