THE AMULET OF SAMARKAND

THE AMULET OF SAMARKAND IS A CHILDREN’S NOVEL OF ALTERNATE HISTORY, FANTASY AND MAGIC. THE BOOK AND SERIES ARE ABOUT POWER STRUGGLES IN A MAGICAL DYSTOPIA CENTRED IN LONDON, ENGLAND FEATURING A MIX OF CURRENT AND ANCIENT, SECULAR AND MYTHOLOGICAL THEMES. THE BOOK IS NAMED FOR A MAGICAL ARTIFACT CREATED IN THE ANCIENT ASIAN CITY OF SAMARKAND, AROUND WHICH THE STORY REVOLVES, HERE NATHANIEL IS A MAGICIAN WHO FINDS HIMSELF IN A WHIRLWIND OF MAGICAL ESPIONAGE, MURDER, BLACKMAIL, AND REVOLT.