The book and series are about power struggles in a magical dystopia. The first edition (paperback) was published in September 2003 by Doubleday in the United Kingdom. 1 It is the first book in the Bartimaeus trilogy written by English author Jonathan Stroud. Urn:lcp:amuletofsamarkan00stro_0:lcpdf:f252df06-f95c-4539-a26c-91cd1a071375 The Amulet of Samarkand is a children's novel of alternate history, fantasy and magic. Read the first 3 pages.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 20:39:36 Boxid IA174201 Boxid_2 CH101901 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Containerid_2 X0001 Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition 1st Hyperion pbk. I also love it because the Main character talks out to you personally, as if you are actually inside the story line, right by their sides.
I love it because a young boy is so powerful at so young (I always wanted to be special like that.) And what's also neat is, you can actually relate to half of the things going on. Jonathan Stroud (is the author of four previous books in the Lockwood & Co. One second you think you know what's going on, the next, all of a sudden that short little side story plays a huge role. I was so hooked that I would actually read it instead of going to the theaters. The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud (Hardcover, 2003) at the best online prices at eBay Free shipping for many products Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Signed 1st Ed. The book pages turned into an actuall movie screen! It was amazing.
I read it with complete pessimism, ready to totally shoot it down, but I was completely thrown off guard. It was one of the morst tauntilizing, wittiest books I have ever read, (- and I have read a ton). My sister, who is the ultimate book worm, picked this book up for me and told me to read just the first 3 pages. When I was younger, I was forced to read so many stupid books in school, that I hate reading now.
0 kommentar(er)
