Jonathan Stroud - Book Reading and Signing November 13, 2010

This "prequel" volume spans centuries, introducing exciting new characters throughout fascinating moments in history. Finally, insight into all those footnotes! 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.