Nathaniel (Bartimaeus trilogy)
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Nathaniel is a character in Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy. Nathaniel is one of the main characters of this series. After coming of age when he was 12 years old, he was granted the new name of John Mandrake.
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In The Amulet Of Samarkand, Nathaniel starts off as a young boy who, at the age of six, had been given up by his parents to apprenticeship under a mediocre Whitehall magician named Arthur Underwood. Underwood begins teaching the boy in magic, but Nathaniel, being curious and inquisitive, decides to advance his education to higher levels without the knowledge of his tutor.
However, at the age of ten, in his master's house, Nathaniel is publicly humiliated by a greedy and ambitious young fellow magician named Simon Lovelace. In a fit of juvenile fury, Nathaniel hatches a plan for vengeance.
Nathaniel summons Bartimaeus, a 5,000-year-old djinni to exact his revenge on Lovelace. Mrs. Underwood inadvertently gives out his real name to Bartimaeus. This vastly limits his control over the djinni, who can launch counterspells incorporating Nathaniel's name.
In the end, he earns the respect of the majority of the other magicians, including Rupert Deveraux, the Prime Minister. He is accepted as a magician in the government.
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Nathaniel at fourteen, now known by the adult name of John Mandrake, is a junior member of the British government, tasked to destroy the annoying group of commoners called the Resistance, who are attempting (feebly) to humble the magicians' rule. Events take a more serious turn when an unstoppable clay golem begins wreaking havoc in the city, destroying buildings, people and spirits alike. Only with the reluctant help of Bartimaeus and the surprising aid of Kitty Jones are the attacks finally quelled.
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In the final book of the series, Nathaniel, risen to the ruling Council, is faced by a massive revolt of magicians and spirits together, led by Nouda, a spirit of awesome power who can not even be defeated by the legendary Gladstone's staff. The best efforts of Nathaniel, Bartimaeus and Kitty working together reluctantly will not be enough to stop Nouda without a supreme sacrifice (i.e. death). During the course of the book, Nathaniel rejects his magician name of John Mandrake and the shallow lifestyle he adopted to rise in the government, and goes back to the more selfless persona of Nathaniel.
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The Golem's Eye [ISBN 038560615X ]
Nathaniel at fourteen, now known by the adult name of John Mandrake, is a junior member of the British government, tasked to destroy the annoying group of commoners called the Resistance, who are attempting (feebly) to humble the magicians' rule. Events take a more serious turn when an unstoppable clay golem begins wreaking havoc in the city, destroying buildings, people and spirits alike. Only with the reluctant help of Bartimaeus and the surprising aid of Kitty Jones are the attacks finally quelled.
Role in
In the final book of the series, Nathaniel, risen to the ruling Council, is faced by a massive revolt of magicians and spirits together, led by Nouda, a spirit of awesome power who can not even be defeated by the legendary Gladstone's staff. The best efforts of Nathaniel, Bartimaeus and Kitty working together reluctantly will not be enough to stop Nouda without a supreme sacrifice (i.e. death). During the course of the book, Nathaniel rejects his magician name of John Mandrake and the shallow lifestyle he adopted to rise in the government, and goes back to the more selfless persona of Nathaniel.
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| Bartimaeus Trilogy | |
|---|---|
| Books | The Amulet of Samarkand | The Golem's Eye | Ptolemy's Gate |
| Main characters | Nathaniel | Bartimaeus | Kitty Jones |
| Other topics | Magic in the Bartimaeus trilogy | Characters of the Bartimaeus trilogy |
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