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562 pp.
| Hyperion/Miramax
| September, 2004
|
TradeISBN 0-7868-1860-3$17.95
(2)
4-6
Bartimaeus Trilogy series.
This second book in the Bartimaeus Trilogy adds a new character to The Amulet of Samarkand's entertaining mix of power-hungry junior magician Nathaniel and supercilious djinni Bartimaeus: Kitty, a commoner and a member of the Resistance opposing the magicians' corrupt rule. The action never flags--with not one but two seemingly unstoppable villains to defeat--and the escalating intrigue among the three main characters bodes well for book three.