Jonathan Stroud | |
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Born | Bedford, England | 27 October 1970
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | British |
Period | 1999–present |
Genre | Children's fantasy |
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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. children's series. 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. The Bartimaeus sequence is the recipient of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire and Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards. Stroud's works have also been featured on ALA Notable lists of books for children and young adults. In 2020, Netflix announced a TV series based on Lockwood & Co., with filming initiated in July 2021.
Born in 1970 in Bedford, England, Stroud began to write stories at a very young age. [1] He grew up in St Albans where he attended Wheatfields Junior School and St Albans Boys' School. [2] He enjoyed reading books, drawing pictures, and writing stories. He attributes his love of reading and writing to being ill between the ages of seven and nine. To escape boredom, he would occupy himself with books and stories. [3] After he completed his studies of English literature at the University of York, he worked in London as an editor for publishers Walker Books. During the 1990s, he started publishing his own works and quickly gained success. [3]
Among his works are the best-selling [4] Bartimaeus Trilogy , which has received note for its satire and use of magic to explore themes of class struggle. 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. [5] [6] 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 .
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". [7] The second book, The Whispering Skull , was released in September 2014. A third novel, titled The Hollow Boy, was announced through a competition orchestrated by Stroud, asking readers to send in an idea for a ghost to feature in the third story. [8] The fourth book, The Creeping Shadow, was published in 2016, and the last book in the series, The Empty Grave, was published in 2017. [9]
In late 2020, Netflix announced that Stroud's Lockwood & Co. series would be made into a television show produced by Nira Park, Rachael Prior, and Joe Cornish. [10] Filming began in July 2021 in London. [11]
His new series, The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne, which currently consists of two books, is about two outlaws and their infamous heists.
Stroud lives in St Albans, Hertfordshire, [12] with his wife Gina and their three children. [3]
Title | Publisher | Date | Genre | Length | ISBN |
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The Viking Saga of Harri Bristlebeard | Walker Books | 1 September 1997 | Children's fiction, puzzle book | 32 pages (hardcover) | 978-0-7636-0270-3 |
The Hare and the Tortoise | Walker Books | 5 October 1998 | Children's fiction, sticker book | n/a | 978-1-4063-0295-0 |
Walking Through the Jungle | Walker Books | 1 January 1998 | Children's fiction, sticker book | n/a | 978-1-4063-0300-1 |
Little Red Car | Walker Books | 2 August 1999 | Children's fiction | 15 pages (UK paperback) | 978-0-7445-2951-7 |
Alfie's Big Adventure | Walker Books | 2 August 1999 | Children's fiction | 14 pages (UK paperback) | 978-0-7445-2948-7 |
Little Spike and Long Tail | Walker Books | 3 January 2000 | Children's literature, puzzle book | n/a | 978-0-7445-2964-7 |
Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Walker Books | 2000 | Children's literature, puzzle book | 15 pages (UK paperback) | 978-0-7445-6554-6 |
The Leap | Red Fox | 1 January 2001 | Children's literature | 192 pages (UK paperback) | 978-0-09-940285-5 |
The Lost Treasure of Captain Blood | Walker Books | 1 January 2006 | Children's literature, puzzle book | 32 pages (UK paperback) | 978-1-84428-767-3 |
Title | Publisher | Date | Genre | Length | ISBN |
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The Ghost of Shadow Vale | Barrington Stoke | 1 January 2009 | Teen and YA, fantasy | 64 (paperback) | 978-1-84299-705-5 |
Title | Publisher | Date | Genre | Length | ISBN |
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Buried Fire | Gardners Books | 3 April 2003 | Teen and YA, science fiction/fantasy | 304 (UK paperback) | 978-0-552-54933-2 |
The Last Siege | Gardners Books | 31 January 2004 | Teen and YA | 261 pages (UK paperback) | 978-0-552-55146-5 |
Heroes of the Valley | Hyperion Books | 29 January 2009 | Teen & YA, fantasy | 496 pages (UK hardcover) | 978-1-4231-0966-2 |
Heroes of the Valley was featured on the VOYA Magazine's Perfect Tens list in 2009. [13]
Title | Publisher | Date | Genre | Length | ISBN |
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Justin Credible's Word Play World | Walker Books | 1994 | Puzzle book | n/a | 0-00-000000-0 |
Ancient Rome: A Guide to the Glory of Imperial Rome | Kingfisher | 15 April 2000 | Children's history book | 30 pages (UK hardcover) | 978-0-7534-5235-6 |
Life and Times in Ancient Rome | Kingfisher | 3 September 2007 | Children's history book | 30 pages (UK hardcover) | 978-1-4352-7505-8 |
