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smcwalters 's review for:
The Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxed Set
by Jonathan Stroud
These may not appeal to everyone, but I liked the clever, sardonic voice they're written in. They're set in a world where magic, being real, is inevitably entangled in politics and class.
The series starts out thus: a small boy with a knack for secretly mastering difficult spells finds he's summoned an ancient djinni who must follow his every command, much to the djinni's dismay and annoyance.
The use of footnotes for sarcastic asides amuses me.
The series starts out thus: a small boy with a knack for secretly mastering difficult spells finds he's summoned an ancient djinni who must follow his every command, much to the djinni's dismay and annoyance.
The use of footnotes for sarcastic asides amuses me.