The Amulet of Samarkand
The Amulet of Samarkand is Jonathan Stroud's fantasy novel, first published by Doubleday in the UK in September 2003, with a US edition from Miramax/Hyperion. In a London ruled by magicians, apprentice Nathaniel orders the djinni Bartimaeus to steal an amulet. It opens the Bartimaeus Sequence.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Doubleday, 2003
- Series
- Bartimaeus Sequence
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud was first published in 2003. We track 2 editions.
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- Miramax Books/Hyperion Books For Children2003 Other · Bartimaeus Sequence 1 I own The Bartimaeus Trilogy: Book One, Miramax Books/Hyperion Books For Children 2003 Log in to want this
- Corgi2004 Paperback · Bartimaeus Sequence 1 I own The Amulet of Samarkand, Corgi 2004 Log in to want this
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- 39 on Open Library, 24 in English
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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How many editions of The Amulet of Samarkand are there?
We track 2 editions of The Amulet of Samarkand. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was The Amulet of Samarkand first published?
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud was first published in 2003.
Where these facts come from
- The Amulet of Samarkand, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Amulet of Samarkand (Doubleday, 2003), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- The Amulet of Samarkand (review), Publishers Weekly, 2003 (publishersweekly.com)
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