The chapters are told from Nathaniel and Bartimaeus's point of view. Unexpected events spiral out of control and Nathaniel finds himself up to his neck in a whirlwind of intrigue and danger. He summons Bartimaeus an ancient djinni and sets his plan for revenge into motion. When Simon Lovelace, a powerful, rising star humiliates him, Nathaniel starts to master magic way beyond his years while remaining the 'incompetant boy' in his master's eyes, who didn't intervene on his apprentice's behalf. Underwood on the other hand cares for the boy and he treats her with respect and love. His master is a self-centered man who does not attempt to form a bond with Nathaniel at all. Set in London, Nathaniel is sold by his parents to the government to be an apprentice under a lowly magician by the name of Arthur Underwood. Jonathan Stroud spins a magical world in which magicians rule and commoners are regarded in disdain. And with the rights sold in more than a dozen countries, and a major motion picture in the works, the Bartimaeus trilogy is on the fast track to becoming a classic.

Set in a modern-day London spiced with magicians and mayhem, this extraordinary, funny, pitch-perfect thriller will dazzle the myriad fans of Artemis Fowl and the His Dark Materials trilogy. But summoning Bartimaeus and controlling him are two different things entirely, and when Nathaniel sends the djinni out to steal the powerful Amulet of Samarkand, Nathaniel finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of magical espionage, murder, blackmail, and revolt. With revenge on his mind, he masters one of the toughest spells of all: summoning the all-powerful djinni, Bartimaeus. But when a devious hotshot wizard named Simon Lovelace ruthlessly humiliates Nathaniel in front of everyone he knows, Nathaniel decides to kick up his education a few notches and show Lovelace who's boss.

Nathaniel is a young magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic.

Presenting a thrilling new voice in children's literature-a witty, gripping adventure story featuring a boy and his not-so-tame djinni.

The bartimaeus trilogy book 1