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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 |
Jonathan Stroud
Hardcover | Pages: 462 pages Rating: 4.01 | 109031 Users | 4872 Reviews
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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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| 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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Ratings: 4.01 From 109031 Users | 4872 ReviewsCritique Containing Books The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus #1)
I liked this book for many reasons: -> it is about magic and a fantasy fiction (which happens to be my favourite genre)-> it is different and is fresh . It does not look or feel like a ripoff of Harry Potter or Lord of the rings (for a change!) nor does it deal with bloody vampires or werewolves (which I am kinda fed up of)-> a very engaging tale which is very humorous, witty and the main protagonist is not a boy or a girl (for a change!). Instead it is a djinni named Bartimaeus.Like many people in the early 2000s who found themselves clasped in the claws of fierce Pottermania, I was fond of trolling the internet for Potter related stuff. Somewhere, on some website (probably Mugglenet), some industrious soul listed a bunch of books to read while waiting for the next book to come out. This series made the list. I added it to my Amazon wishlist pronto, because thats how I kept track of books I wanted to read before Goodreads was a thing.And then I didnt actually read it
Absolutely Disgusting (TM).An insolent brat given way too much power with no brain juice to go with it. A supposedly super powerful demon that gets outsmarted and beat up every 20 pages - but that doesn't stop him from constantly assuring the reader how smart and how strong he is.Whole plot summary:1) ignorant kid (age 12!!!) thinks he's super smart and the next Merlin2) ignorant kid gets himself in a pinch, his own fault3) ignorant kid hell-bent on revenge!!!4) ignorant kid gets his ass fried
A very interesting and fun read. Bartimaeus is an unforgettable character and very witty. Well done Jonathan Stroud for a well invented young adult, fantasy novel. I ended up enjoying this book more than I thought I would.When I first started reading, the pace was a bit...well, I guess scattered is the best way to put it. But Stroud quickly picks up the pieces and creates a unique and thorough environment and story. The book is written in two styles. The first is first person with Bartimaeus. He
This is a hilarious, fast-paced book about a world where many state governments are ruled by magicians. Great Britain, for example, is governed by an elite group of magicians--many of whom are greedy, ambitious, and uncaring for other people. Magicians themselves have limited powers; most of their strength stems from their ability to summon powerful demons who are obligated to do their bidding.At the age of six, Nathaniel is apprenticed to a mediocre, hypocritical, incompetent self-consumed
I was rather sceptical towards this book at first. I was expecting to get a cheap and uninspired Harry Potter-copy but this book, in fact, doesn't have much in common with JK Rowling's popular saga. This book description here sums things up very well:"Nathaniel is a magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hot-shot wizard named Simon Lovelace ruthlessly humiliates Nathaniel in front of his elders, Nathaniel decides to kick up his education a few
Within the first few sentences my heart sank. Oh no, I thought, fanciful purple prose attempting to set a magical aura about the opening scene. "GOTCHA!" shouted Stroud. Well played, sir, well played.One thing The Amulet of Samarkand does not do is take itself too seriously. That was a relief. I had approached this with trepidation. I'd heard good things, but I wasn't in the mood for some heavy going in a kiddies' fantasy world with evil baddies, precocious sprites, etc. No, instead what you get
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