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The Golem's Eye (A Bartimaeus Novel, 2)

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The second adventure in the Bartimaeus trilogy finds our young apprentice magician Nathaniel working his way up the ranks of the government, when crisis hits. A seemingly invulnerable clay golem is making random attacks on London. Nathaniel and the all-powerful, totally irreverent djinni, Bartimaeus, must travel to Prague to discover the source of the golem's power. In the ensuing chaos, readers will chase a dancing skeleton across London's skyline, encounter the horror of the dreaded Night Police, witness a daring kidnapping, and enter the Machiavellian world of the magician's government. Eventually, Nathaniel and Bartimaeus have to go head to head with the fearsome golem before the surprise identity of his master is finally revealed.

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ISBN9780786818600
PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication Date09/01/04
Pages576

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  • lenarina
    lenarina

    14 Followers

    4.0

    Ich fand die Perspektive von Kitty eine großartige Ergänzung in diesem Buch. Nathaniel war hingegen in diesem Band eher eine Antagonist. Ich bin gespannt, wie es weitergeht.

    Jun 25, 2025

  • timefliesaway
    timefliesaway

    2 Followers

    3.0

    I loved the easiness of the first book and was therefore a bit discomforted/displeased (?) that this took a more serious turn. At least in the beginning. I did like the last chapters, especially once Kitty and Bartimaeus had met in person. I did love her story, it was better than Nathaniel’s for sure, even though both act because of revenge. The writing overall is really neat, and the author surely loves describing things. Sometimes I feel like he gets to wrapped up into descriptions, which is not my preference, but he definitely has talent. So overall I kinda enjoyed reading it, but the first 200-300 pages were a bit hard to get myself into it much. At that point, I just wanted to finish it. Then, however, once the strings worked against Nathaniel’s favor, it became a bit more interesting. Especially I loved that Kitty & Bartimaeus got along. And were amused about talking badly about Nathaniel! Serves him right, that boy. And i also loved a lot that Nathaniel didn’t turn out to be the hero, as compared to the last book. Yes, to the outside world and the other magicians, he’s the hero, but Bartimaeus and the readers know better. Thank you, Jonathan, for this!

    Jan 18, 2024

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