A Book to Read: The Amulet of Samarkand

Author: Jonathan Stroud

Synopsis: A magician's young apprentice, Nathaniel, summons a 5000 year old djinn (genie) Bartimaeus and gives him the difficult task of stealing the Amulet of Samarkand from a powerful, greedy, rich enchanter Simon Lovelace. As the plot unfolds, Nathaniel and Bartimaeus find out that they enter a phase where the intriguing magic and the chain of events are just too much to cope up with.

VERDICT

This book falls in the "Must Read" category and is an excellent way to kill the idle time you have. This book will take you from pentacles to magicians to djinns and monstrous entities all the way till the last word and is sure to enthrall anyone who comes by and flips through its pages.

The Elite Window Rating: 4.8/5

Happy Reading!

Aditya C.R

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