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| Author | Jonathan Stroud |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Bartimaeus series |
| Genre | Children's, Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 30 September 2003 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Paperback & Hardback) |
| Pages | 462 (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-7868-1859-X (first edition, paperback) |
| OCLC | 52509519 |
| LC Class | PZ7.S92475 Am 2003 |
| Followed by | The Golem's Eye |
The Amulet of Samarkand is a young adult novel of alternate history, fantasy and magic.[1] It is the first book in the Bartimaeus Sequence written by English author Jonathan Stroud. The first edition (paperback) was published in September 2003 by Doubleday in the United Kingdom. The book and series are about power struggles in a magical dystopia centred in London, England, and feature a mix of current and ancient, secular and mythological themes. The book is named after a magical artifact created in the ancient Asian city of Samarkand, around which the story revolves.
- ^ Jones, Diana Wynne (13 December 2003). "Review: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2020.