Ptolemy's Gate

Ptolemy's Gate
By Jonathan Stroud
Random House/Listening Library, 2006. 13 CDs (72 mins. each). Young Adult

In the final installment of the Bartimaeus trilogy, Nathaniel is the information minister and has the responsibility of rousing sympathy for the war Britain is raging with the American colonies, as well as dealing with rebelling commoners in Great Britain. He has kept Bartimaeus in slavery so long that the dijnni is approaching death, his essence constantly weakening. Meanwhile, Kitty Jones is busy trying to research magic, intrigued by something Bartimaeus said in their previous meeting, and soon, the three will be brought together in their most difficult task of all.


I enjoyed this book most of the trilogy; seeing some of Bartimaeus's back story really helped make him a round character, and the growth that all three of the main characters experience, paired up with an intense plot, makes this book particularly gripping. As with the others, Simon Jones provides terrific narration, and while I'm sad to reach the end of Nathaniel's story, I'm definitely glad I listened to this trilogy.

AE