#39 in Middle grade
The Ring of Solomon
- 448
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Ring of Solomon” brings Bartimaeus back in a prequel, his wit undimmed and his dealings with humans as entertaining as before. Jonathan Stroud moves the story to another time and place and sets genuine moral choices inside a light-hearted adventure. Some readers place it a little below the original trilogy and find the opening slow; others consider it the best of the four books.
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About the book
The Ring of Solomon is a children's novel of alternate history, fantasy and magic. It is a prequel to the Bartimaeus trilogy, written by British author Jonathan Stroud. The first edition (paperback) was published in Oct. 2010 by Doubleday in UK.
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 Gate
8.38.3 / 10 - The Ring of SolomonThis book
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 151 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 11 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 140 | 93% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Ring of Solomon for?
The Ring of Solomon 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 448 pages — shorter than 65% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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