Information About

Bartimaeus (bartimaeus Trilogy)




He has many names, and the quote shown at the back of ''Ptolemy's Gate'' says:

''I am Bartimaeus, Sakhr al-Jinni!! I am N'gorso the Mighty, and the Serpent of Silver Plumes!! I have spoken with Solomon, and rebuilt the walls of Uruk, Karnak and Prague!!''

He is one of the main characters of the trilogy, after whom the trilogy is named. Bartimaeus is a sarcastic djinni. He usually provides comic relief in the form of footnotes which provide various views into his past exploits as well as the nature of djinn and magic.

One of Bartimaeus's most important masters is Ptolemy, Ptolemy was a very good master to Bartimaeus, he gave him three great gifts. The first gift is that he treated Bartimaeus like an equal, which most magicians never do. The second gift is that he gave Bartimaeus freedom to walk the Earth and the Other Place. The final and Greatest Gift is that when death was inevitable, he sacrificed the last few seconds of his life to save Bartimaeus's life.

The trilogy includes the books
#'' The Amulet Of Samarkand ''
#'' The Golem's Eye ''
#'' Ptolemy's Gate ''


REFERENCES