The Amulet of Samarkand

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Unabridged.
Compact disc.
Read by Simon Jones.
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.

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the magic brat and his djinn submitted by flora on December 23, 2010, 4:58pm Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice in a Great Britain run by magicians, has taken it upon himself to learn the magic his master neglects to teach him. When a powerful magician named Lovelace humiliates him, Nathaniel uses high-level magic to summon Bartimaeus, a demon, whom he puts to work to take revenge.
The premise of the plot is rather weak, as simple embarrassment is hardly justification for Nathaniel's all-consuming hatred for Lovelace. Setting this fault aside, the murders, treason, and narrow escapes will keep readers turning the pages.
Narration shifts between the first-person voice Bartimaeus and third-person narration of Nathaniel's experiences. While Bartimaeus is amusing and quite enjoyable, Nathaniel is hard to like. He is so bent on revenge and self-important that his attempts to set things right are not quite enough to redeem himself. Nevertheless, the story is enjoyable enough and the writing style is delightfully readable. This trilogy will likely appeal to fans of the Artemis Fowl series.

The Amulet of Samarkand submitted by msarah on July 15, 2018, 3:59pm I really like this book because it is adventurous and I like adventurous books. Now I want to read more books by Jonathan Stroud. The genre is fantasy because there are talking animals and magicians and mythical creatures.This book is the best!!