Jonathan Stroud
Author of The Amulet of Samarkand
About the Author
Jonathan Stroud, best selling fantasy fiction author, was born in Bedford, England on October 27, 1970. While growing up he experimented with different kinds of writing. He went on to read English Literature at York University. After graduation he worked in editing at Walker Books, in London and show more continued there for several years. His first novel, When Buried Fire, was published in 1999. In 2001 he began writing full-time. He is the author of the wildly popular Bartimaeus Sequence and Lockwood and Co, series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Jonathan Stroud
Bartimaeus Series 4 Book Set including: The Amulet of Samarkand / The Golem's Eye / Ptolemy's Gate / Ring of… (2015) 36 copies, 2 reviews
Lockwood and Co Series 5 Books Collection Set by Jonathan Stroud (The Screaming Staircase, The Whispering Skull, The… (2018) 24 copies
[Stroud Jonathan] Jonathan Stroud 6 copies
Lockwood & Co. Book Series 2 copies
Bob Choi's Last Job 1 copy
. Bedford, 27/10/1970 1 copy
Associated Works
The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2009) — Contributor — 429 copies, 13 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Stroud, Jonathan
- Birthdate
- 1970-10-27
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Education
- University of York (English Literature)
- Occupations
- editor
children's book author
young adult writer
Members
Discussions
Bartimaeus series advice qvestion in The Green Dragon (February 2012)
Reviews
Lists
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Unread books (1)
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Favourite Books (1)
Ryan's Books (1)
Awards
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Associated Authors
Statistics
- Works
- 34
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 30,817
- Popularity
- #644
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 847
- ISBNs
- 575
- Languages
- 22
- Favorited
- 73
The Ring of Solomon is a young adult novel by Jonathan Stroud, and it focuses on a world where magical spirits exist alongside humans. These spirits, however, are enslaved by wizards to perpetually do their bidding with all of the magical power the spirits possess. Our main character is a djinn named Bartimaeus, who is conscribed to a wizard in Jerusalem, which is ruled by King Solomon, one of the greatest wizards in the world. The story bounces between the point of view of Bartimaeus and a young warrior serving under the queen of Sheba, named Asmira. This is an action-packed, witty book that is a prequel to Stroud’s ‘Bartimaeus’ trilogy, but it can be easily read and enjoyed by someone with no familiarity to the other books. If you like magical escapades, you’ll love The Ring of Solomon.… (more)