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//The Amulet of Samarkand//
by Jonathan Stroud

===Summary: The Amulet of Samarkand is an extremely strange artifact. What's so great about it? Only Simon Lovelace knows. Nathanial was given to a magician, Arthur Underwood. He soon learns the ways of a magician in Underwood's home. Then the trouble starts. When Nathanial goes to his first Magician Council, he finds himself caught up in a battle of wits with Simon Lovelace. Unimpressed with Nathanial's learning skills, he makes a certain comment that causes Nathanial to take action. In this way, his favorite teacher gets dismissed, and Nathanial gets a cruel punishment. Ever since then, he vows to get revenge on the magician who dared insult him. That's when Bartimaeus comes into the picture. Bartimaeus is a djinni with a sharp tongue. By studying up on summoning demons, Nathanial is able to summon this fourteenth-level djinni. Powerless against the bind of Adelbrand's Pentacle, Bartimaeus has no choice but to help him. He finds out some ineresting information about Lovelace and steals the Amulet from him. It still doesn't stop there. Lovelace is after them now. Now, Nathanial knows that this Amulet is a lot more to Lovelace than jewelry. Bartimaeus and Nathanial will need to find out about this Amulet, or else danger could befall the world and all who inhabit it.===

===Rating: I rate this a ten because of the sensory detail and the amazing story plot. It may not ne a horror story, but it's still awesome! Jonathan Stroud wrote this amazing book. If you want to learn more go to http://www.jonathanstroud.com/.=== New Title: