Description

Once the 5000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, he expects to possess to complete nothing more taxing than the usual little levitation or perhaps a few simple illusions. But Nathaniel is just a precocious talent and has something more dangerous in your 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. In a short time, both djinni and apprentice are swept up in a flood of magical intrigue, murder and rebellion.