#bartimaeus sequence spoilers

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Bartimaeus 🤝 Nyanko-sensei/Madara

Taking the form of the human they care most about are the most familiar with

That's it that's the post

#bartimaeus sequence #jonathan stroud #natsume yuujinchou #natsume takashi #natsume reiko #nyanko sensei #nathaniel underwood #bartimaeus sequence spoilers #natsume yuujincho spoilers #bartimaeus spoilers

[fantasmalresplendent]

I doubt Aabria has read the Bartimaeus Trilogy but Suvi is starting to give me big Nathaniel energy. Something something the Empire corrupts all who participate in the system of power structures... Something something becoming that which you thought you were destroying... Something something magic as a tool to be used not a force of nature to be collaborated with... Something something authority disguising insecurity... That's a tasty wizard right there...

#suvirin kedberiket #suvi #wwwo #wwwo spoilers #worlds beyond number #the wizard the witch and the wild one #bartimeus trilogy #the bartimaeus sequence #the bartimaeus trilogy

[the-fandom-fool]

Instead of shortening “Bartimaeus Sequence” to “bartseq” we should shorten it to BS. Not only would this be shorter, but thanks to both Bartimaeus and Nathaniel it’s also one hundred percent accurate

#batimaeus sequence #bartimaeus trilogy #bartseq #or should I say #BS #immediately after posting my funniest bartseq post I post my worst bartseq post #(this one) #nathaniel underwood #john mandrake #spoilers for horrendoushag

[mellowkotto]

What if we put the bartimaeus sequence, Lockwood and co, and Scarlett and Browne characters in the infinity train? (I don't know man I'm just bored)

Bartimaeus Sequence

Nathaniel immediately became obsessed with the numbers. Instead of slowly redeeming himself, he starts off incredibly obsessed with the numbers, the train, and everything in it and his number keeps going up making him even more confused and desperate because he only wants to know what it all means. (Number in the hundredths)

Bartimaeus is a denizen who follows Nathaniel around for the shits and giggles, lies to him about how the number system works only to rile him up some more.

Kitty doesn't bother with the numbers and focuses on getting out of the train, her intentions are often good but her morals at times are clouded and she does things that does more harm than good and it ends up doing more damage than anything. (Number starts at 80s)

Lockwood and Co

Lucy ran away like tulip and at times considered living in the train instead of going back. She knows how the number works but now that she does most of her good deeds are acted out because she wanted to get out which isn't the right intention. She gets frustrated with the entire thing and at some point leaves the group, Lucy got more hostile then and her numbers gets worse which only makes her feel even more worse. Then she finds the skull, it was rough at first but eventually during an unexpected heart to heart he advised her to forget about everything, cover the numbers, and do whatever. (Starts at 50s)

Lockwood means well, he really does but he think he's always doing the right thing, often disregarding his friends' feelings because he believes that protecting them always comes first which makes his numbers worse. He doesn't get why but shrugs it off thinking that it'd get better at some point and when someone tries to bring it up he keeps laughing it off. When Lucy left suddenly, he acts as if he's unbothered, keeps getting excited in difficult trains and dreads talking to George and Holly in fear of Lucy being brought up so he puts on a smile and jump from car to car with hatred, confusion, anger, and self loathing. (Numbers start at 70s)

George, I'm not actually sure for now, but let's say some what about his obsession with knowledge. Kind of similar to Nathaniel but it's less menacing and it's only an issue because he sometimes lie about his intentions just to get answers for his curiosity. (Maybe 30s actually)

Holly has a need to be perfect and has so much self loathing behind walls. Imposter syndrome is a headcanon I have for holly and she keeps doing stuff for others and her friends but her number barely moves because her issue has always been her honest self view and her internalized homophobia (in this au specifically). (Her number is also around 30s)

Skull is an asshole denizen who likes making people's lives worse but after a while with Lucy he starts to empathize and relate to her.

