Bartimaeus. Amulet of Samarkand

This enchanting and exciting story takes place in modern London. But not in the one we know about, but in London, controlled by wizards, where there are many demons of all kinds - jinn, imps, afriths and other magicians of the magical world... To fulfill his plan, Nathaniel - a young wizard's apprentice - secretly summons an ancient ( who is five thousand years old!) of the impudent genie Bartimaeus. The genie has a difficult task - to steal the all-powerful Amulet of Samarkand from Simon Lovelace, an experienced and infinitely cruel magician. And so Bartimaeus and Nathaniel are whirled by a scary vortex of the most amazing adventures...

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