The ring of Solomon is the fourth book in the Bartimeaus series. It has been translated into no less than 36 languages so anyone can enjoy it.

Bartimaeus is a grumpy and very sarcastic djinni or a third class spirit. After Asmira frees Bartimaeus from the clutches of the evil and ambitious magician, Khaba, she makes Bartimaeus her slave and makes him do something unspeakable.

In every corner of this historical fiction is a new surprise. I love the way the author builds up suspense, gradually as if it's going to be something great, but then it falls back to something small and disappointing, like when the Presence (the spirit of the ring) looms up and is about to eat Asmira but fades away in a puff of smoke. She then realises it was only an illusion.

This adventurous ending to the Bartimaeus series has been written with superb skill and will rock the ages for years to come. The book has been written in the first person narrative (I always like 1st person books better) and is packed with humorous notes that interact with the reader as if the author is talking directly to you through the book. I think I will give this book a rating 5/5.

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