Ptolemy's Gate

Author: Jonathan Stroud
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1423141415
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 570

Book Description
In the third book of the series, Bartimaeus, Nathaniel, and Kitty must test the limits of this world, question the deepest parts of themselves -- and trust one another if they hope to survive. Includes a preview chapter from The Ring of Solomon, a Bartimaeus novel.

The Amulet of Samarkand

Author: Jonathan Stroud
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1423141466
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 468

Book Description
Be careful what you wish for. Nathaniel is a magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hot-shot wizard named Simon Lovelace ruthlessly humiliates Nathaniel in front of his elders, Nathaniel decides to kick up his education a few notches and show Lovelace who's boss. With revenge on his mind, he summons the powerful djinni, Bartimaeus. But summoning Bartimaeus and controlling him are two different things entirely, and when Nathaniel sends the djinni out to steal Lovelace's greatest treasure, the Amulet of Samarkand, he finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of magical espionage, murder, and rebellion.

The Ring of Solomon

Author: Jonathan Stroud
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1423149564
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 422

Book Description
Fans rejoice -- everyone's favorite wise-cracking djinni is back! Thousands of years before his fateful service to the magician Nathaniel in London, wily Bartimaeus served as djinni to hundreds of masters, from Babylon and Ancient Egypt to the modern Middle East. In this brilliant new installment in the best-selling series, history is revealed as readers travel alongside Bartimaeus to Jerusalem and the court of King Solomon for his most exciting adventure yet.

The Amulet of Samarkand

Author: Jonathan Stroud
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606328135
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.

The Golem’s Eye

Author: Jonathan Stroud
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1423141504
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 627

Book Description
The second adventure in the Bartimaeus trilogy finds our young apprentice magician Nathaniel working his way up the ranks of the government, when crisis hits. A seemingly invulnerable clay golem is making random attacks on London. Nathaniel and the all-powerful, totally irreverent djinni, Bartimaeus, must travel to Prague to discover the source of the golem's power. In the ensuing chaos, readers will chase a dancing skeleton across London's skyline, encounter the horror of the dreaded Night Police, witness a daring kidnapping, and enter the Machiavellian world of the magician's government. Eventually, Nathaniel and Bartimaeus have to go head to head with the fearsome golem before the surprise identity of his master is finally revealed.

Heroes of the Valley

Author: Jonathan Stroud
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0552557935
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 402

Book Description
Halli loves the old stories from when the valley was a wild and dangerous place when the legendary heroes stood together to defeat the ancient enemy, the bloodthirsty Trows. Nowadays heroics seem a thing of the past. But when a practical joke rekindles an old blood feud, Halli spots a chance for a quest of his own.

Buried Fire

Author: Jonathan Stroud
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
ISBN: 9780552573207
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
When Michael staggers home red-eyed from an afternoon alone on the hill, his brother and sister, can only guess that he has sunstroke. But as the terrifying truth is uncovered, they realize that powerful forces of evil are at large.

The Last Gargoyle

Author: Paul Durham
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1524700223
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
Fans of Jonathan Auxier's The Night Gardener and Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book will tremble with delight for this haunting tale about a lonely gargoyle who isn't alone at all. Penhallow is the last of his kind. The stone gargoyle--he'd prefer you call him a grotesque--fearlessly protects his Boston building from the spirits who haunt the night. But even he is outmatched when Hetty, his newest ward, nearly falls victim to the Boneless King, the ruler of the underworld. Then there's Viola, the mysterious girl who keeps turning up at the most unlikely times. In a world where nightmares come to life, Viola could be just the ally Penhallow needs. But can he trust her when every shadow hides another secret? Can he afford not to?

The Last Siege

Author: Jonathan Stroud
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446480305
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
When Emily, Simon and Marcus discover the deserted castle, it seems like an escape from the midwinter snows and their individual loneliness. But their occupation of the ruin quickly takes on a momentum of its own, and soon threatens their friendship, their freedom and their lives.

The Hollow Boy

Author: Jonathan Stroud
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781484499795
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416

Book Description
As a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in exterminating spirits. Anthony Lockwood is dashing, George insightful, and Lucy