P.B. Kerr

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born

February 22, 1956 in Edinburgh Scotland, The United Kingdom

gender

male

website

http://www.pbkerr.com

genre

Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Also writes as Philip Kerr.

Philip Kerr (P.B. Kerr) is a British author of both adult fiction and non-fiction, most notably the Bernie Gunther series, and of children's books, particularly the Children of the Lamp series.

Kerr was educated there and at a grammar school in Northampton. He studied law at the University of Birmingham from 1974–1980, achieving a masters degree. Kerr worked as an advertising copywriter for Saatchi and Saatchi before becoming a full-time writer in 1989. He has written for the Sunday Times, the Evening Standard and the New Statesman.

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Average rating: 3.85 · 13740 ratings · 811 reviews · 11 distinct works

	The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp, #1) 375 avg rating — 5403 ratings — published 2004 — 27 editions	My rating:
	The Blue Djinn of Babylon (Children of the Lamp, #2) 385 avg rating — 3228 ratings — published 2004 — 18 editions	My rating:
	The Cobra King of Kathmandu (Children of the Lamp, #3) 391 avg rating — 2449 ratings — published 2006 — 15 editions	My rating:
	The Day of the Djinn Warriors (Children of the Lamp, #4) 398 avg rating — 1476 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Eye Of The Forest (Children Of The Lamp, #5) 397 avg rating — 882 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Five Fakirs of Faizabad (Children of the Lamp, #6) 402 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Grave Robbers Of Genghis Khan (Children Of The Lamp, #7) 389 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Akhenaten Adventure / The Blue Djinn of Babylon / The Cobra King of Kathmandu (# 1 - 3 Children of the Lamp series) 467 avg rating — 12 ratings	My rating:
	Unknown Book 1332069 by P.B. Kerr, Michael Molloy, Keith Brompton 429 avg rating — 7 ratings	My rating:
	Children of the Lamp (The Akhenaten Adventure Book 1) 500 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004	My rating:

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Series by P.B. Kerr

Children of the Lamp (7 books)
by P.B. Kerr

385 avg rating — 13835 ratings

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Quotes by P.B. Kerr

“When something needs to be said, you look for a man to say it. But when something needs actually to be done, you look for a woman.”
― P.B. Kerr, The Blue Djinn of Babylon

tags: humor , men , women

117 people liked it

“To grant all a man's wishes is to take away his dreams and ambitions. Life is only worth living if you have something to strive for. To aim at.”
― P.B. Kerr, The Five Fakirs of Faizabad

tags: children-of-the-lamp , dreams , wishes

10 people liked it

“A wish is a dish that's a lot like a fish: Once it's been eaten it's harder to throw back. - Mr. Rakshasas”
― P.B. Kerr

tags: children-of-the-lamp

9 people liked it

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