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  • Published: 1 November 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407076898
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 448

The Ring of Solomon





Now in a spellbinding new cover look, The Ring of Solomon is a prequel to the New York Times bestselling Bartimaeus series by Jonathan Stroud, author of Lockwood & Co. - a global No.1 show on Netflix.

It is 950 BC, and King Solomon rules Jerusalem with a steely hand on which gleams a mystic ring of immense and unforgiving power.

One of Solomon’s magical slaves, the irrepressible djinni Bartimaeus, is stuck doing dead-end jobs for the king. But when Asmira, a young Sheban assassin, arrives to kill Solomon, steal the ring and save her country from his attack, she makes Bartimaeus an offer he can’t refuse. If he helps her succeed, she will give him his freedom.

What could possibly go wrong?

Set in an alternate world controlled by magicians, this hilarious and electrifying bestseller will enthral readers of all ages.

As funny as ever. Stroud has lost none of his dazzle – Financial Times

Deservedly shortlisted for the Costa Prize – Sunday Time

  • Published: 1 November 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407076898
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 448

About the author

Jonathan Stroud

Jonathan Stroud was born in Bedford in 1970. After studying English Literature at York University, he moved to London, where he worked as an editor in a publishing firm. He is also the author of the best-selling BARTIMAEUS sequence, which is published in 35 languages and has sold 6 million copies worldwide, and also of four other novels: HEROES OF THE VALLEY, THE LAST SIEGE, THE LEAP and BURIED FIRE. He lives in Hertfordshire with his family. He has yet to see a ghost, but is keeping his eyes open.

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