Ptolemy's Gate

The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3

By: Jonathan Stroud

Narrated by: Steven Pacey

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

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 advisors, 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 for an alliance of some kind 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 as all magical laws are turned upside down. Can Bartimaeus, Nathaniel, and Kitty settle old scores if they survive - and prevent the earth's destruction?

©2005 Jonathan Stroud (P)2007 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Literate, entertaining, and exciting." (School Library Journal)

"The trilogy wraps up with excitement, adventure and an unexpected wallop of heart and soul." (Kirkus Reviews)

Really awesome :)

Being the 3rd installment of the Bartemaeus trilogy it continues the tradition of well written plotlines, excellent believeable characters and amusing dialogue. I cannot possibly find anything wrong with it in any way. Oh and the reading of it is excellent as well :)

Narrator

Simon jones could make any book sound interesting. This does not apply to this book however which does not require a fantastic narrator to spur on its merits.

Spectacular

Brilliant wit, well developed characters who I already miss. One of my favourite series of all time!

amazing amazing amazing

the narrator is simply amazing. he captures all the characters perfectly. especially for bartimaeus. I think he has spoilt all other audio books for me as this was simply magnificent.

Awesome. Just Awesome

The final part in the Bartimaeus Trilogy and how I wish there were more!
The kids love it, the parents love it.
Beautifully read and a fabulous story to boot. It is great to find a magical fantasy that bears absolutely no resemblance to Harry Potter...

This should be heard after the first two parts (The Amulet of Samarkand and The Golem's Eye) as it picks up the story where the last book leaves off. The story does stand alone but there is not much repetition and without the background from the first two books, this will be harder to follow.

Just get it!

Great listen

Prefer the first one over the second one.

Flawless!!!

A fantastic story, wonderfully read. Absolutely flawless.

I think this is the best series I have downloaded in 5 years plus of listening to Audible with about 600 books in my library.

The ending, what a shocker!!!!!

I would LOVE to hear more about Bartimaeus.

Why isn't Jonathan Stroud as famous as J K Rowling? Where are the films?

MUCH MUCH better than Harry Potter in every way. I can't enthuse about this series of books enough! Don't be put off by the age of the protagonists, I'm nearly 50 and I enjoyed it a much as my 11 and 13 year olds.

I am now a total fan of Jonathan Stroud. Many more books. Please!!!

Well written, well read, badly interpreted

An excellent trilogy, brilliantly read by Steven Pacey, full of wit, intelligent commentary and a great story.
Unfortunately, large chunks have been dropped to cut down on the overall length, meaning that many of the best, most memorable moments have been sacrificed to save time. A great disappointment.