Scarlett and Browne

Scarlett came in the train when she was little after her trauma (won't say because of book 2 spoilers). She's hostile to everyone and as the years go by her numbers get worse. She usually raid cars to steals whatever just for the weird fix she craves, she still has a cuss box and meditates. Scarlett's okay with what she has going on and would rather die than leave the train. She used to be a part of the brothers of the hand (in this au it's a cult like in season 3) but decided to betray and leave them because their presence never made her feel better and she only used them to learn the ins and outs and to survive when she was little before learning enough and stealing from them when she decided to be on her own.(started at 900 when she was a kid but it's now around 600000000000000)

Albert got in when he was 17, after just escaping his home, killing people including his step mom. He was traumatized and disgusted with himself, spent the first few days isolated in cars before he met Scarlett in one of them, she had already lived there for years so her numbers shocked him. In the train they met in they had to work together and, fascinated by Scarlett, he wanted to stay with her but it took a lot of convincing. In the end when his numbers dropped to zero and he left the train, Albert found out that the he was wanted and nothing was left for him out there plus he missed Scarlett so he went back in, continuing their life inside the train. (Started at 800)

I like to think that Joe and Ettie are denizens they treat as family, met them a bit after Scarlett and Albert met.

I'm not a hundred percent sure on any of these but I'm only posting this so I can start drawing shit about this au soon.

#lockwood and co #jonathan stroud #bartimaeus #the bartimaeus sequence #the bartimaeus trilogy #Scarlett and Browne #the outlaws scarlett and browne #the notorious scarlett and browne #infinity train au #if there's any spelling/grammar error um sue me

[ngorso]

Year 0: Rome: Around this time, Bart befriends Julia, a Vestal Virgin, with whom he watches chariot races at the Circus Maximus. He meets the afrit Naeryan again.

From the bartimaeusbooks timeline. I really wanna know more about this - since this takes place after Ptolemy. Like who was Julia? How did she and Bart become friends?

#bartimaeus sequence #bartimaeus sequence spoilers #like my baby lost the love of his life #he really needed a friend #and there she is i guess #but who is she? #bartimaeus #julia #naeryan

[genderfcker]

mage's current fics:

frankenstein's monster, a genshin fic where subject two runs into my oc evie after the events of shadows amidst snowstorms and decides to pretend to be albedo's totally human twin brother. this goes about as well as you would guess. [finished w/ a one-shot sequel/more on the way]

ever after, a bartseq/lockwood & co crossover set after the events of both series where the (some canon, some not) dead characters end up on another world and get some cool power ups! featuring a salty former ghost, a politician boi grappling with his newfound independence, and a former guard very much done with the guys she's now stuck with. heavy on the bartseq angst at first, heavy with the l&co angst later on. [hiatus]

put back together a little wrong, a raven cycle/dreamer trilogy fic where noah lives and solves all of his friends' issues via possession shenanigans. [ongoing]

#fic: frankenstein's monster #current wips #fanfiction #genshin impact #shadows admist snowstorms #2.3 spoilers #evie: mondstadt's mechanic #subject two #mage's fics #bartimaeus trilogy #bartseq #lockwood and co #lockwood & co #bartimaeus sequence #nathaniel #asmira #the skull #skull in the jar #fic: ever after #fic: put back together a little wrong #f: put back together a little wrong #trc #tdt #the dreamer trilogy #the raven cycle #noah czerny

[drublaccthorn]

Writers :

#uh writers #i might just tag some who hurted me #rick riordan #cassandra clare #ve schwab #jonathan stroud #neil shusterman #roshani chokshi #madeline miller #benjamin alire sáenz #shadowhunters #tsc #percy jackson #the pandava quintet #tpq #bartimaeus trilogy #bartimaeus sequence #monsters of verity #the owl house spoilers #toh spoilers #literature

[teartra]

This is technically the last word that came out from Nathaniel’s mouth

#Protect this boy pls :( #welp too late #nathaniel underwood #bartimaeus #bartimaeus sequence #bartimaeus trilogy #bartseq #ptolemy’s gate #ptolemny’s gate spoilers

[slyvered]

this meme format is dead but so are most of them

#rereading the series & thought i’d expose the character who shaped my childhood probably a little too much! #(i don’t remember how old asmira is i think it’s like 16ish BUT this still applies) #the bartimaeus sequence #the bartimaeus sequence spoilers #???? kinda

[thepenultimateunicorn]

Actually since I reread the ending of Ptolemy’s Gate before making that promises post I’m obsessing over the bart sequence again and specifically Nathaniel’s dialogue in the last couple pages (the stuff about Bart making mistakes and being a bad servant) cause like??? there’s no way to interpret his lines that ISN’T heartbreaking seriously either:

He was just trying to make a last ironic joke because he knew he was about to die and was attempting to alleviate the situation, and Bartimaeus’ fear/worry for him.

