The Amulet Of Samarkand
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  • Published: 3 May 2007
  • ISBN: 9781407041629
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 9 hr 32 min
  • Narrator: Steven Pacey
  • RRP: $19.99

The Amulet Of Samarkand

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2 Oct 2017
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29 Jul 2011
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3 May 2007
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The Amulet of Samarkand is the first title in the New York Times bestselling Bartimaeus series by Jonathan Stroud, author of Lockwood & Co. - a global No.1 show on Netflix.

When a young magician’s apprentice secretly summons an irascible 5,000 year old djinni to do his bidding, neither are prepared for the peril that ensues.

Nathaniel is plotting the downfall of his nemesis – a ruthless magician by the name of Simon Lovelace – and tasks Bartimaeus to steal the powerful Amulet of Samarkand from him, in order to exact his revenge.

But before long, Nathaniel and Bartimaeus are caught up in a terrifying adventure much bigger than either of them anticipated, involving intrigue, rebellion and murder…

Set in an alternate London controlled by magicians, this hilarious and electrifying series will enthral readers of all ages.

Drama, humour and hypnotically engaging storytelling – Independent

A thrilling tale of magic and adventure with deliciously pointed comedy – The Times
  • Published: 3 May 2007
  • ISBN: 9781407041629
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 9 hr 32 min
  • Narrator: Steven Pacey
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the author

Jonathan Stroud

Jonathan Stroud was born in Bedford in 1970. After studying English Literature at York University, he moved to London, where he worked as an editor in a publishing firm. He is also the author of the best-selling BARTIMAEUS sequence, which is published in 35 languages and has sold 6 million copies worldwide, and also of four other novels: HEROES OF THE VALLEY, THE LAST SIEGE, THE LEAP and BURIED FIRE. He lives in Hertfordshire with his family. He has yet to see a ghost, but is keeping his eyes open.

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Lockwood & Co: The Creeping Shadow
Lockwood & Co: The Hollow Boy
Lockwood & Co: The Dagger in the Desk
Lockwood & Co: The Whispering Skull
Lockwood & Co: The Screaming Staircase
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Praise for The Amulet Of Samarkand

Drama, humour and hypnotically engaging storytelling

Independent

The truly original touch is the way Stroud alternates Nathaniel's story with the djinni's own knowing and irascible first-person narrative

Guardian

The narrative slips skilfully from first person to third and back and Bartimaeus's voice is laugh-out-loud sassy, while Nathaniel's story has an engaging poignancy as he tries to prove himself in a world in which he has always been despised

The Sunday Times

Terrific stuff

Mail on Sunday

Not since Gulliver's Travels has a children's writer managed to combine a thrilling tale of magic and adventure with such deliciously pointed comedy

The Times
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