#612
Title: The Ring of Solomon (Bartimaeus #4)
Author: Jonathan Stroud
Publisher: Hyperion
Year: 2010
410 pages
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 constructed with Stroud's usual care. The question of whose perspective, if anyone's, reflects reality is, as in his other work, a subtext once you know to look for it.
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 constructed with Stroud's usual care. The question of whose perspective, if anyone's, reflects reality is, as in his other work, a subtext once you know to look for it.
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