Alternately, he was trying to annoy Bartimaeus so that Bart wouldn’t be as upset about his death (or he was talking crap on Bart to convince HIMSELF, so that letting go wouldn’t be so hard).

Or maybe he was attempting to be serious. He thought he needed to save face and act like he had a handle on things, even in this of all moments. Throughout his life all he’s been taught is to act ruthlessly and show as little emotion as possible in order to not appear weak in front of rival magicians/politicians. And then even when facing death he can’t let himself trust someone enough to genuinely tell them he cares about them because what if it’s used against him. He couldn’t understand that Bart actually cared for him as a person and that he could be vulnerable.

I know Stroud probably intended the first interpretation or like a combination of the first and second but the third possibility hit me like a ton of bricks while rereading and yeah basically this series physically hurts me and I’m never going to be over Nat.

#hi yes i'm in emotional pain #i only reread the last few chapters but i legit started crying cause even out of context the end is soul-crushing #the bartimaeus sequence #bee talks books #agh somebody talk to me about this series i don't know anybody who's read it and i have so many feelings #i also wanna rant about the way Bart observes the KitNat relationship in those last few chapters because it's like so subtle??? #but there's this kind of could-have-been romantic edge to it and it got me on the reread tbh #feel like i didn't pick up on it earlier #but that's gonna have to wait for another day cause i can't get my thoughts in order this post is a mess #the bartimaeus sequence spoilers #i feel like if you follow me i've already spoiled this series for you but like if u haven't u should still read it it's so good

[threewaysdivided]

Ask Box is Open

Heck with it, let’s talk.  Feel free to come and ask me things or even just share fun stuff you’ve been up to!

I’d love to hear your thoughts about the recent Chapter 18 of my fic, I’m bringing the #YJ:DW Spoilers and #YJ:DW Meta tags back into action since there’s a bunch of fun future stuff that I’m tired of sitting on by myself until I can write and post the chapters, I just reblogged an ask game if you prefer to fling numbers at me, and I have been consuming/ am currently getting into the following series if you want to chat about them:

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Fullmetal Alchemist

Into the Spiderverse

Psychonauts

Hollow Knight

The Dragon Prince

Kingkiller Chronicles

Millennium Trilogy (aka The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and sequels)

The Bartimaeus Sequence

Soulsborne/ Sekiro/ Elden Ring

Tales of Arcadia

Demon Slayer

Leverage

Criminal Minds

Elementary

Alex Rider

Mayday: Air Disaster

Keys to the Kingdom

Recommendations also welcome!

#Obviously also DP and YJ for fandom chats but I feel like that's a given #I also have intentions towards Netflix's Arcane/League of Legends and Castlevania when time allows #Ask box open #3WD

[hoe-doroki]

ana reads bnha ch267

previous chapter here first chapter here next chapter here

Manga spoilers

Ooh, so that’s why it’s a surprise about his name. I’m still confused, though. This is just a special case for Hawks, right? Because he’s being instrumentalized from a super young age? I still think other heroes’ names are public knowledge…right? Need to find if there’s a way to double check that.

Anyway, this just reminds me of the Bartimaeus Trilogy/Sequence, if anyone knows that series. Kids having to give up their names when they’re ~5 so that they can’t be used against them. But I wonder how Hawks’ name could be used against him. To get to his family? Is he wholly separated from his family? Poor baby. Gosh, things were worse for him than I’d ever thought.

