Nathaniel, an eleven-year-old magician-in-training, thinks hes ready to take on more challenging spells. The author plants enough seeds that readers will eagerly anticipate the next two volumes. The Amulet of Samarkand (A Bartimaeus Graphic Novel) A modern-day London run by magicians. Stroud also introduces the fascinating workings of the "seven planes" (magicians can see three of them only with special spectacles), the pecking order of magical beings, and the requirements of various spells and enchantments-plus the intrigue behind a group of commoners mounting a Resistance (this loose end, presumably, will be explored in the remainder of the planned Bartimaeus trilogy). What these reveal about the characters of Simon and Nathaniel makes for engrossing reading. Other factors quickly become more interesting: the motive for the boy's charge, how Simon came by the Amulet and the fallout from the theft. Debut novelist Stroud plunges readers into a quickly thickening plot: Nathaniel commands Bartimaeus to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from Simon Lovelace, a task that the djinn completes with some ease. The djinn thinks of himself as rather omniscient, having been present for some major historical moments (as he explains in various footnotes, he gave an anklet to Nefertiti and offered tips to legendary architects-"Not that my advice was always taken: check out the Leaning Tower of Pisa"). I wanted to scare him," Bartimaeus explains).
Suddenly, the voice reveals itself as the djinn Bartimaeus, appearing in front of Nathaniel, the 10-year-old magician who has summoned him ("Hey, it was his first time.
Urn:oclc:473983477 Scandate 20100317063511 Scanner seemingly omniscient narrator begins this darkly tantalizing tale set in modern-day London, ushering readers into a room where the temperature plunges, ice forms on the curtains and ceiling, and the scent of brimstone fills the air. OL15132847W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 95.97 Pages 476 Ppi 400 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0786852550 Urn:lcp:amuletofsamarkan00stro:epub:44e4e935-5da0-4273-8574-7434f39a02e7 Extramarc UCLA Voyager Foldoutcount 0 Identifier amuletofsamarkan00stro Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t4gm8vh2h Isbn 9780786818594Ģ003009904 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.16 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:06:32 Boxid IA114714 Boxid_2 CH120120908-BL1 Camera Canon 5D City New York DonorĪlibris Edition 1st ed.
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