Just a quick plug for Jonathan Stroud, whose book Buried Fire I am enjoying immensely this afternoon.
Rachelle and I both love his Bartimaeus Trilogy, in which a parallel modern world is ruled by magocracies whose arrogant magicians summon and contract with djinn to maintain fascist rule over the populace, and whom they employ as bodyguards, counselors, armed forces and assassins as they vie with one another for ever more power and influence. Bartimaeus, a sarcastic but charming 5000 year old djinni, is the star attraction in this imaginative and very well-written series.
The Bartimaeus Trilogy:
- The Amulet of Samarkand
- The Golem's Eye
- Ptolemy's Gate
Others:
- Buried Fire
- The Leap (haven't read this yet - put a hold on it at the library)
- The Last Siege
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