Fans throughout the world will be delighted that Bartimaeus is back in a brilliant new adventure set in an earlier era of his existence. At the court of King Solomon, the wise-cracking djinni finds himself caught in a web of intrigue where he is commanded to steal the magic ring which gives King Solomon his power.

THE RING OF SOLOMON combines page turning action adventure with the world weary wit of Stroud's supreme creation, the inimitable Bartimaeus.
The comic relief is perfectly timed, the dialogue sharp and snappy and the fiendishly clever plot perfectly handled with Stroud's trademark flair and command of language.


“Stroud has crafted a worthy companion to the Bartimaeus trilogy, keeping what worked (the snarky first-person voice, the labyrinthine plotting) but adding enough new elements (the world of the ancient Hebrews and the characters that populate it) to keep it as inventive and satisfying as the previous books. So rarely do humor and plot come together in such equally strong measures that we can only hope for more adventures."
THE HORN BOOK starred review