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'Hdarl^
fanializina tale."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Nathaniel 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 humihates Nathaniel in public, Nathaniel decides to speed tip his education, teaching himself spells way beyond his years. With revenge on his mind, he masters one of the toughest spells of aU and summons Bartimaeus, a five-thousand-year-old djiimi, to assist him. But summoning Bartimaeus and controlling him are two different things entirely, and when Nathaniel sends the djinni out to steal Lovelace's greatest treasure, he finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of magical espionage, murder, and rebellion.
^e sbape-sbiffl^ Barlimaetrs
[is] a diaboKcal Aladdin, with a sharp tongue, ancient memory, and withering contempt for magicians. How can Books 2 and 3 possibly top the...
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Fülszöveg
'Hdarl^
fanializina tale."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Nathaniel 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 humihates Nathaniel in public, Nathaniel decides to speed tip his education, teaching himself spells way beyond his years. With revenge on his mind, he masters one of the toughest spells of aU and summons Bartimaeus, a five-thousand-year-old djiimi, to assist him. But summoning Bartimaeus and controlling him are two different things entirely, and when Nathaniel sends the djinni out to steal Lovelace's greatest treasure, he finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of magical espionage, murder, and rebellion.
^e sbape-sbiffl^ Barlimaetrs
[is] a diaboKcal Aladdin, with a sharp tongue, ancient memory, and withering contempt for magicians. How can Books 2 and 3 possibly top the adventures here? Well, you'd need to steal a scrymg glass, or crystal, to find out."
—The Neti; York Times Book Revieiv
^ Qxie of ftje liveliest and most inventive fantasies oF recen^^ears."
—Booklist (starred review)
A Selection of the Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, and the Children's Book-of-the-Month Club
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