New Releases by Jonathan Stroud

Scarlett McCain e Albert Browne non hanno bisogno di presentazioni: in fuga da ben due anni, la coppia è ormai leggenda nei Sette Regni. Con le loro imprese spericolate, rapine audaci e scomparse rocambolesche, hanno accumulato fama, seguaci e una rete di resistenza contro il regime oppressivo delle Case della Fede. Ma in un mondo dove mostri reali come esseri cannibali e animali mutanti si aggirano minacciosi nelle Terre Selvagge, i due saranno costretti a confrontarsi con i mostri del loro passato. Albert dovrà varcare di nuovo le mura della prigione di Stonemoor, un luogo carico di dolore e segreti, che nel frattempo ha mutato forma e ora cela insidie nuove e più oscure. Scarlett vuole invece ritrovare il fratellino, la cui scomparsa è una ferita mai rimarginata che la tormenta da anni. Le loro missioni li condurranno a un epico scontro finale, dove non basterà combattere per la sopravvivenza... ma accettare la sfida travolgente di costruire un futuro migliore.

"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 weapon, no bank can keep them out and no jail can keep them in. But their notoriety may have spread a bit too far. Now old enemies from Scarlett’s past and a sinister new threat from Albert’s world are boxing them in—and holding their friends hostage. To win their freedom, the outlaws Scarlett and Browne are charged with pulling off an impossible mission. And the clock is ticking . . . Fans of Jonathan Stroud''s The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne won''t want to miss their next adventure.

Scarlett McCain e Albert Browne sono ormai leggenda. I colpi sensazionali che hanno messo a segno e l'abilità di sottrarsi ogni volta alla cattura grazie a fughe spettacolari fanno di loro i fuorilegge più rinomati dei sette regni. Dalla Mercia alla Northumbria, tutti hanno sentito parlare della rapinatrice dal grilletto facile e dello strano ragazzo con talenti fuori dal comune. Ma tanta notorietà può essere pericolosa per chi, come loro, ha alle spalle un passato turbolento. I nemici che Scarlett si è fatta nel corso della sua carriera da criminale li stanno braccando, pronti a tutto per ottenere ciò che vogliono. E non sono i soli: sinistri figuri provenienti dall'oscuro mondo di Albert sono già sulle loro tracce. La trappola è tesa e innescata: i due fuorilegge dovranno avventurarsi tra gli orrori di una miniera in rovina per tentare un colpo impossibile e salvare la vita dei loro più cari amici, oltre che la propria.

Action! Humor! Fantasy! "Kicking off a new series with a bang (several bangs, in fact), Stroud sends two young fugitives with murky pasts fleeing murderous pursuers across a fractured future Britain." —Kirkus Reviews, starred Scarlett McCain is a shoot-first ask-questions-later kind of outlaw. She scrapes by on bank heists, her wits—and never looking back. She’s on the run from her latest crime when she comes across Albert Browne. He is the sole survivor of a horrific accident, and against her better judgement, Scarlett agrees to guide him to safety. This is a mistake. Soon there are men with dogs and guns and explosives hot on their heels. Scarlett’s used to being chased by the law, but this is extreme. It was only a little bank she’d robbed . . . As they flee together across the wilds, fighting off monstrous beasts, and dodging their pursuers, Scarlett comes to realize that Albert Browne is hiding a terrible secret. And that he may be the most dangerous threat of all. In this fast-paced, quick-witted whirlwind of a story, Jonathan Stroud introduces two unlikely allies—the outlaws Scarlett and Browne—who are about to become the most notorious renegades in all that’s left of Britain.

Cincin Solomon (The Ring of Solomon)

Fall into New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Sequence in this complete e-book edition that includes: The Amulet of Samarkland, The Golem's Eye, Ptolemy's Gate, and The Ring of Solomon. Nathaniel is a young magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But after a devious hotshot wizard named Simon Lovelace ruthlessly humiliates him in front of everyone he knows, Nathaniel seeks his revenge through magic. He pores over texts and works to perfect his skills to summon the 5,000 year old djinni Bartimaeus-but Nathaniel may have bitten off more than he can chew, and soon finds himself in a situation more dangerous and deadly than he could have ever imagined. These four spellbinding tales -- The Amulet of Samarkland, The Golem's Eye, Ptolemy's Gate, and The Ring of Solomon -- invite readers into a brilliantly imagined world that they'll never want to leave.

