The Amulet of Samarkand

Nathanieliselevenyearsoldandamagician'sapprentice,learningthetraditionalartsofmagic.Alliswelluntilhehasalife-changingencounterwithSimonLovelace,amagicianofunrivaledruthlessnessandambition.WhenLovelacebrutallyhumiliatesNathanielinpublic,Nathanieldecidestospeeduphiseducation,teachinghimselfspellswaybeyondhisyears.Withrevengeonhismind,hemastersoneofthetoughestspellsofallandsummonsBartimaeus,afive-thousand-year-olddjinni,toassisthim.ButsummoningBartimaeusandcontrollinghimaretwodifferentthingsentirely,andwhenNathanielsendsthedjinniouttostealLovelace'sgreatesttreasure,theAmuletofSamarkand,hefindshimselfcaughtupinawhirlwindofmagicalespionage,murder,andrebellion.Setinamodern-dayLondonspicedwithmagiciansandmystery,TheAmuletofSamarkandisanextraordinary,edge-of-your-seatthrillerwithmanyunexpectedtwists.FollowingBartimaeusandNathanielinturn,thestoryintroducesustotwowonderfullymemorablecharacters-destinedtogothroughmanyadventurestogetherandboundbyaspellthatisnearlyimpossibletobreak.