Jonathan Stroud - Lockwood & Co. Book Three - The Hollow Boy

—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

★“Stroud writes with a fine ear for dialog, a wry sense of humor, and a knack for describing haunted places. Creating tension that ebbs and flows, he slowly builds the dramatic narrative to a resounding crescendo, and he makes the quieter scenes that follow just as compelling. The second entry in the Lockwood & Company series, this imaginative adventure features one of the most hair-raising chase scenes in children’s fiction. At the book’s end, when the enigmatic Anthony Lockwood reveals a chilling secret, readers can only hope that more sequels are in the offing.”

—Booklist (starred review)

★“Lucy’s growing abilities to communicate with the dead, especially the nasty spirit attached to a skull in Lockwood’s home, add an additional layer of menace to an already creepy tale; Lockwood’s secrets add intrigue and suspicion. The plot gallops along at a breakneck pace, giving little respite from the horrors within. For fans of scary fare, this page-turner is a dream (or nightmare) come true.”

—School Library Journal (starred review)

PRAISE FOR THE BARTIMAEUS BOOKS BY JONATHAN STROUD

THE AMULET OF SAMARKAND

★“A darkly tantalizing tale.”

—Publishers Weekly

★“One of the liveliest and most inventive fantasies of recent years.”

—Booklist

THE GOLEM’S EYE

“Fast-paced excitement.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“A must-purchase for all fantasy collections.”

—School Library Journal

“The top of the class of the currently popular fantasy series.”

—The New York Times Book Review

PTOLEMY’S GATE

★“[A] potent ending that is at once unexpected and wholly earned.”

—Publishers Weekly

★“The trilogy wraps up with excitement, adventure and an unexpected wallop of heart and soul.”

—Kirkus Reviews

★“[T]he best yet…a stunning ending to a justly acclaimed trilogy.”

—The Horn Book

THE RING OF SOLOMON

★“A riveting adventure for Bartimaeus fans, old and new.”

—Booklist

★“So rarely do humor and plot come together in such equally strong measures that we can only hope for more adventures.”

—The Horn Book

★“…this is a superior fantasy that should have fans racing back to those [Bartimaeus] books.”

—Publishers Weekly

★“Definitely a must-purchase.”

—School Library Journal

JONATHAN STROUDis the author of the first two Lockwood & Co. books, The Screaming Staircase and The Whispering Skull , and the internationally best-selling Bartimaeus books: The Amulet of Samarkand , The Golem’s Eye , Ptolemy’s Gate , and The Ring of Solomon , as well as the novels Heroes of the Valley , The Leap , The Last Siege , and Buried Fire . He lives in England with his wife and three children. For more information, visit his Website, www.jonathanstroud.com.