Angie Sage

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Angie Sage
Born (1952-06-20) 20 June 1952 (age 72)
Thames Valley, England, UK
OccupationAuthor
NationalityBritish
GenreFantasy
Notable works Septimus Heap series
Children2 [1]

Angie Sage (born 20 June 1952) [2] is an English author of children's literature, including the Septimus Heap series, the TodHunter Moon trilogy, and the Araminta Spook series (Araminta Spookie, in the United States).

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Life

According to her publisher's biography, Sage grew up in the Thames Valley, London and Kent. She tells how her publisher father brought home blank books, and she would write and illustrate her own stories in these. She began to study medicine, but moved instead to the Art School in Leicester to study graphic design and illustration, using these skills to begin illustrating books.

Her first novel was the first in her Septimus Heap series: Magyk . [3]

Publications

The following is a list of books written by Angie Sage. It does not include books she only illustrated.

Board books

Septimus Heap series

TodHunter Moon trilogy (sequel to Septimus Heap series)

Araminta Spook series

Enchanter's Child series

Other books

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References

  1. Sage, Angie. "Angie Sage: My Story". Angie Sage. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. Birthday tweet from Angie Sage, twitter.com; accessed 23 April 2018.
  3. "Angie Sage". Goodreads. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. Magyk at amazon.com
  5. Flyte at amazon.com
  6. Physik at amazon.com
  7. Queste at amazon.com
  8. Syren at amazon.com
  9. Darke at books.google.com
  10. Fyre at books.google.com
  11. The Darke Toad at books.google.com
  12. PathFinder at books.google.com
  13. SandRider at books.google.com
  14. StarChaser at amazon.com
  15. My Haunted House at books.google.com
  16. The Sword in the Grotto at books.google.com
  17. Frognapped at books.google.com
  18. Vampire Brat at books.google.com
  19. Ghostsitters at books.google.com
  20. Gargoyle Hall at books.google.com
  21. Skeleton Island at books.google.com
  22. Twilight Hauntings at books.google.com
  23. Midnight Train at books.google.com