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The tremendous climax of the Bartimaeus sequence.

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 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 to prevent the earth's destruction?

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Critic reviews

Bartimaeus' razor-sharp wit is as irresistible as ever and this is a fantastic conclusion to the series
There are many delights to savour in this series. First and foremost, the wonderful, sardonic voice of the all-knowing and all-weary Bartimaeus
As witty and orginal as the first two books in the series, Ptolemy's Gate is fast, funny, inspired writing for children at its best
Stroud demonstrates here that what and how he writes should never be taken for granted
The return of one of my favourite ever characters . . . Completes the brilliant Bartimaeus trilogy
Jonathan Stroud goes from strength to strength . . . Dramatic tension and coruscating wit never falter
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I enjoyed this so much. not as good as Lockwood, but pretty close. not as good as the scarlet and brown series either, but again , pretty close. i tried to get into this series a few years ago but just couldnt, however, on my second attempt, as the story developed it just got better and better. I cried lol. so good. well worth a listen. brilliant narrator.

this series got better and better

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The other two in the serious were good but this was by far the best what an ending a very fun , well right on and well performed serious

The best book of the lot

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Amazing story and great audio performance. read the book quite a while back as a child and loved it now same as back then

Fantastic

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ive read this book as an adolescent a handful of times, but listening to the trilogy back to back over the course of a couple of weeks, as an adult, gives the story of bartimaeus even more depth and meaning. love the way it's written, and the definitive way each character is able to tell their side of the story uniquely. love this book and can't recommend it enough

excellent ending to the trilogy of my childhood

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Absolutely fantastic
I loved this book as much as I did the first 2, and keeping everything crossed Jonathan Stroud has more in store for Bartimaeus

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