Children of the magic lamp
the Children of the magic lamp ( Children off the Lamp ) is a trilogy of novels, written by P.B. Kerr (translated from English by Pascale Jusforgues).
Characters
Volume 1: The secrecy of Akhenaton
Summary
At 12 years, John and his sister twin Philippa lead an ordinary existence with their parents to New York, until the day when John notices on the wall of his room a strange crack. A little later the twins discover in the newspaper that a Séisme with shaken the Egypt. On a photograph of the Museum, they recognize, amazed, an identical crack. Incredible coïncidente! Consequently, all is upset, in the same dream, they discover the existence of Nemrod, their eccentric uncle, whom they are not long in joining. He will reveal with his nephews their true Identité, and the extraordinary capacities which they have without their knowledge… Here are embarked in a titanic fight against the evil. England with the Russia, while passing by the Egypt, they will have to face the beings of fire, the djinns, in a perilous search, with the research of the tomb of the Pharaon Akhénaton: the terrible mummy indeed threatens balance of the Monde…
Volume 2: The blue djinn of Babylon
The summary
Their uncle Nemrod teaches them that the Black book of Solomon was stolen, they are very anxious: if this collection of old magic spells, works capital for the djinns, had suddenly fallen between bad hands, the whole world would be threatened. The mysterious robber agrees to restore the book, but in certain conditions: he will entrust it only to the twins, and aboard Express train Royal of Hungary, a Train of luxury. With the agreement of their parents, John and Philipa thus embark for a new mission. Only, during the way, Philippa is made kidnap. Consequently, John will have one goal: to find his/her twin sister. Its road will be sown obstacles; of Istanbul to the Iraq, while passing by London, Berlin and the Egypt, John will have to show an unshakeable determination…
The blue djnn
The blue djinn is always a woman, by principle. Its residence is the suspended palate with Babylon, whose entry is located at the ruins of the Tower of Babel. It is above the good and the evil in order to be able to judge the djinns of Chance, like those of bad luck. It thus has a heart of stone, which it reaches after having resided one month in a space or the air is scented Fruit third tree in Adam and Eve , the Arbre of passion. The place which the djinn uses to carry out his judgments is a certain place in Berlin. All the good or bad djinns being resign themselves to obey the blue djinn. This djinn knows also the day exact of his death. He must decide on the elected djinn who will take his succession before that. Weak is the number of djinns who want to have a Cœur stone, and thus to become blue djinn. Only the blue djinn knows the date of his death.
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