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Bartimaeus: The Ring of Solomon ReviewThe first Bartimaeus trilogy was one of the best reading experiences of the last ten years for me. Not only did I devour Amulet of Samarkand without a break after finding it in my local library, I went out searching for the next two as soon as I had finished, and when my library didn't have Ptolemey's Gate I bought it. Read all of them straight through, got bleary-eyed, paid for it the next morning, and loved every minute.
When I learned about the Ring of Solomon, the return of Bartimaeus, I worried about whether Stroud might have lost his touch. Maybe you have too.
Don't.
This book has just the same feel as the previous ones. Although the events happen about 3,000 years before the time of the luckless Nathaniel, the tone and pace and characterization are just as driving, vivid, and entrancing as before. None of the human characters carries over, of course, but Faqarl is there, as well as a few of the stunts about which Bartimaeus will later brag, and some about which he was already bragging, 3,000 years ago. The human characters continue to be three-dimensional, which means they are mixed bags: no one is entirely noble or good, but only a few are truly evil, and then only in very believable (read: power-mad) ways. Most of them are people who act out of good motives but with limited foresight, or with great wisdom but imperfect morality, or wisely and with good motives but insufficient trust in their friends. In other words, they are a little too human for comfort.
And the plot and pacing just swallowed me up and pulled me along, page after page. Stroud's writing style is just wonderful. I wish he were more prolific - but only if this meant NO lowering of his quality. Among other things, I think he's just great at writing scenes of tension between major characters. He is equally good at writing scenes in which major characters are talking, but are misunderstanding each other, or coming at their interaction from totally different points of view (which the reader grasps, but they do not). Just outstanding writing.
Upshot: Glad I ordered it from a foreign distributor, to get it early. It was worth the premium I paid. Hearty endorsement, and dare I hope there will be even more? Bartimaeus and John Dee, or Bartimaeus and Nicolas Flamel - or Bartimaeus and Bodhidarma? Please? Mr. Stroud, are you listening?Bartimaeus: The Ring of Solomon Overview

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