title: The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1)
author:  Jonathan Stroud 
description: When the 5,000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by Nathaniel, a young magician's 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. Before long, both djinni and apprentice are caught up in a terrifying flood of magical intrigue, murder and rebellion. Set in a modern-day London controlled by magicians, this hilarious, electrifying thriller will enthral readers of all ages.
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  **BOOKS BY JONATHAN STROUD**
  
  
  
  
  
  LOCKWOOD & CO.
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Screaming Staircase_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Whispering Skull_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Hollow Boy_
  
  
  
  
  
  THE BARTIMAEUS BOOKS
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Amulet of Samarkand_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Golem’s Eye_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Ptolemy’s Gate_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Ring of Solomon_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Amulet of Samarkand: The Graphic Novel_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Buried Fire_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Leap_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Last Siege_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Heroes of the Valley_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Text copyright © 2015 by Jonathan Stroud  
  Cover illustration © 2015 by Michael Heath  
  
  
  Illustrations © 2015 by Kate Adams  
  
  
  Cover design by Sammy Yuen
  
  
  
  
  
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