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The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy, Bk 1)
The Amulet of Samarkand - Bartimaeus Trilogy, Bk 1
Author: Jonathan Stroud
Nathaniel is a young magician with only one thing on his mind: revenge. — As an apprentice to the great magician Underwood, Nathaniel is gradually being schooled in the traditional art of magic. All is well until he has a life-changing encounter with Simon Lovelace, a rising, star magician. When Simon brutally humiliates Nathaniel in front of eve...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780786852550
ISBN-10: 0786852550
Publication Date: 5/12/2004
Pages: 480
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 199 ratings
Publisher: Miramax
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy, Bk 1) on + 32 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
The real treasure in these books is reading about the snarky demon Bartimaeus and his adventures with Nathaniel, his "master."
reviewed The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy, Bk 1) on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
A strange and wonderful synergy between a young magician and a djinni. An excellent book.
reviewed The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy, Bk 1) on + 14 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
My preteens/teens didn't get into this trilogy, but my husband and I loved them!
reviewed The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy, Bk 1) on + 62 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
If you are a fan of Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl, this book may be a good choice for you. It is about a boy apprenticed to a magician, who longs to be more than his master thinks he is. Witty, cute, and easy to read. It's the first in a trilogy, I'm starting book 2 now.
reviewed The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy, Bk 1) on + 30 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Poor Nathaniel gets an unexpected set of adventures, when he sets out to find a way to gain some power of his own, and to get some of his own back on Simon Lovelace, a magician-cohort of his teacher and Master. Simon mocked Nathaniel, made a laughing-stock of an 11 year old boy, for no reason beyond just being cruel. But Nathaniel will get even. Oh, yes, he will! Learning magic well beyond his apprentice level, he manages to summon the djinn, Bartimaeus, and controls him so that he and Nathaniel can steal the "Amulet of Samarkand" hidden secretly in Simon's well-protected demesne. Then all hell breaks loose!!
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trinket7 avatar reviewed The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy, Bk 1) on + 6 more book reviews
If you liked Harry Potter, you will probably like this book - a society of magicians rules the world, and they are conniving and selfish, but the plots are fascinating to read about, and the hero has some redeeming qualities.
britrose3 avatar reviewed The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy, Bk 1) on
Read this a couple years ago. Don't remember all of the details but I wasn't very impressed. It didn't bring anything new to the magic/fantasy genre and was a bit too childish for my taste.
deltadreaming avatar reviewed The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy, Bk 1) on
Very witty. Reminds me of Diane Wynne Jones.


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