The Ring of Solomon
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9
Published: 2011
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: Bartimaeus Novels, Bartimaeus Trilogy .
This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2011 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Jonathan Stroud is the award-winning fantasy author of The Bartimeus Trilogy, which has just been optioned for production into a major motion picture.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
LA Times Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the La Times Book Award.
The Whitbread Award
This book was recognised by the The Whitbread Award, now called 'The Costa Book Awards'. These are a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in Britain and Ireland. They were inaugurated for 1971 publications and known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2006 when Costa Coffee, then a subsidiary of Whitbread, took over sponsorship.
This book features the following character:
Solomon
This book features the religious character Solomon.
"The Voice is as funny as ever, but there are passages of eerie beauty, and a shrewd message about fanaticism. "You don't need a djinni for this job." says Bart wearily, "Young men are best at dying for empty concepts." Stroud has lost none of his dazzle" -- Suzi Feay Financial Times "Wonderfully written and brilliantly plotted, this book provides an entertaining cast of characters and a satisfying denoument, with ends finally tied after many twists and turns. Bartimaeus himself is a brilliant creation, offering lots of comedy opportunities to the writer" -- Marilyn Brocklehurst The Bookseller "Pace, drama, magic and exotic colour, with Bartimaeus there to give an irreverent, current feel to a story set in the ancient past" Carousel "Deservedly shortlisted for this year's Costa prize is Jonathan Stroud's The Ring of Solomon" -- Alison Jay The Sunday Times "Bartimaeus is as sardonic, egotistical, and mouthy as ever. This is a superior fantasy" Publishers Weekly
