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Jonathan Stroud

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in Bedford, The United Kingdom

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books, Young Adult

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Jonathan Anthony Stroud is an author of fantasy books, mainly for children and youths.

Stroud grew up in St Albans where he enjoyed reading books, drawing pictures, and writing stories. Between the ages seven and nine he was often ill, so he spent most of his days in the hospital or in his bed at home. To escape boredom he would occupy himself with books and stories. After he completed his studies of English literature at the University of York, he worked in London as an editor for the Walker Books store. He worked with different types of books there and this soon led to the writing of his own books. During the 1990s, he started publishing his own works and quickly gained success.

In May 1999, Stroud published his first children's novel, Buri ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 605,234 ratings · 39,489 reviews · 59 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 130,255 ratings — published 2003 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golem's Eye (Bartimaeus, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 93,998 ratings — published 2004 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ptolemy's Gate (Bartimaeus, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 87,559 ratings — published 2005 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1) 4.24 avg rating — 66,352 ratings — published 2013 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whispering Skull (Lockwood & Co., #2) 4.33 avg rating — 37,516 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hollow Boy (Lockwood & Co., #3) 4.37 avg rating — 30,911 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ring of Solomon (Bartimaeus, #0.5) by Jonathan Stroud (Goodreads Author), Simon Jones (Narrator) 4.21 avg rating — 31,044 ratings — published 2010 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Creeping Shadow (Lockwood & Co., #4) 4.52 avg rating — 26,659 ratings — published 2016 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Empty Grave (Lockwood & Co., #5) 4.62 avg rating — 24,497 ratings — published 2017 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxed Set (Bartimaeus, #1-3) 4.43 avg rating — 5,941 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bartimaeus (4 books)
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Lockwood & Co. (5 books)
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4.36 avg rating — 192,523 ratings

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne (3 books)
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The Bartimaeus Trilogy: Graphic Novel (1 book)
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Lee Sullivan (Illustrator),

Nicolas Chapuis (Illustrator)

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ロックウッド除霊探偵局 (4 books)
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金原瑞人 (Translator),

松山美保 (Translator)

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“According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you're also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking.”
― Jonathan Stroud, Ptolemy's Gate

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“One magician demanded I show him an image of the love of his life. I rustled up a mirror.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Amulet of Samarkand

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“A dozen more questions occurred to me. Not to mention twenty-two possible solutions to each one, sixteen resulting hypotheses and counter-theorems, eight abstract speculations, a quadrilateral equation, two axioms, and a limerick. That's raw intelligence for you.”
― Jonathan Stroud, Ptolemy's Gate

tags: bartimaeus, intelligence

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Polls

Please vote for the book that you would like to read in August and discuss in September. Voting will end 12am PT on June 27th.

Sabriel by Garth Nix

26 votes, 16.9%

The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

23 votes, 14.9%

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

19 votes, 12.3%

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

17 votes, 11.0%

Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

15 votes, 9.7%

The Briar King by Greg Keyes

11 votes, 7.1%

Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher

10 votes, 6.5%

Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks

7 votes, 4.5%

The Book of Joby by Mark J. Ferrari

7 votes, 4.5%

A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay

7 votes, 4.5%

Inda by Sherwood Smith

5 votes, 3.2%

The Flame in the Bowl: Unbinding the Stone by Marc Vun Kannon

3 votes, 1.9%

Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff

3 votes, 1.9%

The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan

1 vote, 0.6%

154 total votes

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