#amulet of samarkand

[nadiajustbe]

Five-year old Nathaniel, looking out the window of his attic — standing on a stool, because otherwise he is too small to reach the view — marvelling at the distant silhouette of the Crystal Palace.

Johnatan Stroud what have you done.

[rawrijustlookatbartimaeusthings]

RAAAAHHHHH (I say that a lot:D) hello!

Just a silly doodle of Kitty and Bart to try to welcome myself onto this platform! I'm obsessed with the Bartimaeus Trilogy (though I do often refuse to read RoS, nothing personal, just can't survive without an angsty alcoholic teen and a demon-befriending girl, y'know?) I mainly just draw Kitty because Ptolemy and Nat are hard for me and I still need practice on them

I'm a ratty kid who tries his best to be good at everything, so hello!! :3 my name is Oliver or Oli, Ollie is fine too but I just find Oli a cuter way to spell it! (I am a minor!) I do enjoy drawing and reading, but I'm an amateur photographer (I take sky pictures, that's all) and I sometimes write just a smidge!

I have very dull and stale humor and I can't seem to do anything but mourn my poor emo/gothic rat of a fictional child😞 /j, though it is kind of my whole personality nowadays.

(Sorry about the bad quality, it's a small doodle with a dull pencil and a bad quality camera)

(Their appearances change each time I draw them, sorry!!)

[jutenium]

“Sholto's bruised immensity made the woman alongside him seem even thinner than she actually was. A stooping heron of a creature, she was dressed in a gray top and a long black skirt, with straight white hair chopped short abruptly behind her ears. Her face was all cheekbones and eyes, and entirely colorless—even her eyes were washed out, two dull marbles the color of rainwater sitting in her head. Long-nailed fingers like scalpels jutted from her frilly sleeves. She carried the odor of authority and danger: the utukku clicked their heels and saluted as she passed, and with a snap of her too-sharp nails, the portal behind her closed into nothing”.

[nikihawkes]

Book Review: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

Title: Amulet of Samarkand Author: Jonathan Stroud Series: Bartimaeus #1 Genre: Middle Grade + Rating: 4.5/5 stars The Overview: Nathaniel is a boy magician-in-training, sold to the government by his birth parents at the age of five and sent to live as an apprentice to a master. Powerful magicians rule Britain, and its empire, and Nathaniel is told his is the “ultimate sacrifice” for a…

[narinick]

I love the Bart-Design! It’s so unique with the short curly hair! Beautiful!!

“Is that so? In that case—” the counterfeit boy stepped forward and was suddenly very close—"I might as well kill you myself right now. What have I got to lose? I’ll be in the tin either way, but I’ll have the satisfaction of breaking your neck first.”

The Amulet of Samarkand

Jonathan Stroud

[lejay-the-impossible]

The memory of Ptolemy

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

[winter-wise]

Nathaniel aged 12:

[ironyscleverer]

Ok I reread the first chapter of the Amulet of Samarkand yesterday because I’m trying to write a screenplay and it’s so telling that when Bart gets his command to steal the Amulet, his FIRST thought is that Nat is being manipulated. He sees this tiny child asking for something dangerous and is immediately all “where’s your terrible evil master? Who’s making you do this?”

Obviously it turns out Nat really is just a menace, but it’s funny that we’re only like 3 pages in and Bart has already outed himself as a total softie

[bobbys-not-that-small]

Bartimaeus fandom can you help a gal out?? What would you say is a recognisable symbol/symbols of the trilogy as a whole? Like Lockwood & Co would be a rapier/lavender/cup of tea, and Scarlett & Browne would be… a gun?? A hat?? Actually, S&B fandom help me out too

[silverfeatheredserpent]

а disgruntled Bartimaeus

[nadiajustbe]

Six years old. This is the age Nathaniel was when the Underwood's studyroom incident happened.

To put it into perspective. Six years old is the age most of the children across the world start their first school year. Six years old is the age people learn to read written texts. Six years old is the age children sing silly little nursery rhymes and play rock-paper-scissors. Six year old is the age where one's main worry is warm milk and whether is there cartoons running on TV. Six years old is the age children sleep with teddy bears and let their parents wrap them in a blanket. Six years old is the age in which Nathaniel — even If he was permitted to do so — wouldn't be able to write his own birth name, as it is to complex for such a young kid to spell.

Six years is the age children are most scared of monsters and their beds (completely imaginable, as they are kids, living in their fantasies). Six years old is the age they wake their parents in the verge of the night, so they would check safe them from this monster. Six years old is the age any respectable caretaker should view through the lenses of empathy, ensure the child that they're safe, kiss them goodnight abd let the nightlight on.

Six years old. This the age Nathaniel was when Arthur Underwood found him on the floor, curled up, crying for twenty minutes straight. And he was satisfied with the result.

[brave-symphonia]

I also really like how the footnotes make Bartimaeus seem larger, is that the right word?

Like, you can feel his experience as something that's been around and knows all kinds of things, has met all kinds of powerful people, knows all about his side of the world.

Like, that first footnote, he mentions that most of the time apprentices just get nightmares, but sometimes they step outside of their circle, and even mentions how it's risky because they may grow up and get revenge.

Like, that tells that he knows about other demons, tells you a bit about the functions of the summoning, and a bit of why a demon like him may want to be a bit cautious.

I just really like how you get insights into his thoughts like that without needing to distract from the story.

[jutenium]

"You're our hero", that's what Mr. Devereaux said

Oh, little naive Natty boy... Haha and little naive Mr. Devereaux too. They have this common foolish...ness. Devereaux is a bad role model for kids. Especially for this one.

[kathea]

A birthday gift for my friend @yonetee ❤

She got me to read the Amulet of Samarkand and then she asked for fanart of it. :D So I drew the djinn Bartimaeus in his favourite form.

I've never really heard anyone else mention this book (other than Yone), and it's a pity because it's such a great book! I love how both the main characters are arrogant and mostly following their own goals instead of being the cliché perfect heroes who save everyone. XD

[littlelapwing]

Prompt from someone in the discord.