#12 in Middle grade
Ptolemy's Gate
- 528
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature
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About the book
Ptolemy's Gate is a young adult novel of alternate history, fantasy and magic. It is the third book and final in the Bartimaeus trilogy, written by British author Jonathan Stroud. It was released in the United Kingdom in September 2005, and in the United States in December of the same year. A prequel, The Ring of Solomon, was released in 2010.
Reading order · Bartimaeus Sequence
Full order & progress →- The Amulet of SamarkandStart here
8.08.0 / 10 - The Golem's Eye
8.28.2 / 10 - Ptolemy's GateThis book
8.38.3 / 10 - The Ring of Solomon
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.5 across 329 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 69% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 8.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 21 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 308 | 94% |
Frequently asked
What age is Ptolemy's Gate for?
Ptolemy's Gate sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 528 pages — shorter than 52% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
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