Stroud, Jonathan. Ptolemy's Gate.STROUD, Jonathan. Ptolemy's Gate. (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Three.) Read by Simon Jones Simon Jones may refer to:
This is the third installment of the highly entertaining Bartimaeus Trilogy, following The Amulet amulet (ăm`yəlĭt), object or formula that credulity and superstition have endowed with the power of warding off harmful influences. of Samarkand and The Golem's Eye. In this final volume, Nathaniel and Kitty team up with the demon Bartimaeus to foil a plot by the otherworldly demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. to take revenge for 5,000 years of subjugation Subjugation Cushan-rishathaim Aram king to whom God sold Israelites. [O.T.: Judges 3:8] Gibeonites consigned to servitude in retribution for trickery. [O.T.: Joshua 9:22–27] Ham Noah curses him and progeny to servitude. [O. by human magicians. As in the earlier selections, the narration shifts about from the perspective of each of the main characters. The story itself is fun but Jones' semi-voiced reading adds a new dimension to the enjoyment. Jones has a wide range of voices and accents with which he expertly captures the pompousness of the magicians, the anger of the demons, and the naivete na·ive·té or na·ïve·té n. 1. The state or quality of being inexperienced or unsophisticated, especially in being artless, credulous, or uncritical. 2. An artless, credulous, or uncritical statement or act. of young Nathaniel. Especially entertaining is his rendering of the witty but sarcastic narrations by Bartimaeus. Hugh Flick, Jr., Silliman College, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT J--Recommend for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommend for senior high school students. |
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