Septimus Heap Books in Order

Angie Sage has written 12 Septimus Heap books, published between 2005 and 2016. The first book is Magyk (2005) and the newest is StarChaser (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2005–2016
Confirmed
1 of 12 titles
Pages on record
1,520 in 3 of 12 books

Septimus Heap is the central character of a children's fantasy series by Angie Sage, catalogued at 12 books between 2005 and 2016. Wizards, apprentices, magic and princesses fill the stories. The sequence opens with Magyk (2005) and runs through Flyte (2006), Physik (2007), Queste (2008), Syren (2009), Darke (2011) and Fyre (2013), with The Magykal Papers (2009) and The Darke Toad (2013) alongside. A companion run, Septimus Heap: TodHunter Moon, is catalogued with it, and PathFinder (2014) and StarChaser (2016) close the sequence.

How many Septimus Heap books are there?

Septimus Heap has 12 books, released between 2005 and 2016.

Septimus Heap Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Septimus Heap books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    MagykSeptimus Heap #12005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005
  2. 2
    FlyteSeptimus Heap #22006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006
  3. 3
    PhysikSeptimus Heap #32007 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007544
  4. 4
    QuesteSeptimus Heap #42008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008
  5. 5
    The Magykal PapersSeptimus Heap #52009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009
  6. 6
    SyrenSeptimus Heap #62009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009
  7. 7
    DarkeSeptimus Heap #72011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  8. 8
    The Darke ToadSeptimus Heap #82013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  9. 9
    FyreSeptimus Heap #92013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  10. 10
    PathFinderSeptimus Heap: TodHunter Moon #12014 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014480
  11. 11
    SandriderSeptimus Heap: TodHunter Moon #22015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  12. 12
    StarChaserSeptimus Heap: TodHunter Moon #32016 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016496

Do you have to read Septimus Heap books in order?

You should read the Septimus Heap books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Septimus Heap book also stands alone.

Where to start with Septimus Heap

Start with Magyk (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Septimus Heap book?

StarChaser (2016) is the newest Septimus Heap book released so far.

Is there a new Septimus Heap book coming?

No next Septimus Heap book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Septimus Heap at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Septimus Heap title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Septimus Heap books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,520 pages across the 3 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 496 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Septimus Heap books, 6 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Septimus Heap books are about

9 of the 12 Septimus Heap books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: magic is tagged on 9 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Angie Sage

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.