![]() ![]() The political and social system of the day is an oligarchy composed of two classes – the commoners and the ruling class that are the magicians. However, the novels assume that demons, magicians, and magic throughout the centuries have radically altered history. Even as it is set in an alternate history period of London, most of the people, events, and cities are derived from real history. The novels are about Nathaniel a teenage magician who learning magic, summoned Bartimaeus during the period when London was at the peak of world dominance as a magical oligarchy. ![]() The lead character Bartimaeus from whose name the series is named, is a five millennia old djinn with a reluctant and boisterous spirit. First intended to be a trilogy, the first novel in the series “The Amulet of Samarkand” was published in 2003, followed by two more titles in 20, and a prequel in 2010. ![]() The Bartimaeus Sequence is a series of magical, fantasy and alternate history novels by Jonathan Stroud the British novelist. ![]()
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