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The Golem's Eye

By: Jonathan Stroud
Narrated by: Steven Pacey
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 In The Amulet of Samarkand, the young magician Nathaniel won wide acclaim for his daring exploits in saving the powerful jewel for the government. Now, he seems set to continue his meteoric rise through the ministerial ranks. But the mysterious Resistance inflicts terrifying destruction on London, and soon Nathaniel's job and his very life are under threat, not only from the elusive Kitty and her companions, but from an unknown and bewildering source. Nathaniel is forced to embark on a perilous mission to the enemy city of Prague and to summon once again the troublesome, enigmatic, and quick-witted djinni, Bartimaeus.

This is a roller-coaster ride of magic, adventure, and political skullduggery, in which the fates of Nathaniel, Bartimaeus and Kitty explosively collide.

©2007 Jonathan Stroud (P)2007 Random House Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy Funny Witty Magic Users

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Great story and really funny, fantastic pacing and well laid out story from one perspective to another

Really entertaining

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Funny, clever with believable protagonist's. The lead role is a cad but you want him to succeed.

Great Junior fiction.

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Pacey was the perfect choice for narrator. He understands the characters perfectly. The story is not as good as the amulet of samarkand but the characters are still relatable.

Bartimaeus steals the show again...

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2nd part of the brilliant Bartemeus trilogy and equally as entertaining as the 1st and 3rd. Energetically read by Steven Pacey the story flies along. Never a dull moment download all three parts, you won't regret it.

Good listening

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I read this when first published after I left uni and found the audio book 18 years later just a good, funny and enthralling as ever.
Well recommended

Still fun

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Brilliant work by Stroud and expertly read. My only note would be to incorporate the footnotes that served as Batlrtimaeus's thoughts in the written work as they oft provide context or personal insight relevant to the story

Brilliant as ever

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Absolutely awesome story it’s amazing how it surpasses the original book and continues the saga

Amazing

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Fantastic
The only reason I tried the series is because of Steven Pacey, he is absolutely brilliant and a master of his craft.
The story is engaging and very entertaining and I didn’t want it to end.
Jonathon Stroud is my new favourite author, I hope the Bartimaeus trilogy will never end 😝

Brilliant

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Such a good narrator, captures the characters perfectly. Stroud is a genius! Love these books

Amazing story and expertly narrated

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The first part of the Trilogy certainly impressed me (obviously enough to download the second part!), but the second installment absolutely blew me out of the water!

Firstly, I want to talk about the narrator, seeing as this is an audiobook and can greatly affect your enjoyment of the story and I must say that Steven Pacey's narration is the absolute best I have heard since Stephen Fry read Harry Potter.

He provides the listener with immaculately distinguishable characters, imbuing each voice with its own accent, lilt, sarcasm, pitch and speed which in turn imbue the story with a 3D quality, a realism I just don't think you get if you were to read the paper book.

Then of course, the story itself. I'm sure readers can find a synopsis from the first book to get an idea about the plotline but what I found most interesting and different from other magical fantasy, is the precarious status of the 'protagonist'.

The trilogy's namesake is the demon Bartimaeus, but his existence on Earth can only be facilitated by Nathaniel the Magician; Nathaniel's exploits took up most of the storyline in Book One though developments in the activities of Kitty the Revolutionary share half the limelight in Book Two; and curious developments at the end of this book suggest that our main characters are not necessarily guaranteed a triumph for all three work at crossed purposes. By the way, as a reader, you will also come to simultaneously sympathise with, and disdain all three!

Another unique element is the narrating voice which shifts around from 1st person Bartimaeus, to omniscient narrator with a focus on the feelings of Nathaniel, to omnipresent narrator with a focus on all characters present.

Lastly, this book made me laugh :) With witty, ironic dialogue and a dry humour (especially in the character Bartimaeus), this book has a throughly British comedic sense and the story and characters are a joy to read because of it :)

Cannot heap enough praise!

Awesome story,flowing prose,impeccable narration!

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