THE AMULET OF SAMARKAND - signed

Stroud Jonathan

ISBN 10: 0385605994 / ISBN 13: 9780385605991

Edité par Doubleday, 2003

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fine hardcover copy in a near fine fine dustwrapper 1st edition. SIGNED. When the 5000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice, he expects to have to do nothing more taxing than a little levitation or a few simple illusions.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: THE AMULET OF SAMARKAND - signed
• Éditeur: Doubleday
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0385605994
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780385605991
• Reliure: Hardback
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette
• Signé: Signé par l'auteur

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Synopsis

The sulphur cloud contracted in to a thick column o f smoke that vomited forth thin tendrils ... There was a barely perceptible pause. Then two yellow staring eyes materialized in the heart o f the smoke.
Hey, it was his first time. I won ted to score him.
When the 5,000-ycar-old djinni Bartimacus is summoned by Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice, he expects to have to do nothing more taxing than a few simple illusions. But Nathaniel is a precocious talent and has something rather more dangerous in 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. Before long, both djinni and apprentice are caught up in a terrifying flood of magical intrigue, murder and rebellion.
Set in a modern-day London controlled by magicians, this hilarious, electrifying thriller will enthral readers of all ages.

The Amulet of Samarkand has been received with worldwide acclaim. Film rights have been sold to Miramax and the novel is being published in many laguages.

À propos de l?auteur

Jonathan Stroud was born in Bedford in 1970. After studying English Literature at York University, he moved to London, where he worked as an editor in a publishing firm. He is the author of the best-selling BARTIMAEUS sequence, which is published in 35 languages and has sold 6 million copies worldwide. As well as four other novels: HEROES OF THE VALLEY, THE LAST SIEGE, THE LEAP and BURIED FIRE, Jonathan is now writing a chilling new series called LOCKWOOD & CO. He lives in Hertfordshire with his family.