I think this is my favorite Bartimaeus installment. A keeper. I really loved volume 1 and I enjoyed volume 2 and 3 - although I certainly felt like punching pomptous Nathaniel the harder and longer the older and cockier he got. Sheban assasin Asmira was a two-side, flawed character as well, but I li...
I listened to this on cd and the narrator was so good that it took what would probably be to me a 3.5-4 star book to five stars. I liked the plot better than the first three books and those were great, too. What makes them fantastic is Bartimaeus and his sarcasm, wit, and his whole put-upon-but-secr...
Thousands of years before being summoned by Nathaniel, Bartimaeus was enslaved in Jerusalem. This time he teams up with a young assassin, send by the Queen of Sheba to steal the powerful ring of Solomon. It seems he's always had a soft spot for feisty young women. Hijinks ensue. Also, Simon Jon...
A prequel to Stroud's Bartimaeus trilogy. The reader knows that Bartimaeus survives, but it's still enjoyably suspenseful. This story underscores how old the demons are and how short the lives of humans and their empires. Many characters have very nice psychological storylines and the narrative is c...
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