Ptolemy's gate

Three years on from the events in The Golem's Eye, the magicians' rule in London is teetering on a knife-edge, with strikes, riots and gener al unrest. The Prime Minister is largely controlled by two advisors, o ne of whom is 17-year-old Nathaniel. Meanwhile, living under a false i dentity, Kitty has been researching djinn; she has come to believe tha t the only way to destroy the magicians is for an alliance of some kin d between djinn and ordinary people. Kitty seeks out Bartimaeus and em barks on a terrifying journey into the djinn's chaotic domain - The Ot her Place - which no human being has ever survived. But even as she do es so, Makepeace engineers a dramatic coup d'etat. The outcome is a sh attering of the magicians'control and all magical laws are turned upsi de down. Can Bartimaeus, Nathaniel and Kitty settle old scores if they are to survive and prevent the earth's destruction?