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The title character, Bartimaeus, is a five-thousand year old djinni, a spirit of approximately mid-level power. There are five basic levels of spirits, in order of increasing power: imps, foliots, djinn, afrits and marids. There also exists a variety of subclasses in each level. Above these levels exist even more powerful entities, who are rarely summoned. Most notable of these entities are Ramuthra and Nouda.
The story is told through the viewpoint of four characters, the magician John Mandrake (birthname Nathaniel), the djinni Bartimaeus, the commoner Kitty Jones, and, briefly, the foliot Simpkin.
Bartimaeus Trilogy - Book 1 – The Amulet Of Samarkand
Nathaniel is a young magician’s apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hotshot wizard named Simon Lovelace ruthlessly humiliates Nathaniel in front of everyone he knows, Nathaniel decides to kick up his education a few notches and show Lovelace who’s boss. With revenge on his mind, he masters one of the toughest spells of all: summoning the all-powerful djinni, Bartimaeus. But summoning Bartimaeus and controlling him are two different things entirely, and when Nathaniel sends the djinni out to steal the powerful Amulet of Samarkand, Nathaniel finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of magical espionage, murder, blackmail, and revolt.
Bartimaeus Trilogy - Book 2 – Golem’s Eye
The second adventure in the Bartimaeus trilogy finds our young apprentice magician Nathaniel working his way up the ranks of the government, when crisis hits. A seemingly invulnerable clay golem is making random attacks on London. Nathaniel and the all-powerful, totally irreverent djinni, Bartimaeus, must travel to Prague to discover the source of the golemâs power.
Bartimaeus Trilogy - Book 3 - Ptolemy’s Gate
In this thrilling conclusion of the Bartimaeus trilogy, the destinies of Bartimaeus, Nathaniel, and Kitty are thrown together once more. For the first time, we will learn the secrets of Bartimaeus’s past, and get a glimpse into the Other Place — the world of demons — as together, the threesome must face treacherous magicians, unravel a masterfully complex conspiracy, and defeat a formidable faction of demons. And worst of all, they must somehow cope with one another…
Books Included:
1. Stroud, Jonathan – Bartimaeus Trilogy 01 – The Amulet of Samarkand
2. Stroud, Jonathan – Bartimaeus Trilogy 02 – The Golem’s Eye
3. Stroud, Jonathan – Bartimaeus Trilogy 03 – Ptolemy’s Gate
~tbp~
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"Cyrin" // December 18, 2007 at 1:34 am
While the book itself is very entertaining, the theme of this book is not revealed until the very end. In a dialogue between Bartimaeus and Kitty near the end of the final book, a truth is revealed that, at face value, appears to only be true for spirits, but actually seems to explain the motives of all of the main character’s actions. This book is definitely recommended for anyone who likes literature that makes you think.