Ooh, redacted!! That’s intense!! Obviously, I know what it says. Y’all haven’t been shy about sharing that, lol. But I’m surprised that he’s telling Hawks here! That’s so exciting! It’s a really cool artistic choice. I wonder how they’ll do it auditorily in the anime. I don’t think they’d bleep it out. Maybe, like, radio static over it? That could be cool. Or there’s a lot of noise and everything’s silent while Dabi’s lips are moving? That could look like an error to people, though, so maybe not. Or maybe they’ll just cut to black? Gosh, I can’t wait!

YAS, Tokoyami!! This is so exciting!! I’m so happy to see him, and this’ll be so good for the narrative. Tokoyami against Dabi, though?? That’s not a good matchup for Dark Shadow. I guess we’ll see some of the ways Dark Shadow has gotten stronger? I’m excited!

Overall: Cool that we went back to the hospital for a second to check in with Miruko—and Endeavor for one frame, lol. I’m guessing we’ll go back to them next chapter, because shit’s gonna go down with Shiggy, I’m SURE. I’m…not super excited for that, haha, because I feel like it’ll go badly for the heroes and I don’t want that 😂

But this chapter is really about Dabi. And goodness me, I just can’t understand why any of y’all like him 😂 Once again, every moment more I see of him, the less I get it. Or how anyone ships DabiHawks!! Look, I’m all for enemies to lovers, obviously. But not this enemies to lovers!! No no, there is NO love lost between these two. The dude is heartless. He’s scary. He’s stinky. I can’t.

#ana reads the manga #bnha manga spoilers #mha manga spoilers #manga spoilers

[the-fandom-fool]

What Nathaniel hears: Nat

What Bartimaeus means: Gnat

#bartimaeus sequence #bartimaeus trilogy #bartseq #nathaniel underwood #john mandrake #spoilers for horrendoushag

[mellowkotto]

Nathanie- I mean John Mandrake

He's literally me, although I'm fairly certain that I wasn't groomed into a corrupt government official nor did I go out in a blaze of glory but anyways

#the bartimaeus trilogy #the bartimaeus sequence #bartimaeus #bartimaeus fanart #john mandrake #nathaniel underwood #the bartimaeus sequence fanart #Spoilers in the caption or something

[thesmartbluebox]

Day 6: A book that makes you sad

Ptolemy’s Gate by Jonathan Stroud.

So this is the final piece of the Bartimaeus Trilogy (or Bartimaeus Sequence), which are like my favourite books ever, and this one just has so many feels in it. Half the time you’re crying from laughing and the other half you’re just plain crying. 

To avoid spoilers I’m not going into why this book makes me sad though. If you want to talk about it, feel free, I’m alway up for some Barty discussion.

Recommend if? OK, so you gotta read the first two first, so this rec is for the entire trilogy. So that said, here goes:

You like really well written and though out world building, that’s based on our world but with alternate history. I promise you, the world is so gd cool! You like fantasy. You like steam-punk(ish) aesthetic. You like sassy demons spirits. You like footnotes in your books. You like dystopias but with a good serving of hope. You like funny books. You want all the feels! You want to see an amazing character arc. 

Guys, I cannot stress this enough, these books are one of a kind and probably the best I’ve ever read and nothing compares! But start with the Amulet of Samarkand! Read the main trilogy first and then The Ring of Solomon, even though chronologically it comes before the trilogy. 

30 Day Book Challenge

#30 day book challenge #bartimaeus #bartseq #ptolemy's gate #jonathan stroud

[neverlearnedtoread]

Night of the Dragon

⭐⭐⭐⭐; please, whoever it is that is the higher power above me, let me have one good day - the Great Dragon, just trying to get through another Dragon Bullying Season

Oh?? 👌😉😏

poc rep! even the story was something that felt unique from the typical western narrative. that’s something i’ve always loved about watching non-western films - the storytelling feels different

yumeko’s ending - i really, truly respected that this story was ultimately about how yumeko’s journey in the trilogy shaped her

the romance - on paper it seems like it would be frustrating because they fit the sweet-innocent girl x emotionally-closed-off boy trope, but both sides chose to put their trust in each other. its all about falling in love *clenches fist* on purpose

the sheer strength of hakaimono’s fmab!greedling vibes was so powerful,, he also reminded me of bartimaeus, from the bartimaeus sequence by johnathan stroud

No.. ❌🤢🤮 ( //major spoilers alert// )

the Bury Your Gays trope technically applies here - personally, i wasnt too 😕 about it, since the ending is supposed to be tragic - but if you dont want to read a story with this trope at all, regardless of circumstance or nuance, be warned; it does happen

Spoilers under the cut - this is the third book of the series!!

