Itamp;#39;s been two months since Alice TodHunter Moonamp;#8212;who insists on being called Todamp;#8212;left her home in the seaside PathFinder village to pursue a life of Magyk in the Castle. Being Apprentice to ExtraOrdinary Wizard Septimus Heap is tricky, thoughamp;#8212;thereamp;#39;s loads of new Magyk to learn, and she dearly misses her friends Oskar and Ferdie. But at least sheamp;#39;s mastered the UnSeen Charm.

Sheamp;#39;s lucky she has, tooamp;#8212;that UnSeen will come in handy when she sets out with Oskar and Ferdie on a perilous journey to retrieve the Egg of the Orm from the Desert of the Singing Sands. If they donamp;#39;t reach the Egg before it hatches, the new baby Orm could imprint on the evil sorcerer Oraton-Marr, giving him unlimited Magyk to do with what he wishes. . . .

Bursting with humorous and poignant moments, SandRider celebrates the satisfaction of taking charge of oneamp;#39;s path in lifeamp;#8212;unexpected adventures and all.