The Ring of Solomon
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| Author | Jonathan Stroud |
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| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's, Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
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14 October 2010 |
| Media type | Print (paperback & hardback) |
| Pages | 448 pp (first edition, paperback) |
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| OCLC | 758069020 |
| Preceded by | Ptolemy's Gate |
The Ring of Solomon is a children's novel of alternate history, fantasy and magic reminiscent of the Harry Potter series, but much darker in tone. It is a prequel to the Bartimaeus trilogy, written by British author Jonathan Stroud. The first edition (paperback) was published in Oct. 2010 by Doubleday in U.K..
The book follows the early adventures of Bartimaeus in service to King Solomon.
The story is set in a fantasy version of ancient Jerusalem, during the reign of biblical King Solomon, about 950BCE.
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The story opens in Jerusalem with the djinni Bartimaeus currently in the service of one of the seventeen High Magicians of King Solomon of Israel, whom the king rules with the use of a mighty Ring. Ezekiel commands Bartimaeus to retrieve a magical artifact from the ancient city of Eridu. Bartimaeus succeeds, and then tricks the magician into commanding him to use the artifact against him. It sends a spurt of water at him, knocking him from his protective circle. Bartimaeus devours the old man and by the magician's death is released and returns to the Other Place.
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