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The Amulet of Samarkand
- 462 pages · about 8 hours
- First published 2003
- 33 editions
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1 About this book
The Amulet of Samarkand is a young adult novel of alternate history, fantasy and magic. It is the first book in the Bartimaeus Sequence written by English author Jonathan Stroud. The first edition (paperback) was published in September 2003 by Doubleday in the United Kingdom.
The book and series are about power struggles in a magical dystopia centred in London, England, and feature a mix of current and ancient, secular and mythological themes. The book is named after a magical artifact created in the ancient Central Asian city of Samarkand, around which the story revolves.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Good for readers who want: fantasy, adventure, magic, and a long read.
- Magic
- Fantasy
- Adventure
- Comics & graphic novels, fantasy
- Apprentices
- Wizards
- Children's fiction
- Graphic novels
2 About Jonathan Stroud
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
3 More by Jonathan Stroud
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