The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus #1) by Jonathan Stroud Size:Standard Paperback: For others will stop at

For others will stop at nothing to gain the prize as their own

Genres: Historical Fiction - Japan - Classics - Adventure - Philosophy

an unlikely place for evil to be hiding

But Rome is as much a place of women as of men

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The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus #1) by Jonathan Stroud Size:Standard Paperback: For others will stop atNathaniel is eleven years old and a magician's apprentice, learning the traditional arts of magic. All is well until he has a life changing encounter with Simon Lovelace, a magician of unrivaled ruthlessness and ambition. When Lovelace brutally humiliates Nathaniel in public, Nathaniel decides to speed up his education, teaching himself spells way beyond his years. With revenge on his mind, he masters one of the toughest spells of all and summons