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The amulet of samarkand by jonathan stroud, 2003, hyperion books for children edition, in english 1st ed. This story is set in present day london, but in a parallel universe. The amulet of samarkand quotes showing of 40 one magician demanded i show him an. It is the first book in the bartimaeus trilogy written by english author jonathan stroud. The amulet of samarkand is set in a modernday london that is ruled by magicians. The amulet of samarkand ebook written by jonathan stroud. But with the amulet of samarkand, we liked basically all the story, except that it felt like wed only got half of it. Unfortunately the graphic adaptation of the novel is kind of mixed. The amulet of samarkand the graphic novel by jonathan stroud. It often gets compared to harry potter, but aside from both being about a boy wizard, the series are wildly different in tone and characterization.
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