Mitchell Leung
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Jonathan Stroud:
Have you considered adding any special connection ghosts to any of the main characters of the Lockwood & Co series? Actually answer either that or this: Will you ever crossover at any point the Bartimaeus novels with Lockwood & Co? Like maybe a villain summons a djinni or something & Lockwood & Co go through the books to find another djinni (voila!- Bartimaeus) to fight back.
Jonathan Stroud
Ooh, good questions. Well, I'll answer the crossover one. I think not: it's tempting to have some kind of crossover between the two universes, but if I did that it would at once undercut all the rules that govern both series. The funny thing about writing fantasy is that it has to have cast-iron rules: if you deviate from them, then anything can happen, and the reader straightaway loses interest. I did once have George reading a comic about a genie, but that's as close as it went (and I may have even cut that!).
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Séa
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Jonathan Stroud:
Jonathan, I became a fan of Lockwood and Bartimeaus series at the prompting of my teenage son. I am hooked and look forward to your next releases! I find your characters and plots inspiring and hope I can channel a little of that magic into my own writing. What books or authors inspired you? Do you attribute one specific author with inspiring your career?
Astrid Lim
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Jonathan Stroud:
Hi! I have read the Lockwood books and somehow, the Whispering Skull reminds me of the witty Bartimaeus.. Is this on purpose? Or it's just my feeling? And will I meet the Skull again in the future? (i hope so!) can't wait for the next Lockwood adventures, thanks for keep writing great stories :)
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