For those who enjoyed the humorous slant of The Pan's narrative and the subtle satire of society and government involved, I would highly recommend the brilliant, uncontrollable-laughter-inducing Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud, the prequel to which: [[The Ring of Solomon (Bartimaeus) by Jonathan Stroud|The Ring of Solomon]] is reviewed here at the Bookbag. Another similarly enjoyable read is [[Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy]].