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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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!

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...

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...

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...

A sei mesi da quella terribile notte, in cui Anthony, Lucy e George sopravvissero in una casa infestata da fantasmi, l'agenzia di acchiappafantasmi Lockwood & Co. non ha più fatto molti progressi. L'agenzia rivale cerca sempre di mettergli i bastoni tra le ruote, senza permettergli di portare a termine alcuna missione. Anthony non può che prendere una decisione: sfidarli nella soluzione di un caso; e chi perderà sarà costretto ad ammettere la sconfitta niente di meno che sul Times. La sfida ruoterà intorno al mistero di Mr.

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...

Ein unschlagbares Duo wird zur Legende. Die berüchtigten Outlaws Albert und Scarlett sind vor ihren Widersachern in den Norden Englands geflüchtet. Dort plündern sie als eingespieltes Duo die Häuser reicher Städter und teilen ihre Beute mit den Armen des Landes. Als sie den Auftrag bekommen, eine Lieferung mit kostbaren Artefakten auf dem Weg in den Süden zu überfallen, sind sie begeistert. Doch auf dem Weg zurück geraten sie in einen Hinterhalt ihrer alten Feinde und werden vor eine schwere Wahl gestellt.

Emily, Simon und Marcus erkunden eine alte Burg im tiefsten Winter. Obwohl Emily und Simon wenig über den enigmatischen Marcus wissen, steckt seine Begeisterung für die Festung sie an.

Der junge Hal und seine Freundin Aud leben in einem friedlichen Tal, eingeschlossen von Wäldern und Bergen. Doch alle Wege aus dem Tal werden bewacht von bedrohlichen Fabelwesen...

Eines Tages bekommt der Dschinn Bartimäus in London den Auftrag, dem hochnäsigen Zauberschüler Nathanael zur Seite zu stehen: ein Auftrag, der Bartimäus zunächst alles andere als glücklich macht. Dann aber beginnt ein Abenteuer, das die zwei aneinander schweißt.

Fantastische Traumwelt, bedrohlicher Alltag: ein meisterhaftes Spiel mit Fantasie und Realität...

Listen then, and I'll tell you again of the Battle of the Rock. But none of your usual wriggling, or I'll stop before I've begun . . . Halli loves the old stories from when the valley was a wild and dangerous place - when the twelve legendary heroes, led by his ancestor Svein, stood together to...