Alternate Landmark History: Many prominent British landmarks have been put to purposes specific for the use of magicians, such as the Tower of London serving as headquarters for both the police and security divisions of the magical government, as well as the nation's most secure prison.Since magic exists in this version of our world, it also fits the Never Was This Universe type of Alternate History. Alternate History: William Gladstone in this universe led a campaign to conquer all of Europe.All Myths Are True: Mythology from all over the world shows up in this universe, though it is mostly explained by djinni influence - and, if Bartimaeus is to be believed, he had a hand on it.Not much is known about water elementals, though one is used as a weapon in the first book. Alchemic Elementals: Djinn are "spirits of air and fire" (afrits are apparently solely fire-based) and golems are embodiments of earth.
Though also played straight in the third book where he has complex feelings about the cruelties of the government and his own part in it, culminating in his self-sacrifice. Underwood's death, but by the second, his hair takes top priority. In the first book, he is devastated at Mrs. Age-Appropriate Angst: Averted Nathaniel's reaction to The Call Knows Where You Live is surprisingly cold for a young boy.Affably Evil: Almost all of the magicians.Played mostly straight, with magicians, at Lovelace's party.Additionally, many adult commoners secretly resist the government in later novels. This may be somewhat of an overstatement, though, as most of the plotting and trickery is pulled off by a djinni who is thousands of years old. Adults Are Useless: Not all of them, admittedly, but the Big Bads are all defeated with the brains of a kid or a couple of kids, the mentors are all fairweather and the commoner adults are generally sheep.British propaganda exaggerates this, claiming he was so fat he couldn't walk and had to be moved around in a specialized wheelchair. Adipose Rex: The last Czech emperor was notably pudgy.Action Girl: Kitty, Asmira from the prequel, and some of the "female" demons, assuming they have genders.In 2019, Start Media optioned both film and television rights for the series.
In an alternate version of modern London, a world ruled by magicians, a precocious young apprentice magician named Nathaniel summons the ancient, powerful, wisecracking djinni Bartimaeus to steal a valuable amulet. A children's fantasy novel series by Jonathan Stroud.
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