Summary: Despite being forced to give up her well-hidden piece of the Dragon Bullying Scroll to Genno, the ‘Master of Demons’, Yumeko isn’t ready to let Iwagoto plunge into a thousand years of untold death and destruction. The exact location to summon the Dragon and speak your Wish is known to only a few people still alive - the demon Hakaimono happens to be one, and after merging with the former demonslayer Kage Tatsumi’s soul to keep them both alive, they agree to help Yumeko as she races to the secret summoning site. Determined to stop a power-hungry zombie blood mage from using this millennium’s Wish to return to his full strength, Yumeko learns the hard way that there is always another power-hungry asshole ready to jump in and ruin the next thousand years for the rest of us; and that saving the world means making hard choices.

Concept: 💭💭💭💭

I really wanted to see the dragon. That’s part of what drew me to the trilogy at all - fox spirits, and an all-powerful Eastern-style dragon. As long as we got to see the dragon, and Yumeko kept radiating BDE throughout the narrative, I was prepared to be satisfied with the last book of this trilogy. Plus, we were getting true fmab!greedling-style hakaimono now, and that’s always a wildly fun trope.

Execution: 💥💥💥💥

In the end, the dragon itself was kind of a let down (one of the four great kami in the entire realm, practically a god, and he just sat there and vibed, doing the absolute least), but everything else held up amazingly well! I especially loved the reveal of the real king on the chessboard - and the subsequent free-for-all final battle after that. I almost felt out of breath, we didn’t go through so many twists as we did a lot of exciting new trajectory changes, and even though I could see the writing on the wall for a lot of the main plotlines, the author never shortchanged me. Lots of action, a wild ride to the finish - and a bittersweet epilogue. A worthy over-the-top dramatic anime ending for our story.

Personal Enjoyment: ❤❤❤❤

The only reason this category isn’t getting five stars is because I’m just not a fan of sad endings...I like to end things on a happy note! Serotonin’s too low around these parts for all that tragic stuff. That said, I think that the ending was dealt with very respectfully, and was an ending that really did Yumeko justice. But the plot was a lot of fun to follow along with! I read this back to back with Soul of the Sword, the second book in this trilogy, and it took me less than two days. I just had to know what happened next! And it gave me a significant book hangover. All around an impressive ending to a fun trilogy.

Favourite Moment: i cant stop thinking about the inherent comedic timing of the Great Dragon getting //major spoilers// as he’s chillin, one of the most powerful beings in existence...quit bullying him!! all he wanted to do was answer the damn wish and go back to sleep!! #protestdragonbullyingseason

in terms of actual plot, i loved the scene with tatsumi and yumeko in the forest with the kodama. v cute callback to their night in the forest in Shadow of the Fox!

Favourite Character: yumeko - i have to say, this series has had fantastic consistency - i loved yumeko as the main character the whole way through. what a baller! i was highly impressed with how her story ended, in a role i usually see reserved for male protagonists - the wandering traveler who eventually returns to home to take up her mantle as a leader. she stayed true to herself all through the story and i highly respect the author for sticking to her guns. however i will say that hakaimono was a close second place - the fmab!greedling vibes were too strong!! him admitting that yeah, yumeko had made him feel feelings, and he was gonna need a billion years sweating it out in the demon realm to forget he was ever kinda dtf...peak comedy. the inherent hilarity of a demon being like ‘yh one time i grew a conscience, and i definitely dont wanna talk about it’

#night of the dragon #shadow of the fox trilogy #julie kagawa #book review #bookblr #booklover #reading #books