The Amulet of Samarkand
Ratings12
Average rating3.9
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Ratings12
Average rating3.9
When the 5000-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. But Nathaniel is a precocious talent and has something rather more dangerous in mind: revenge. 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. Before long, both djinni and apprentice are caught up in a terrifying flood of magical intrigue, murder and rebellion.
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3 primary books4 released booksBartimaeus is a 4-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by Jonathan Stroud.
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This was a re-read from childhood, but my memory of the book was very poor. The series had been a quick read that I had enjoyed and found hilarious due to the footnotes.
This time around I struggled with the footnotes in the ebook copy of the book as they would flip you to the end of the book without a button to out you back at your original page. I read majority without the footnotes and still enjoyed the book a lot. I found the style of humour to be right up my alley; quite sarcastic British humor.
The plot was involved, detailed and well paced. I found the first book in this series to be a really enjoyable read.
