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: Define the relationship between magicians (the "masters") and the spirits (the "slaves") they summon from the Other Place. Stroud, Jonathan - Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1 -...

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The Binding Word: Coercion and Agency in Stroud's Magical London Introduction

: Introduce the cynical world of The Amulet of Samarkand , where magic is not a natural gift but a system of enslaved spirits.