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  • Ptolemy's Gate

  • The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3
  • By: Jonathan Stroud
  • Narrated by: Steven Pacey
  • Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (60 ratings)

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Ptolemy's Gate

By: Jonathan Stroud
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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 advisors, 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 for 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 as all magical laws are turned upside down. Can Bartimaeus, Nathaniel, and Kitty settle old scores if they survive - and prevent the earth's destruction?
©2005 Jonathan Stroud (P)2007 Penguin Audio
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Critic Reviews

"Literate, entertaining, and exciting." (School Library Journal)

"The trilogy wraps up with excitement, adventure and an unexpected wallop of heart and soul." (Kirkus Reviews)

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Captivating and compelling listening.

My 11 year old sons were entranced by the story and the narration. Great yarn.

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Laugh out loud funny in bits, love bartimaeus

Love this book, even as an adult. I again, sped through listening to it whenever I could!
The narrator Steven Pacey is a brilliant reader, he brings the books to life.
This book rounds off the bartimaeus trilogy & is as enjoyable as the first 2, with a little sadness at times offset by the brilliant way it is written.
A very enjoyable read of strength, courage, determination, hope with a large dollop of humour, thank you Jonathan!

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