22 Books Like The Amulet of Samarkand

Nathaniel was a child when he got separated from his birth parents as they sold him to the government at the age of five and forced him to live as an apprentice to his master, Arthur Underwood. At that time, powerful magicians ruled England, and since Nathaniel was a magician in training, he was told that his life was a sacrifice to the noble family.

Furthermore, Nathaniel’s life keeps getting worse as his master is a cold, cruel, and condescending middle-ranking magician. However, his wife has a completely opposite personality and takes great care of Nathaniel, and shows genuine affection. Everything was going tolerably well for Nathaniel until the summer he turned eleven.

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On his eleventh birthday, the ruthless magician Simon publically humiliates him, and his cowardly master does nothing to protect his reputation and betray him. He decided to take revenge by strengthening his magical powers. However, the story gets an amazing twist when he tries to summon the 5000-year-old djinn by stealing the powerful Amulet of Samarkand and gets himself stuck in a very dangerous situation.

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Languages: English
Rating: 4.0
Author: Jonathan Stroud
Reading Age: 15 years
Pages: 462
Grade Level: 5-8
Series: Bartimaeus Trilogy (Book 1)
Characters: Simon Lovelace, Nathaniel, Arthur Underwood, Martha Underwood

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