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Lockwood & Co. might be the smallest (some might say shambolic) Psychic Detection Agency in London. But its three agents - Lockwood, Lucy and George - are exceptional Talents. And they get results. When an outbreak of ghostly phenomena grows to terrifying levels in Chelsea, Scotland Yard is left...

When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . . For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions. Lucy Carlyle, a talented young...

Brought to you by Penguin. The Amulet of Samarkand is the first title in the New York Times bestselling Bartimaeus series by Jonathan Stroud, author of Lockwood & Co. - a global No.1 show on Netflix. When a young magician’s apprentice secretly summons an irascible 5,000 year old djinni to do...

**Named an ‘Amazing Audiobook for Young Adults 2015’ by the Young Adult Library Services Association** “The spine-tingling performance of Lyons’ narration will keep listeners on the edge of their seat.” – YALSA committee "Stroud is a genius" Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Lockwood & Co: The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud, read by Emily Bevan. Want to hear a ghost story? That’s good. I know a few . . . After their recent adventures, the Lockwood & Co team deserve a well-earned break . . . so naturally they decide to...

The tremendous climax of the Bartimaeus sequence. Three years on from the events in The Golem's Eye, the magicians' rule in London is teetering on a knife-edge, with strikes, riots and general unrest. The Prime Minister is largely controlled by two advisers, one of whom is 17-year-old Nathaniel...

Lucy has left Lockwood & Co. A freelance operative, she is hiring herself out to other agencies – agencies that might value her ever-improving skills. But now Lockwood needs her help. Penelope Fittes, leader of the well-renowned Fittes Agency wants Lockwood & Co. – and only them – to...

This second volume of the brilliant, bestselling Bartimaeus sequence. Two years have passed since the events of The Amulet of Samarkand and the young magician Nathaniel is rising fast through the government ranks. But his career is suddenly threatened by a series of terrifying crises. A...

Velkommen til den tredje fantastiske, magiske, lårklaskende og neglebidende fortælling om den dødsensfarlige (og selvoptagne) dæmon, Bartimæus, og hans unge herre og mester, Nathan. Der er gået tre år siden de dramatiske begivenheder i Golems øje, og den nu 17-årige Nathan er for alvor...

Fans of Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus books will devour this book - a cracking adventure brimming with magic, intrigue and a treasure trove of characters that the reader can't help but fall for. We find everyone's favourite irascibly insolent djinni serving at the court of King Solomon in 950 BC...

Set in a broken, future England, where gunfights and monsters collide, this is the exciting first title in a phenomenal fantasy teen series by the bestselling children's novelist. “A classic in the making.” – Eoin Colfer “Perfectly paced, beautifully written and bursting with black...

Author Jonathan Stroud joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss his career, his taste in reading and listening, and his various series of books

Drengen Nathan, der er i lære som troldmand, møder den ambitiøse og magtbegærlige supertroldmand og minister Simon Lovelace, der ydmyger ham på det groveste! Nathan sværger, at han vil tage en grusom hævn, og lejligheden for dette byder sig, da han får nys om, at Lovelace ligger inde med et særligt magisk klenodie, nemlig Amuletten fra Samarkand! I en perlerække af hæsblæsende kapitler, der skildrer begivenhederne fra flere synsvinkler, suges læseren ind i et svimlende og ualmindelig dramatisk handlingsforløb, der kulminerer ved en konference på et engelsk herresæde!

Mentre un’improvvisa ondata di Visitatori soprannaturali getta Scotland Yard nello scompiglio e accende disordini a Londra, la Lockwood & Co. fatica a ottenere il riconoscimento che merita come agenzia di investigazione. Eppure i suoi membri hanno Talenti metapsichici impareggiabili! Anthony...

Den unge troldmand, Nathan, har arbejdet sig op på regeringsplan, da en golem angriber London! Nathan og den magtfulde og uærbødige djinni, Bartimæus, må rejse til Prag for at finde oprindelsen til denne golems magt! I London optrappes krigen med Modbevægelsen og Kitty og hendes...

Frank Fisher works for the Thirteenth Hour Insurance Company. His job is incredibly dangerous, and generally his clients are grateful for the help he gives them - but Mary Alice Evans is a different matter.... A thought-provoking story about the afterlife from acclaimed teen author Jonathan Stroud.

A fast-paced fantasy adventure set in a broken, future England, following the further exploits of the outlaws Scarlett and Browne. Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne have outwitted their pursuers and escaped into the wilderness once more, and it’s not long before they become famous for their...

The final book in a fast-paced fantasy adventure series set in a broken, future England, from the author of the bestselling Lockwood & Co series. Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne have raided their way across the Seven Kingdoms and eluded capture for two more years, gathering other outlaws to...

The death-defying conclusion to the "audacious," "razor-sharp," and "raucous" exploits of the notorious outlaws Scarlett and Browne from the bestselling author of Lockwood & Co., Jonathan Stroud. Throughout their lawless careers, Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne have gotten out of trouble by...

"Stroud is a genius." —Rick Riordan The 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 his ability to read minds and her way with a...