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

The Elite Window

Gadget Gossip: The 3G Iphone is coming to India!

Hi all,

With what the Iphone nearing its 10 million mark in sales, Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, only has to make it more exciting with the 3G version of its sensational super phone. It comes with an additional scientific calculator and A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.o and a multi-touch screen much to the envy of HTC and others in the category. Whats more it comes at half the price of the original phone- 199$ that is approx. 8400 INR - but unfortunately that kind of pricing stays in the USA as prices are expected to be around 10000-20000 INR here. Still it is a fun phone and buying it is definitely worth the money! (As compared to a lower Nokia N 95 8GB priced around the same bracket with no multi-touch and it is quite bulky). I eagerly await the release (globally 11th July- in India it might take more time- September and will be released by Airtel and Vodafone) and I congratulate Apple on its success.

C.R Aditya

The Elite Window

Silver Screens: A Box Office Clash!

Recently, the two most debated movies of this summer box office has been

1) Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Director: Andrew Adamson

Studio: Beuna Vista International, Walden Media

Cast: William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Warwick Davis

Synopsis: As the Pevensie children return for a second time to Narnia after 1300 years (Narnian time), they find out that the human Talmarines have wrecked Narnia and stolen the land from the Narnians. Within the Talmarines is an even more evil plot between a power hungry Lord Miraz and his nephew, the rightful heir to the throne, Prince Caspian X. Watch how the battle and magic unfolds and how Prince Caspian help the Narnians along with the Pevensie children to give Narnia its freedom from the evil rule.

2) Indiana Jones Part IV- Kingdom of Crystal Skull

Director: Steven Speilberg

Studio: Paramount Studios

Cast: Harrison Ford

Synopsis: Join Indiana Jones along with his son and wife in an adventure that baffles everyone from start till 10 minutes before it ends- a thriller involving myth, magic and aliens in a spell-binding combination with cool add-ons and stunts that are marvellous and will sure catch your dwindling attentions.

VERDICT

Although both movies where in the top ten and are still there now too in the box office, Narnia has exploded into a super-hit which very obligingly and continuingly supplements the first installment- The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Although the magic was equally good, the not so obvious plot of Narnia makes it a clear winner with mind blowing scenery (New Zealand) and superb music to back it all up. No wonder Walt Disney is so happy! Andrew Adamson has waved his magic again and so has Speilberg in two movies which are sure to leave you happy and enthralled.

ELITE WINDOW RATING

1) Narnia - 9.5/10 (Winner)

2) Indiana Jones- 8.5/10 

Aditya C.R

The Elite Window