The second book, The Whispering Skull, was released in September 2014. In 2013, the first book in the Lockwood & Co (which is about a ghost hunter agency in a ghost-ravaged England) series, Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase was released, and achieved critical acclaim, with Rick Riordan calling Stroud a 'genius'. The books in this series, his first to be published in the United States, are The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, Ptolemy's Gate, and prequel The Ring of Solomon.

By narrating the story from the perspective of Bartimaeus, a sarcastic and slightly egomaniacal djinni, Stroud examines the stereotypes and ethics of the magician class and the enslaved demons. Īmong his works are the best-selling Bartimaeus Trilogy, which has received note for its satire and use of magic to explore themes of class struggle. During the 1990s, he started publishing his own works and quickly gained success. After he completed his studies of English literature at the University of York, he worked in London as an editor for publishers Walker Books. To escape boredom, he would occupy himself with books and stories. He attributes his love of reading and writing to being ill between the ages of seven and nine. He enjoyed reading books, drawing pictures, and writing stories. He grew up in St Albans where he attended Wheatfields Junior School and St Albans Boys' School. In 2020, Netflix announced a TV series based on Lockwood & Co., with filming initiated in July 2021.īorn in 1970 in Bedford, England, Stroud began to write stories at a very young age. Stroud's works have also been featured on ALA Notable lists of books for children and young adults. The Bartimaeus sequence is the recipient of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire and Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards. His books are typically set in an alternative history London with fantasy elements, and have received note for his satire, and use of magic to reflect themes of class struggle. Jonathan Anthony Stroud (born 27 October 1970) is a British writer of fantasy fiction, best known for the Bartimaeus young adult sequence and Lockwood & Co. Stroud at the Gothenburg Book Fair in 2016

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