The Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxed Set by Jonathan Stroud

Harry Potter is pornography, trying to convince children that the world is much shallower than it really is. It doesn't try to explain the motivations of people who we see as 'evil,' they just are. evil and offers nothing new to the reader. While Harry Potter is well written, the story is the simple tale of good vs. The main characters, Nathaniel, was great becuase I couldn't help but love and hate him throughout the series as he changed. I like the fact that the story involves the conflicting stories of wizards, djinn, and normal, non-magical people. In the trilogy the wizards are the elite, the rulers, the imperialists who control empire after empire with the help of their slaves, the djinn. The story doesn't operate in a secluded location, disconnected form the rest of the world. The reason I liked this series was what it offered that many other fantasy books leave out. Stroud lives in St Albans, Hertfordshire, with his two children, Isabelle and Arthur, and his wife Gina, an illustrator of children's books.ĭON'T READ HARRY POTTER, READ THE BARTIMAEUS TRIOLOGY The books in this series are The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, and Ptolemy's Gate, his first books to be published in the United States.

This is done by examining the perspective of the sarcastic and slightly egomaniacal djinni Bartimaeus. A special feature of these novels compared to others of their genre is that Stroud examines the stereotypes and ethics of the magician class and the enslaved demons. In May 1999, Stroud published his first children's novel, Buried Fire, which was the first of a line of fantasy/mythology children's books.Īmong his most prominent works are the bestselling Bartimaeus Trilogy. During the 1990s, he started publishing his own works and quickly gained success. He worked with different types of books there and this soon led to the writing of his own books.

After he completed his studies of English literature at the University of York, he worked in London as an editor for the Walker Books store. To escape boredom he would occupy himself with books and stories. Between the ages seven and nine he was often ill, so he spent most of his days in the hospital or in his bed at home. Stroud grew up in St Albans where he enjoyed reading books, drawing pictures, and writing stories. Jonathan Anthony Stroud is an author of fantasy books, mainly for children and youths.

The Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxed Set by Jonathan Stroud