"The whole artwork is superlative… this is the best preteen-read-to-graphic-novel book I've yet seen…"
www.thebookbag.co.uk

"Lee's art is stunning… a terrific adaptation of a great novel."
John Freeman, www.downthetubes.net

Amulet Book Reviews

"Not since Gulliver's Travels has a children's writer managed to combine a thrilling tale of magic and adventure with such deliciously pointed comedy."
Amanda Craig, The Times

"The truly original touch is the way Stroud alternates Nathaniel's story with the djinni's own knowing and irascible first-person narrative."
Diana Wynne Jones, Guardian Review

"One of this year's most inventive and ingenious novels… Bartimaeus's voice is laugh-out-loud sassy, while Nathaniel's story has an engaging poignancy as he tries to prove himself in a world in which he has always been despised."
Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times

"What a delight… Jonathan Stroud's cracker … is pure enjoyment from beginning to end… Almost purely amoral, if not downright wicked, Bartimaeus manages to convey the benefits of thoughtfulness, politeness and kindness by glorying in their converse. A tonic for anyone age 12 and up."
Times Educational Supplement

"Drama, humour and hypnotically engaging storytelling"
Nicholas Tucker, Independent