Spetimus Heap is the seventh son of a seventh son, and therefor, possesses huge magical talent. Because of this, he has been apprenticed to the ExtraOrdinary Wizard. Quite a transformation from being an orphan and boy soldier.
But not all is happy in his world. His older brother Simon thinks he should be the aaprentice. Simon is also not convinced that Septimus is really his brother. He has apprentice himself to the almost back from the dead DomDaniel and has kidnapped his adopted sister Queen Jenna.
Author Angie Sage has turned in a solid second book that continues to develop the story, without too much repetition of the first.
Good read.