Ptolemy's Gate (#3 Bartimaeus)

Author(s): Jonathan Stroud

Children's Fiction

Three years on from the events in The Golem's Eye, the magicians' rule in London is teetering on a knife-edge, with strikes, riots and general unrest. The Prime Minister is largely controlled by two advisers, one of whom is 17-year-old Nathaniel. Meanwhile, living under a false identity, Kitty has been researching djinn; she has come to believe that the only way to destroy the magicians is with an alliance of some kind between djinn and ordinary people. Kitty seeks out Bartimaeus and embarks on a terrifying journey into the djinn's chaotic domain - the Other Place - which no human being has ever survived. But even as she does so, Makepeace engineers a dramatic coup d'etat. The outcome is a shattering of the magicians' control and all magical laws are turned upside down. Can Bartimaeus, Nathaniel and Kitty settle old scores if they are to survive and prevent the earth's destruction?


Product Information

The tremendous climax of the Bartimaeus sequence now has a brand-new cover look and extra material!

Jonathan is the author of the bestselling Bartimaeus sequence, as well as standalone novels HEROES OF THE VALLEY, BURIED FIRE, THE LEAP and THE LAST SIEGE. Jonathan worked as a children's book editor before becoming a full-time writer. He lives in St Albans with his wife and two young children.

General Fields

  • : 9780552562805
  • : Random House UK
  • : CORGI CHILDREN
  • : 0.366
  • : November 2010
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jonathan Stroud
  • : Paperback
  • : 1012
  • : en
  • : 823.92
  • : 11-16
  • : 528
  • : YFH