by Jonathan Stroud · tapa dura · ISBN 9780385606677
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«The Amulet of Samarkand» is Jonathan Stroud's young adult fantasy novel, published by Doubleday in hardcover (259 pages, in English).
In a Britain ruled by magicians, Nathaniel, a boy sold by his parents to the government, trains as an apprentice to a cruel master. After being publicly humiliated by the powerful Simon Lovelace, he summons the five-thousand-year-old djinn Bartimaeus to steal the Amulet of Samarkand. The venture unleashes a magical conspiracy that drags both into greater danger than anticipated.
First installment of the Bartimaeus trilogy. Winner of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (2006) and nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (2005).
Will appeal to young and adult readers seeking young adult fantasy with magic, humor, intrigue, and a teenage protagonist.
Jonathan Anthony Stroud is a British writer of fantasy fiction, best known for the Bartimaeus young adult sequence and Lockwood & Co. children's series. His books have received note for their satire, and use of magic to reflect themes of class struggle. The Bartimaeus sequence is the recipient of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire and Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards. Stroud's works have also been featured on ALA Notable lists of books for children and young adults. In 2020, Netflix announced a TV series based on Lockwood & Co., with filming initiated in July 2021.
