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

Nathaniel is a young magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. 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. With revenge on his mind, he masters one of the toughest spells of all: summoning the all-powerful djinni, Bartimaeus. 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. 

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. 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.

Biografie
Jonathan Stroud wurde in Bedford geboren. Er arbeitete zunächst als Lektor. Nachdem er seine ersten eigenen Kinderbücher veröffentlicht hatte, beschloss er, sich ganz dem Schreiben zu widmen. Er wohnt mit seiner Frau Gina und den gemeinsamen Kindern Isabelle, Arthur und Louis in der Nähe von London.

Berühmt wurde er durch seine weltweite Bestseller-Tetralogie um den scharfzüngigen Dschinn Bartimäus, dessen Abenteuer in »Das Amulett von Samarkand«, »Das Auge des Golem«, »Die Pforte des Magiers« und »Der Ring des Salomo« erzählt werden.