Just finished this one! The story begun in The Amulet of Samarkand continues with Nicholas, the young magician working in the government run by magicians in London. The government is plagued by a mysterious group of commoners known as The Resistance. One of the key members is Kitty who has some immunity to magical powers. Nicholas and his djinni, Bartimaeus, are involved in fights and chases all the while trying to determine what or who is destroying property at random throughout London. Does The Resistance have some new ally in the fight against the magicians? Bartimaeus continues to bring a dry humor and wit along with his servitude to Nicholas. I can't wait to read the third in this trilogy: Ptolemy's Gate. As a side note here, I read in an article that while working on another book, the author thought of this story line. Went home and penned the first four chapters franatically. Does true inspiration work that way? Here's a link to more about the books:
http://www.bartimaeustrilogy.com/about.html SPOILER WARNING: if you don't want the suspense spoiled don't go to this site.
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