![]() ![]() This item is in stock in our Australian warehouse. Category: Children & Young Adult 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Science Fiction & Fantasy. Set in a modern-day London controlled by magicians, this hilarious, electrifying thriller will enthral readers of all ages. Contents 1 Blurb 2 Plot Summary 3 Film adaptation 4 Translations 5 Gallery 5.1 Editions 6 References Blurb A magician's young apprentice, Nathaniel, summons the irascible djinni, Bartimaeus, to do his bidding. The book was first published in 2003 by Doubleday. Before long, both djinni and apprentice are caught up in a terrifying flood of magical intrigue, murder and rebellion. The Amulet of Samarkand is the first book in the Bartimaeus trilogy. I guess it wasn’t hard to guess that The Amulet of Samarkand couldn’t quite live up to that. I stepped into the middle of the story and that really shapes your expectations. The first time I read it I had read The Golem’s Eye first. Against his will, Bartimaeus is packed off to steal the powerful Amulet of Samarkand from Simon Lovelace, a master magician of unrivalled ruthlessness and ambition. This is the second time I have read this book and I am so glad I did. ![]() But Nathaniel is a precocious talent and has something rather more dangerous in mind: revenge. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: When the 5,000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice, he expects to have to do nothing more taxing than a little levitation or a few simple illusions. ![]() Spine has minor lean and moderate reading creases. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Doubleday, UK, 2003. ![]()
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