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Original Title:	The Amulet of Samarkand
ISBN:	078681859X (ISBN13: 9780786818594)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.bartimaeusbooks.com/amulet.html
Series:	Bartimaeus #1
Characters:	Bartimaeus, Arthur Underwood, Martha Underwood, Simon Lovelace, Rupert Devereaux, Jessica Whitwell, Sholto Pinn, Kathleen "Kitty" Jones, Simkin, Stanley Hake, Faquarl, Nathaniel
Setting:	London, England
Literary Awards:	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2006), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Jugendbuch (2005)

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Nathaniel is a boy magician-in-training, sold to the government by his birth parents at the age of five and sent to live as an apprentice to a master. Powerful magicians rule Britain, and its empire, and Nathaniel is told his is the "ultimate sacrifice" for a "noble destiny." If leaving his parents and erasing his past life isn't tough enough, Nathaniel's master, Arthur Underwood, is a cold, condescending, and cruel middle-ranking magician in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The boy's only saving grace is the master's wife, Martha Underwood, who shows him genuine affection that he rewards with fierce devotion. Nathaniel gets along tolerably well over the years in the Underwood household until the summer before his eleventh birthday. Everything changes when he is publicly humiliated by the ruthless magician Simon Lovelace and betrayed by his cowardly master who does not defend him. Nathaniel vows revenge. In a Faustian fever, he devours magical texts and hones his magic skills, all the while trying to appear subservient to his master. When he musters the strength to summon the 5,000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus to avenge Lovelace by stealing the powerful Amulet of Samarkand, the boy magician plunges into a situation more dangerous and deadly than anything he could ever imagine.

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Title	:	The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus #1)
Author	:	Jonathan Stroud
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	US First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 462 pages
Published	:	September 30th 2003 by Hyperion Books for Children
Categories	:	Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Magic

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Well i do not usually compare any book with Harry potter but this one here just made me do so. It was an amazing read. Nearly everything about the book is just great. Jonathan created a new magical world where magicians have no power of themselves. They use the spirits(imps, djinnis,afrits) to complete their every tasks through summoning and commanding them. They are arrogant, boastful, self-centered creatures(the magicians). Every magician is assigned to train an apprentice. The main

I was given this book by my husband because I was feeling a bit overwelmed by a number of large fantasy reads I had on my TBR file. I had just read a number of "smaller" works and really enjoyed them.I was instantly captivated by this book. The begining is one of the most creative starts I've seen in a long time. I loved the humor of Bartimaeus and immediately got an impression of the character and I loved is Bravado.I found the footnotes entertaining - I know some people have been crtical of

More like a 4.5* rating.This book is fantastic. A well written tale that isn't just for kids, but for adults as well. I still am amazed that some people refuse to read books that are for "kids." I think you are doing yourself a disservice by not branching out to these books that are every bit as fantastic as "adult" books. But I digress and to each his own I suppose.I wasn't sure what to expect when I first started this book. I knew that it was wildly popular and I have come across it on

(B) 72% | More than SatisfactoryNotes: An interesting premise and humorous to boot, but the storys flat, characters arent very deep and the endings weak.

If the quality of a book rested solely on its plot, this would be an excellent novel. The general plot is, of course, standard fantasy fare (save the world!) but its details and the world built to drive it is unique. Also, there appears to be a second plot running under the main one which will obviously be continued in the later books, and this plot seems much more promising.Story-wise, this first installment in The Bartimaeus Trilogy is respectably good. However, the writing failed to appeal to

This is a difficult book to rate: It was very well-written, with an intriguing plot and engaging wit. That being said, I must admit that it was more frustrating than enjoyable for me.The main problem was that I disliked both of the main characters: one is a wily demon (Bartimaeus), and the other is a 12-year-old kid who is way too smart for his own good (Nathaniel). I think you'd get a similar result if you paired C.S. Lewis's Screwtape with Rowling's Draco Malfoy. Don't get me wrong - I love

The Amulet of Samarkand is set in a modern-day London that is ruled by Magicians. It is written from the perspective of a djinni (demon) and an undervalued magician's apprentice. The plot is clever, and the dual POV take on magical power struggles is unique. The problem is, I didn't like any of the characters. The djinni came the closest because he's an interesting character with a sense of humor, but the boy... I didn't like him at all, and he's the most sympathetic human character we meet (I