The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud

In order: The Amulet of Samarkand ,The Golem's Eye, and Ptolmey's Gate are the three books that make up Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus trilogy. The first book in the trilogy was good, I enjoyed it, but I really really liked the second two much better. I have to tell you, however, that Nathaniel is quite difficult to like, but you have to know that he is not really the protagonist . . . Bartimaeus is. It's written in first person when it's Bartimaeus' perspective and in limited third person when telling Nathaniel or Kitty's perspective, making it so you feel closer to Bartimaeus . . . was that confusing enough? Good. Now go read it! ;)