Vespertilio91
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Has anyone ever read The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. The three books included are The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, and Ptolemy's Gate. I loved them all.
I especially liked these because of the main characters, Bartimaeus (a spirit of magic that is summoned by magicians on earth to do their bidding.) and Nathaniel (a budding, shy magician.).
The one thing that stuck out in my mind was the wonderful use of an underlying story to carry the books together. I also liked the superscript use. He would put comments from Bartimaeus in the bottom margin and add a superscript to where it belonged. It added a whole new feel to the book.
I really liked this author and hope he writes more. Does anyone else know him. Tell me what you think.
I especially liked these because of the main characters, Bartimaeus (a spirit of magic that is summoned by magicians on earth to do their bidding.) and Nathaniel (a budding, shy magician.).
The one thing that stuck out in my mind was the wonderful use of an underlying story to carry the books together. I also liked the superscript use. He would put comments from Bartimaeus in the bottom margin and add a superscript to where it belonged. It added a whole new feel to the book.
I really liked this author and hope he writes more. Does anyone else know him. Tell me what you think.