The Ring of Solomon
Jonathan Stroud
Bartimaeus, everyones favorite (wise-cracking) djinni, is back in book
four of this best-selling series. As alluded to in the footnotes
throughout the series, Bartimaeus has served hundreds of magicians
during his 5,010 year career. Now, for the first time, fans will go back
in time with the djinni, to Jerusalem and the court of King Solomon in
950s BC. Only in this adventure, it seems the great Bartimaeus has
finally met his match. He'll have to contend with an unpleasant master
and his sinister servant, and he runs into just a spot of trouble with
King Solomons magic ring.
It is 950 B.C.E., and King Solomon rules Jerusalem with a steely hand; a hand on which gleams a magic ring of immense and unforgiving power. Solomon has just begun work on his marvelous temple, charging Khaba, a formidable magician in his royal court, to oversee its construction. The workforce is an ill-behaved bunch of demons, a particularly unruly djinni named Bartimaeus among them. True to form, Bartimaeus promptly gets kicked off the temple project and assigned the even more miserable task of hunting bandits in the desert. There he crosses paths with Asmira, a highly skilled and loyal captain of the Queen of Sheba’s guard, on a suicidal mission to save her country from Solomon’s imminent attack. Of course, Bartimaeus has no intention of helping her. That is, until Asmira makes him an offer he cannot refuse. . .
four of this best-selling series. As alluded to in the footnotes
throughout the series, Bartimaeus has served hundreds of magicians
during his 5,010 year career. Now, for the first time, fans will go back
in time with the djinni, to Jerusalem and the court of King Solomon in
950s BC. Only in this adventure, it seems the great Bartimaeus has
finally met his match. He'll have to contend with an unpleasant master
and his sinister servant, and he runs into just a spot of trouble with
King Solomons magic ring.
It is 950 B.C.E., and King Solomon rules Jerusalem with a steely hand; a hand on which gleams a magic ring of immense and unforgiving power. Solomon has just begun work on his marvelous temple, charging Khaba, a formidable magician in his royal court, to oversee its construction. The workforce is an ill-behaved bunch of demons, a particularly unruly djinni named Bartimaeus among them. True to form, Bartimaeus promptly gets kicked off the temple project and assigned the even more miserable task of hunting bandits in the desert. There he crosses paths with Asmira, a highly skilled and loyal captain of the Queen of Sheba’s guard, on a suicidal mission to save her country from Solomon’s imminent attack. Of course, Bartimaeus has no intention of helping her. That is, until Asmira makes him an offer he cannot refuse. . .
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Rok:
2013
Wydawnictwo:
Disney - Hyperions Books
Język:
spanish
ISBN 10:
0385619154
ISBN 13:
9780385619158
Plik:
EPUB, 536 KB
IPFS:
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spanish, 2013