In The Golem's Eye, the second novel in The Bartimaeus Trilogy wirtten by Jonathan Stroud, we rejoin our protagonists, Nathaniel and Bartimaeus, nearly three years after the end of Amulet of Samarkand, the first book in the Trilogy. Nathaniel, now working as an understudy to the Minister of Internal Affairs, and an unwilling Bartimaeus join together again as they attempt to uncover the culprits behind the resistance, a group of commoners against the Magician's rule, and to discover the identity of the mysterious creature wreaking havoc in London. In this book, we also gain ourselves a new major character; Kitty Jones, a commoner and a member of the resistance. As usual, Bartimaeus' wit and sarcasm, as well as those lovely foot-notes, make the book all that more enjoyable. 

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Blurb

Two years have passed since the events of The Amulet of Samarkand and the young magician Nathaniel is rising fast through the government ranks. But his career is suddenly threatened by a series of terrifying crises. A dangerous golem makes random attacks on London and other raids, even more threatening, are perpetrated by the Resistance. Nathaniel and Bartimaeus travel to Prague, enemy city of ancient magic, but while they are there uproar breaks out at home and Nathaniel returns to find his reputation in tatters. Can he rescue it from his Machiavellian adversaries in the government bent on his destruction? This title is a thrilling sequel in which the relationship between the young magician and the djinni remains as teasing and complex as ever.

Details

Published: 2005
Pages: 592
Age: 12+