Jonathan Stroud

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  • Bibliography:
    18 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2003
  • Latest Book:
    May 2023
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Full Series List in Order

A Bartimaeus Novel

1 - The Amulet of Samarkand (Sep-2003)
2 - The Golem's Eye (Sep-2004)
3 - Ptolemy's Gate (Dec-2005)
4 - The Ring of Solomon (Nov-2010)

The Lockwood & Co.

1 - Screaming Staircase (Sep-2013)
2 - The Whispering Skull (Sep-2014)
3 - The Hollow Boy (Sep-2015)
4 - The Creeping Shadow (Sep-2016)
5 - The Empty Grave (Sep-2017)

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne

1 - The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne (Oct-2021)

Book List in Order: 18 titles

  • The Last Siege

    When three lonely teenagers--Emily, Simon, and the enigmatic Marcus--break into the forbidden interior of the keep of a castle in an attempt to feel the power of occupation, their playful re-enactment unexpectedly plunges them into a nightmare. Origi...

  • The Amulet of Samarkand

    A Bartimaeus Novel - 1

    Presenting a thrilling voice in children's literature -- a witty, gripping adventure story featuring a boy and his not-so-tame djinni. Nathaniel is a young magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hot...

  • Buried Fire

    Deep in the English countryside, the unearthing of an ancient Celtic cross awakens an imprisoned dragon and unleashes a smoldering evil. Less than a mile away, 13-year-old Michael McIntyre falls asleep on a lush green hill, and wakes up with frighten...

  • The Golem's Eye

    A Bartimaeus Novel - 2

    The second adventure in the Bartimaeus trilogy finds our young apprentice magician Nathaniel working his way up the ranks of the government, when crisis hits. A seemingly invulnerable clay golem is making random attacks on London. Nathaniel and the a...

  • The Leap

    After her best friend, Max, drowns, Charlie Fletcher is overwhelmed with shock and grief. When she attempts to explain what happened that day at the Mill Pond, no one believes her. The doctors and her mother think she may be hallucinating, or worse-c...

  • Ptolemy's Gate

    A Bartimaeus Novel - 3

    Three years have passed since the magician Nathaniel helped prevent a cataclysmic attack on London. Now an important member of the British government, he grapples with numerous problems: foreign wars are going badly, Britain's enemies are mounting at...

  • Just So Stories

    JUST SO STORIES by Rudyard Kipling are a firm family favourite.The delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs - everything from how the camel got in a humph (and got his hump!) to how the alphabet was invented. Enchanting and funny, ...

  • Heroes of the Valley

    Halli Sveinsson is stumpy and swarthy, with a quick mind and an aptitude for getting in trouble. Bored with everyday chores and shepherding, he enjoys playing practical jokes.  When he plays a trick on Ragnar of the House of Hakonsson, he sets in mo...

  • The Ring of Solomon

    A Bartimaeus Novel - 4

    Bartimaeus, everyone's favorite (wise-cracking) djinni, is back in book four of this best-selling series. As alluded to in the footnotes throughout the series, Bartimaeus has served hundreds of magicians during his 5,010 year career. Now, for the fir...



  • Screaming Staircase

    The Lockwood & Co. - 1

    A sinister Problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts, haunts, spirits, and specters are appearing throughout the city, and they aren't exactly friendly. Only young people have the psychic abilities required to see -- and eradicate -- these...

  • The Whispering Skull

    The Lockwood & Co. - 2

    In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood & Co. hasn't made much progress. Quill Kipps and his team of Fittes agents keep swooping in on Lockwood's investigations. Finally, in a ...

  • The Ghost of Shadow Vale

  • The Dagger in the Desk

    A thrilling new case for London’s most talented psychic detection agency. In London, a mysterious and potentially deadly ghost is stalking the halls of St. Simeon’s Academy for Talented Youngsters. It lurks in the shadows, spreading fear and icy ...

  • The Hollow Boy

    The Lockwood & Co. - 3

    As a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in exterminating spirits. Anthony Lockwood is dashing, George insightful, and Lucy ...

  • The Creeping Shadow

    The Lockwood & Co. - 4

    After leaving Lockwood & Co. at the end of The Hollow Boy, Lucy is a freelance operative, hiring herself out to agencies that value her ever-improving skills. One day she is pleasantly surprised by a visit from Lockwood, who tells her he needs a good...

  • The Empty Grave

    The Lockwood & Co. - 5

    Five months after the events in THE CREEPING SHADOW, we join Lockwood, Lucy, George, Holly, and their associate Quill Kips on a perilous night mission: they have broken into the booby-trapped Fittes Mausoleum, where the body of the legendary psychic ...

  • The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne

    The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne - 1

    Action! Humor! Fantasy! "Kicking off a new series with a bang (several bangs, in fact), Stroud sends two young fugitives with murky pasts fleeing murderous pursuers across a fractured future Britain." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred**Soon to be a motion ...

  • The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

    "Stroud is a genius." -- Rick RiordanThe now notorious outlaws Scarlett and Browne are back in their second death-defying adventure -- and this time it’s not just their own lives on the line. . . .Albert and Scarlett are a formidable pair. With hi...

Award-Winning Books by Jonathan Stroud

Ptolemy's Gate
2006 Cybils -- Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Screaming Staircase
2013 Cybils -- Speculative Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jonathan Stroud has published 18 books.

Jonathan Stroud does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Notorious Scarlett and Browne, was published in May 2023.

The first book by Jonathan Stroud, The Last Siege, was published in April 2003.

Yes. Jonathan Stroud has 3 series.
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