The Amulet of Samarkand - Jonathan Stroud

The title 'Amulet of Samarkand' sounded so Oriental and magical that I was forced to start reading the book when I saw it at my cousin's. After that, I ordered it from home in order to continue. I had found a rare branch of fantasy. *****The author***** Jonathan Stroud was born in 1970 and studied English Literature at the University of York. He has been writing stories since the age of seven. The Bartimaeus Trilogy is the most acclaimed of his works, of which ‘The Amulet of Samarkand’ is the first. *****The Plot***** This story has an unusual setting. It reminds me of books set in the 19th Century, but at the same ...  Read the complete review

The amulet of samarkand is a great read for teenagers. Basically it is present time and set in normal london but about half of the city are magicians who can cunjure up imps and demons. A boy called Nathaniel is brought up as a magician but he is very eager to learn and goes of to read the books himself. By the age of thirteen he already knows how to conjure creatures and he calls upon bartimeus just as a test. He knows a man call Simon Lovelace so he tells Bartimeus to take a precious item from Lovelaces house. Bartimeus finds it hard but in the end he returns with the amulet of samarkand... This book can be bought from almost any bookshop or ...  Read the complete review