Jonathan Stroud (www.jonathanstroud.com) is the author of four previous books in the Lockwood & Co. series as well as the New York Times bestselling Bartimaeus books, and the stand-alone titles Heroes of the Valley, The Leap, The Last Siege, and Buried Fire. He lives in England with his wife and three children.
PRAISE FOR THE HOLLOW BOY *". . .Stroud brings his considerable
storytelling skills to bear in this riveting sequel to The
Screaming Staircase and The Whispering Skull. . .the narrative has
excellent pacing, fine descriptive passages, and a wry sense of
humor. An unexpected development at the story's end will leave fans
wildly impatient for volume four."--Booklist (starred review)
PRAISE FOR THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE "Stroud shows his customary
flair for blending deadpan humor with thrilling action, and the
fiery interplay among the three agents of Lockwood & Co.
invigorates the story (along with no shortage of creepy moments)."
--Publishers Weekly
PRAISE FOR THE CREEPING SHADOW "Stroud's scene setting and
storytelling are second to none, but it's his ability to create
credible, idiosyncratic characters and relationships that creates
avid fans of the Lockwood & Co. series."--Booklist (starred
review)
PRAISE FOR THE WHISPERING SKULL "Stroud shows his customary flair
for blending deadpan humor with thrilling action, and the fiery
interplay among the three agents of Lockwood & Co. invigorates the
story (along with no shortage of creepy moments)."--Publishers
Weekly
PRAISE FOR THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE "A pleasure from tip to tail,
this is the book you hand the advanced readers that claim they'd
rather read Paradise Lost than Harry Potter. Smart as a whip,
funny, witty, and honestly frightening at times, Stroud lets loose
and gives readers exactly what they want. Ghosts, kids on their own
without adult supervision, and loads of delicious cookies."
--Elizabeth Bird, School Library Journal
PRAISE FOR THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE "This story will keep you
reading late into the night, but you'll want to leave the lights
on. Stroud is a genius at inventing an utterly believable world
which is very much like ours, but so creepily different. Put The
Screaming Staircase on your 'need to read' list!" --Rick
Riordan
PRAISE FOR THE WHISPERING SKULLL *"An occult portal and its
spectral guardian nearly cut short the careers of three rising
young ghost hunters in this madcap sequel to The Screaming
Staircase (2013). For all their internecine squabbling, the three
protagonists make a redoubtable team-and their supporting cast, led
by the sneering titular skull in a jar, adds color and
complications aplenty. Rousing adventures for young tomb robbers
and delves into realms better left to the dead." --Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)
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