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Бартимеус – благородный, отважный и находчивый джин с неподражаемым чувством юмора. Правда, оно не раз играло те еще шутки с ним самим… Перед вами история о том, как давным-давно Бартимеус пошутил при дворе знаменитого царя Соломона, мудрого и могущественного повелителя полчищ духов. И о том, что из этого вышло… Это предыстория "Трилогии Бартимеуса", и она не менее увлекательна, чем основные книги.

Bartimaeus, everyone's favorite (wise-cracking) djinni, is back in book four of this best-selling series, now available in paperback. As alluded to in the footnotes throughout the series, Bartimaeus has served hundreds of magicians during his 5,010 year career. Now fans can go back in time with the djinni, to Jerusalem and the court of King Solomon in 950 BCE. Only in this adventure, it seems the great Bartimaeus has finally met his match. He'll have to contend with an unpleasant master and his sinister servant, and he runs into just a "spot" of trouble with King Solomon's magic ring.

Известно, что волшебники любят призывать духов и сваливать на них всякую черную работу: строить дворцы, сражаться с врагами, искать сокровища и так далее. Царь Соломон, например, при помощи простого колечка мог запросто призвать несметные полчища этих трудолюбивых существ. Неудивительно, что царство его процветало. Кстати, помните Бартимеуса? Того джинна, у которого язык без костей. Он еще был замешан в историях с Амулетом Самарканда и Глазом Голема и имел самое непосредственное отношение к открытию Врат Птолемея. Так вот, Бартимеус не зря хвастался, что беседовал с царем Соломоном. Он умолчал лишь о том, при каких обстоятельствах проходила…

Fans of Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus books will devour this book - a cracking adventure brimming with magic, intrigue and a treasure trove of characters that the reader can't help but fall for. We find everyone's favourite irascibly insolent djinni serving at the court of King Solomon in 950 BC Jerusalem, where he is causing his customary chaos and must help a girl assassin sent by the Queen of Sheba to steal the all-powerful Ring of Solomon. The comic relief is perfectly timed, the dialogue sharp and snappy and the fiendishly clever plot perfectly handled with Jonathan's trademark flair and command of language. Thrills, chills and a…

Fans of the Bartimaeus sequence will devour this book – a cracking adventure brimming with magic, intrigue and a treasure trove of characters that the reader can't help but fall for. We find everyone's favourite irascible djinni serving at the court of King Solomon in 950 BC Jerusalem, where he is causing his customary chaos and must help a girl assassin sent by the Queen of Sheba to steal the all-powerful Ring of Solomon. The comic relief is perfectly timed, the dialogue sharp and snappy and the fiendishly clever plot perfectly handled with Jonathan's trademark flair and command of language. Thrills, chills and a danger-spiked finale…

It is 950 B.C.E., and King Solomon rules Jerusalem with a steely hand; a hand on which gleams a magic ring of immense and unforgiving power. Solomon has just begun work on his marvelous temple, charging Khaba, a formidable magician in his royal court, to oversee its construction. The workforce is an ill-behaved bunch of demons, a particularly unruly djinni named Bartimaeus among them. True to form, Bartimaeus promptly gets kicked off the temple project and assigned the even more miserable task of hunting bandits in the desert. There he crosses paths with Asmira, a highly skilled and loyal captain of the Queen of Sheba’s guard, on a suicidal…

Thousands of years before his fateful service to the magician Nathaniel in London, wily Bartimaeus served as djinni to hundreds of masters, from Babylon and Ancient Egypt to the modern Middle East. In this brilliant new installment in the best-selling series, history is revealed as readers travel alongside Bartimaeus to Jerusalem and the court of King Solomon for his most exciting adventure yet.

Известно, что волшебники любят призывать духов и сваливать на них всякую черную работу: строить дворцы, сражаться с врагами, искать сокровища и так далее. Царь Соломон, например, при помощи простого колечка мог запросто призвать несметные полчища этих трудолюбивых существ. Неудивительно, что царство его процветало. Кстати, помните Бартимеуса? Того джинна, у которого язык без костей. Он еще был замешан в историях с Амулетом Самарканда и Глазом Голема и имел самое непосредственное отношение к открытию Врат Птолемея. Так вот, Бартимеус не зря хвастался, что беседовал с царем Соломоном. Он умолчал лишь о том, при каких обстоятельствах проходила…

It is 950 B.C.E., and King Solomon rules Jerusalem with a steely hand; a hand on which gleams a magic ring of immense and unforgiving power. Solomon has just begun work on his marvelous temple, charging Khaba, a formidable magician in his royal court, to oversee its construction. The workforce is an ill-behaved bunch of demons, a particularly unruly djinni named Bartimaeus among them. True to form, Bartimaeus promptly gets kicked off the temple project and assigned the even more miserable task of hunting bandits in the desert. There he crosses paths with Asmira, a highly skilled and loyal captain of the Queen of Sheba’s guard, on a suicidal…

Fans of Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus books will devour this book - a cracking adventure brimming with magic, intrigue and a treasure trove of characters that the reader can't help but fall for.We find everyone's favourite irascibly insolent djinni serving at the court of King Solomon in 950 BC Jerusalem, where he is causing his customary chaos and must help a girl assassin sent by the Queen of Sheba to steal the all-powerful Ring of Solomon.The comic relief is perfectly timed, the dialogue sharp and snappy and the fiendishly clever plot perfectly handled with Jonathan's trademark flair and command of language. Thrills, chills and a…