Jonathan Stroud

  • 5 stars across 27 books
Jonathan Stroud was born in Bedford in 1970. After studying English Literature at York University, he moved to London, where he worked as an editor in a publishing firm. He is also the author of the best-selling BARTIMAEUS sequence, which is published in 35 languages and has sold 6 million copies worldwide, and also of four other novels: HEROES OF THE VALLEY, THE LAST SIEGE, THE LEAP and BURIED FIRE. He lives in Hertfordshire with his family. He has yet to see a ghost, but is keeping his eyes open.

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1st April 2021

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne

Set in a broken, future England, where gunfights and monsters collide, this is the exciting first title in a phenomenal ... MoreThe Outlaws Scarlett and Browne

(15 reviews) Review
15th September 2016

Lockwood & Co: The Creeping Shadow: Book 4

Now a major Netflix series!Lucy has left Lockwood & Co. A freelance operative, she is hiring herself out to other agenci... MoreLockwood & Co: The Creeping Shadow: Book 4

(13 reviews) Review
7th July 2022

The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

A fast-paced fantasy adventure set in a broken, future England, following the further exploits of the outlaws Scarlett a... MoreThe Notorious Scarlett and Browne

(13 reviews) Review
3rd July 2014

Lockwood & Co: The Screaming Staircase: Book 1

Now a major Netflix series!When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . .For more than fifty ... MoreLockwood & Co: The Screaming Staircase: Book 1

(11 reviews) Review
24th September 2015

Lockwood & Co: The Hollow Boy: Book 3

Now a major Netflix series!Lockwood & Co. might be the smallest (some might say shambolic) Psychic Detection Agency in L... MoreLockwood & Co: The Hollow Boy: Book 3

(5 reviews) Review
26th February 2015

Lockwood & Co: The Whispering Skull: Book 2

Now a major Netflix series!Ghosts and ghouls beware! London's smallest, shabbiest and most talented psychic detection ag... MoreLockwood & Co: The Whispering Skull: Book 2

(5 reviews) Review
21st September 2017

Lockwood & Co: The Empty Grave: Book 5

Now a major Netflix series!Want to hear a ghost story? That's good. I know a few . . .After their recent adventures, the... MoreLockwood & Co: The Empty Grave: Book 5

(4 reviews) Review
2nd September 2010

The Amulet of Samarkand

The Amulet of Samarkand is the first title in the New York Times bestselling Bartimaeus series by Jonathan Stroud, autho... MoreThe Amulet of Samarkand

(1 review) Review
25th September 2014

Lockwood & Co: The Whispering Skull

"Stroud is a genius". (Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series). Ghosts and ghouls beware! London's smallest, s... MoreLockwood & Co: The Whispering Skull

(1 review) Review
3rd February 2011

The Amulet of Samarkand Graphic Novel

The first volume in the brilliant, bestselling Bartimaeus sequence, now adapted into a stunning graphic novel format - t... MoreThe Amulet of Samarkand Graphic Novel

(1 review) Review
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