No. | Title | Publisher | Date | Length | ISBN |
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2 | The Amulet of Samarkand | Doubleday | 1 October 2003 | 272 pages (UK hardcover) | 978-0-385-60599-1 |
3 | The Golem's Eye | Gardners Books | 30 September 2004 | 570 pages (UK hardcover) | 978-0-385-60615-8 |
4 | Ptolemy's Gate | Doubleday | 1 January 2005 | 528 pages (UK paperback) | 978-0-385-60868-8 |
1 | The Ring of Solomon | Doubleday | 14 October 2010 | 528 pages (UK paperback) | 978-0-385-61915-8 |
The Amulet of Samarkand was given a starred review by Booklist and Publishers Weekly in 2003, [14] recommended on Texas Lone Star's YA reading list in 2005, [15] and given commendation for Great Graphic Novels for Teens in 2011. [16]
No. | Title | Publisher | Date | Length | ISBN |
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1 | The Screaming Staircase | Corgi Books | 3 July 2014 | 480 pages (UK paperback) | 978-0-552-56678-0 |
2 | The Whispering Skull | Corgi Books | 25 February 2015 | 496 pages (UK paperback) | 978-0-552-56805-0 |
2.5 | The Dagger in the Desk | Penguin Books | 9 February 2015 | 35 pages (Penguin eBook) | 978-1-4481-9694-4 |
3 | The Hollow Boy | Corgi Books | 24 September 2015 | 448 pages (UK paperback) | 978-0-552-57314-6 |
4 | The Creeping Shadow | Corgi Books | 15 September 2016 | 560 pages (UK paperback) | 978-0-552-57315-3 |
5 | The Empty Grave | Corgi Books | 21 September 2017 | 560 pages (UK paperback) | 978-0-552-57579-9 |
The Screaming Staircase has been recommended by Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (audiobook) and Children and Teens (ten to fourteen) (2014); Texas Lone Star Reading List (2014); Cooperative Children's Book Center (2014); Look! Hoo's Reading (2014), and Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (2014). [17] [18] The Whispering Skull was selected by the CCBC Choices (2015) and the Junior Library Guild (2015) and was given a starred review by Booklist (2014), Kirkus (2014), and School Library Journal (2014). [19] The Hollow Boy was selected by the CCBC Choices (2016) and the Junior Library Guild (2016) and was given a starred review by Booklist (2015) and School Library Journal (2015). [20] The Creeping Shadow was given a starred review by Booklist (2016) and was selected by the Junior Library Guild as their mystery/adventure novel of 2017. [21] The Empty Grave was given a starred review by Booklist in 2017. [22]
No. | Title | Publisher | Date | Length | ISBN |
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1 | The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne | Walker Books | 1 April 2021 | 432 pages (hardcover) | 978-1-4063-9481-8 |
2 | The Notorious Scarlett and Browne | Walker Books | 7 July 2022 | 416 pages (paperback) | 978-1-4063-9482-5 |
Book | Year | Award Name | Award Body | Result | Ref. |
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The Amulet of Samarkand | 2004 | Best Books for Young Adults | American Library Association | Top Ten | [23] |
2004 | Notable Children's Books | American Library Association | Won | [24] | |
2004 | Boston Globe–Horn Book Award | The Boston Globe and The Horn Book Magazine | Honor book | [25] | |
2004 | Locus Award (YA) | Locus | Nominated | [26] | |
2004 | Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults | American Library Association | Won | [27] | |
2005 | Nevada Young Readers' Award (YA) | Nevada Library Association | Nominated | [28] | |
2005 | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Jugendbuch | Nominated | [29] | ||
2006 | Evergreen Teen Book Award | Washington Young Adult Review Group | Nominated | [30] | |
2006 | Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers | Georgia Library Association | Nominated | [31] | |
2007 | Indian Paintbrush Book Award (Grades 4-6) | Wyoming Library Association | Nominated | [32] | |
The Golem's Eye | 2005 | Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults | American Library Association | Won | [33] |
2005 | Best Books for Young Adults | American Library Association | Won | [34] | |
2005 | Locus Award (YA) | Locus | Nominated | [26] | |
2007 | Colorado Blue Spruce Award (YA) | Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Awards | Nominated | [35] | |
Ptolemy's Gate | 2006 | Cybils Award (Speculative Fiction) | Cybils Awards | Won | [36] |
2006 | Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel | Locus | Nominated | [26] | |
2006 | Corine International Book Prize | Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels | Won | [37] | |
2007 | Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults | American Library Association | Won | [38] | |
2007 | Notable Children's Recordings | American Library Association | Won | [39] | |
Bartimaeus trilogy (books 1–3) | 2006 | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature | Mythopoeic Society | Won | [40] |
2007 | Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire (Youth Novel) | Utopiales | Won | [41] | |
The Ring of Solomon | 2010 | Costa Children's Book Award | Costa Coffee | Nominated | [42] |
2010 | Der Leserpreis (The Reader's Award) | Lovelybooks.de | Shortlisted | [43] | |
