Jonathan Stroud





Jonathan Stroud

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October 27, 1970 in Bedford, The United Kingdom

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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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Just back from an excellent trip to the town of Ilmenau, in the middle of the Thuringian forests, where I did a talk for the university’s Sci-Fi/Fantasy Club, Phantopia. The club’smarking its 40th anniversary; to celebrate, they’d erected a massive tent (or yurt) on the campus hillside - a fine place to enjoy late-night bratwurst and beer. Beforehand, I did readings from the Bartimaeus books, m...

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Average rating: 4.04 · 70,970 ratings · 4,904 reviews · 24 distinct works
The Amulet of Samarkand (Ba...
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 28,128 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions
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Ptolemy's Gate (Bartimaeus,...
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 17,852 ratings — published 2005 — 37 editions
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The Golem's Eye (Bartimaeus...
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 16,867 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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The Ring of Solomon (Bartim...
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 3,320 ratings — published 2010 — 24 editions
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The Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxe...
4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 1,299 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
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Heroes of the Valley
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 1,439 ratings — published 2009 — 20 editions
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Buried Fire
3.1 of 5 stars 3.10 avg rating — 513 ratings — published 1999 — 11 editions
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The Leap
3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions
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The Last Siege
3.07 of 5 stars 3.07 avg rating — 316 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions
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4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2005
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More books by Jonathan Stroud…
The Amulet of Samarkand The Golem's Eye Ptolemy's Gate
Bartimaeus (3 books)
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4.075166069756729 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 67,291 ratings
Lockwood & Co. (1 book)
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3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings

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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

“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

“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

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