The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan StroudWhen the 5,000 year old djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by Nathaniel, a young magicians apprentice, he expects to have to do nothing more taxing than a little levitation or a few simple illusions. But Nathaniel is a precocious talent and has something rather more dangerous in mind: revenge. Against his will, Bartimaeus is packed off to steal the powerful Amulet of Samarkand from Simon Lovelace, a master magician of unrivalled ruthlessness and ambition.

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