The Amulet of Samarkand
first publication date: 2003-09-30
genre: children's fiction, fantasy, alternate history
part of the series: Bartimaeus Sequence
series ordinal: 1
original title: The Amulet of Samarkand
original language: English
followed by: The Golem's Eye
ebooks: on Internet Archive
The Amulet of Samarkand is a children's novel of alternate history, fantasy and magic. It is the first book in the Bartimaeus Sequence written by English author Jonathan Stroud. The first edition (paperback) was published in September 2003 by Doubleday in the United Kingdom. The book and series are about power struggles in a magical dystopia centred in London, England, and feature a mix of current and ancient, secular and mythological themes. The book is named after a magical artifact created in the ancient Asian city of Samarkand, around which the story revolves. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Editions
4- date of publication: 2003ISBN-13: 978-0-7868-1859-4
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