The Ring of Solomon

Author: Jonathan Stroud

The setting is an alternate version of biblical times during the reign of King Solomon, where magicians command djinni and Solomon rides herd over the known world due to his possession of an all-powerful ring that causes everyone to cower before him. The Queen of Sheba, aware that Solomon is preparing to disrupt her country’s frankincense trade due to her refusal of his mu….Read More

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