2012 | Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults | American Library Association | Won | [44] |
Book | Year | Award Name | Award Body | Result | Ref. |
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The Screaming Staircase | 2013 | Cybils Award (Speculative Fiction) | Cybils Awards | Won | [45] |
2013 | Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's) | Goodreads | Nominated | [46] | |
2014 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Los Angeles Times | Finalist | [47] [48] | |
2014 | Edgar Awards (Best Juvenile) | Mystery Writers of America | Nominated | [49] | |
2014 | WeRead Prize | Jewish Community Secondary School | Won | [50] | |
2014 | Booktrust Best Book Awards (9-11 Best Story) | BookTrust and Amazon Kindle | Shortlisted | [51] | |
2014 | North Carolina Young Adult Book Award | Nominated | [52] | ||
2014 | Carnegie Medal | CILIP | Nominated | [53] | |
2014 | Worcestershire Teen Book Award | Worcestershire Public Libraries | Shortlisted | [54] | |
2014 | Silver Inky Award | Inside a Dog | Shortlisted | [55] | |
2015 | Sakura Medal | International Librarians of Japan | Nominated | ||
2015 | Warwickshire Secondary Book Awards | Stratford Girls' Grammar School | Won | [56] | |
2015 | Coventry Inspiration Book Awards | Coventry City Council | Shortlisted | ||
2015 | UKYA Blogger Awards | UKYA Blogger Awards | Nominated | [57] | |
2015 | The Weald Book Award | The Weald School | Shortlisted | [58] | |
2015 | Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults | American Library Association | Won | [59] | |
2016 | Beehive Book Awards (Young Adult Fiction) | Children's Literature Association of Utah | Nominated | [60] | |
2016 | Nevada Young Readers' Award (Intermediate) | Nevada Library Association | Won | [61] | |
2016 | Sasquatch Award | Washington Library Association | Nominated | [62] | |
2017 | Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award | Rebecca Caudhill | Nominated | [63] | |
The Whispering Skull | 2014 | Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's) | Goodreads | Nominated | [64] |
2015 | Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults | American Library Association | Top 30 | [65] | |
The Hollow Boy | 2015 | Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's) | Goodreads | Nominated | [66] |
The Creeping Shadow | 2016 | Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's) | Goodreads | Nominated | [67] |
The Empty Grave | 2017 | Goodreads Choice Awards (Middle Grade & Children's) | Goodreads | Nominated | [68] |
2017 | Booklist Editor's Choice for Youth | Booklist | Won | [69] | |
2019 | Carnegie Medal | CILIP | Nominated | [70] |
Book | Year | Award Name | Award Body | Result | Ref. |
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Heroes of the Valley | 2009 | Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas for Mejor novela extranjera independiente | Nominated | [71] | |
2010 | Locus Award (YA) | Locus | Nominated | [26] | |
2010 | Best Books for Young Adults | American Library Association | Won | [72] | |
2010 | Carnegie Medal in Literature | CILIP | Nominated | ||
2011 | Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas for Mejor novela extranjera perteneciente a saga | Nominated | [73] |
The Bartimaeus Sequence is a series of young adult novels of alternate history, fantasy and magic. It was written by British writer Jonathan Stroud and consists of a trilogy published from 2003 to 2005 and a prequel novel published in 2010. The story follows the career of a teenage magician Nathaniel and a five-thousand-year-old djinni Bartimaeus, whom he has summoned and nominally controls, through the alternative history of the peak of London's domination as a magical oligarchy.
The Amulet of Samarkand is a children's novel of alternate history, fantasy and magic. It is the first book in the Bartimaeus Sequence written by English author Jonathan Stroud. The first edition (paperback) was published in September 2003 by Doubleday in the United Kingdom. The book and series are about power struggles in a magical dystopia centred in London, England, and feature a mix of current and ancient, secular and mythological themes. The book is named after a magical artifact created in the ancient Asian city of Samarkand, around which the story revolves.
The Golem's Eye is a children's novel of alternate history, fantasy and magic. It is the second book in the Bartimaeus trilogy written by British author Jonathan Stroud. 6 million copies have been sold in 36 countries. It was a New York Times best-seller in 2004.
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Der Jugendbuchpreis geht an Jonathan Stroud für Die Pforte des Magiers[The youth book prize goes to Jonathan Stroud for The Gate of the Magician]
Roman jeunesse lauréats: La Vie suspendue de Timothée de Fombelle (Gallimard) ex æquo avec La Trilogie de Bartiméus de Jonathan Stroud (Albin Michel)[Youth novel winners: Suspended Life by Timothy of Fombelle (Gallimard) tied with The Trilogy of Bartimaeus by Jonathan Stroud (Albin Michel)]
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