The Amulet of Samarkand
Jonathan Stroud
Fantasy / Young Adult
The Amulet of Samarkand
by Jonathan Stroud
—· 462 p· 2003
adventuroustensemysterious
Overview
About
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.
Part of a series
Bartimaeus Sequence
Vol. I · 1 of 4 volumes
3 more volumes
Pages
462
LGF
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
3/5
Layered
Rating
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Reader feel
Worldbuilding9
Narration9
Pacing9
Djinni Centered Humor9
Plot twists8
Magical Political Intrigue8
Prose7
Emotional depth6
My journey
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