#the amulet of Samarkand

[lejay-the-impossible]

The memory of Ptolemy

[winter-wise]

Nathaniel aged 12:

[riotgerrd]

hey do any of you remember the bartimaeus trilogy

[littlelapwing]

“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

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

[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

[jewishicequeen]

"It isn't justice you're after, boy. It's oblivion. Everything you had went up in flames last night, so now you've got nothing to lose. I can read your thoughts as if they were my own. You want to go out in a blaze of glory against Lovelace... it would be so easy, following your master and his wife into the darkness. So much easier then starting life a fresh."

Was suddenly struck by this line in AoS. Bartimaeus, you're talking from experience here, aren't you?

[silverfeatheredserpent]

а disgruntled Bartimaeus

[deadiez]

books I read in april 2024

[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

[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.

[lejay-the-impossible]

𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒍...

𝑺𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐 𝒕𝒐 𝑲𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆.

A perfect ending that manages to break me every time. I recently finished my Bartimaeus reread and that day I decided to go somewhere nice and quiet. I went to a park near the sea, found myself a perfect tree to climb on, brought my backpack with disgusting bitter tea and some cookies to make it more bearable and proceeded with reading. I think I was on that tree for about three hours. When the ending finally hit I cried a little bit and felt a small emptiness but also a grand satisfaction.

Now it's time to reread Ring of Solomon to finish off the sequence and leave Bartimaeus on a nice humorous note.

[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”.

[littlelapwing]

Prompt from someone in the discord.

[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.