The Ring of Solomon Reading Level: Grades 6-8 The Bartimeaus
trilogy chronicled the demon's misadventures while under the
control of an 11-year-old magician. In this prequel Stroud
shares one of the djinni's earlier adventures as the very
reluctant slave of the evil Khaba, an ambitions magician in the
court of King Solomon who rules Jerusalem with the help of the
powerful slave of the ring. As usual Bartimeaus's intelligence
and snarky attitude land him in a world of trouble after he
rescues Asmira, a "hereditary guard" who was sent by the Queen
of Sheba to assassinate Solomon, from desert bandits. Instead of
eating her, he spares her life setting into motion a disastrous
series of events which may well result in the end of the ancient
world. For another entertaining djinn series try::