Children's Fiction
by Jonathan Stroud · Bartimaeus series
A djinni bound to service in an alternate London ruled by magicians, where the servant and his young master must navigate intrigue and rebellion. Stroud's witty, footnote-laden voice and inventive world-building deepen as the resistance against the corrupt magical elite gains ground. The second volume of a trilogy that treats magic as labor and power as something constantly being contested.
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