Syren (Septimus Heap #5)

This thrilling instalment of the series finds Septimus Heap and his friends on an island whose secrets are as dark and dangerous as its inhabitants. Septimus returns to the House of Foryx with Spit Fyre to pick up Jenna, Nicko, Snorri, and Beetle. But the journey home does not go well and when Septimus and his friends are caught in a storm, Spit Fyre crashes into the Rokk Lighthouse. They are rescued by the lighthouse keeper who is disturbingly sinister, and who has an equally sinister cat.And all the while, Septimus is trying to fight the strange pull he's feeling to the island and its mysterious secrets. Set in a brilliantly imagined world, this book again sparkles with fantastic characters and a good dose of wit.