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Icicle, August 18, 2006

Tiered of wizards with long beards? Wondering why you always have to see something through the eyes of the hero? The Amulet of Samarkand alters your views on all things magical.

Primarily for younger teenagers, this deserves a sub-category in 'Fantasy'. In a 'Voices of the Coast' event in Queensland, Australia, I had the pleasure to meet the author, Jonathon Stroud, who went through difficult measures to make this book unique.

This is the kind of book where you either hate the style, or love it. Some people dislike the writing technique used, and won't give it a chance, but then again, as intelligent as those people may be... those who open their eyes to all books are cognizant to many things than those who don't read all. Needless to say, this was a book I loved.

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