Lucy a quitté l'agence Lockwood & Co et propose ses services à différentes agences, sans attache. Mais plus que jamais l'agence a besoin de Lucy et de son Talent - l'Ouïe - car la prestigieuse agence Fittes fait appel à Lockwood & Co pour localiser la source du fameux fantôme de Brixton Cannibal. La tâche est ardue, d'autant que l'équipe historique de Locwood & Co n'a pas l'air prête à se reformer... Jusqu'à ce qu'une terrible révélation secoue Anthony, George, Holly et même Lucy... à partir de 11 ans.

After leaving Lockwood & Co. at the end of The Hollow Boy, Lucy is a freelance operative, hiring herself out to agencies that value her ever-improving skills. One day she is pleasantly surprised by a visit from Lockwood, who tells her he needs a good Listener for a tough assignment. Penelope Fittes, the leader of the giant Fittes Agency wants them--and only them--to locate and remove the Source for the legendary Brixton Cannibal. They succeed in their very dangerous task, but tensions remain high between Lucy and the other agents. Even the skull in the jar talks to her like a jilted lover. What will it take to reunite the team? Black marketeers, an informant ghost, a Spirit Cape that transports the wearer, and mysteries involving Steve Rotwell and Penelope Fittes just may do the trick. But, in a shocking cliffhanger ending, the team learns that someone has been manipulating them all along. . . .

*NOW A NETFLIX SERIES* In this spine-tingling sequel of the Lockwood & Co series, the ghost-hunting gang take on terrifying new challenges. After leaving Lockwood & Co. at the end of The Hollow Boy, Lucy is a freelance operative, hiring herself out to agencies that value her ever-improving skills. One day she is pleasantly surprised by a visit from Lockwood, who tells her he needs a good Listener for a tough assignment. Penelope Fittes, the leader of the giant Fittes Agency wants them -- and only them -- to locate and remove the Source for the legendary Brixton Cannibal. They succeed in their very dangerous task, but tensions remain high between Lucy and the other agents. Even the skull in the jar talks to her like a jilted lover. What will it take to reunite the team? Black marketeers, an informant ghost, a Spirit Cape that transports the wearer, and mysteries involving Steve Rotwell and Penelope Fittes just may do the trick. But, in a shocking cliffhanger ending, the team learns that someone has been manipulating them all along. . . .

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 locate and remove the ''Source'' for the legendary Brixton Cannibal. It''s a tough assignment. Made worse by the tensions between Lucy and the other agents - even the skull is treating her like a jilted lover! What will it take to reunite the team? Black marketeers, an informant ghost, a Spirit Cape that transports the wearer, and mysteries involving their closest rivals may just do the trick. But not all is at it seems. And it''s not long before a shocking revelation rocks Lockwood & Co. to its very core . . . ''Stroud is a genius'' - Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series.

A thrilling new case for London’s most talented psychic detection agency – from the global bestselling author of the Bartimaeus Sequence. In London, a mysterious and potentially deadly ghost is stalking the halls of St Simeon’s Academy for Talented Youngsters. It lurks in the shadows, spreading fear and icy cold – and it carries a sharp and very solid dagger . . . The headmaster wastes no time in enlisting the help of ghost-hunters Anthony Lockwood, Lucy Carlyle and George Cubbins. Can Lockwood & Co. survive the night and save the day?

*NOW A NETFLIX SERIES* In this spine-tingling next book of the Lockwood & Co series, the ghost-hunting gang take on terrifying new challenges. In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood & Co. hasn''t made much progress. Quill Kipps and his team of Fittes agents keep swooping in on Lockwood''s investigations. Finally, in a fit of anger, Anthony challenges his rival to a contest: the next time the two agencies compete on a job, the losing side will have to admit defeat in the Times newspaper. Things look up when a new client, Mr. Saunders, hires Lockwood & Co. to be present at the excavation of Edmund Bickerstaff, a Victorian doctor who reportedly tried to communicate with the dead. Saunders needs the coffin sealed with silver to prevent any supernatural trouble. All goes well-until George''s curiosity attracts a horrible phantom. Back home at Portland Row, Lockwood accuses George of making too many careless mistakes. Lucy is distracted by urgent whispers coming from the skull in the ghost jar. Then the team is summoned to DEPRAC headquarters. Kipps is there too, much to Lockwood''s annoyance. Bickerstaff''s coffin was raided and a strange glass object buried with the corpse has vanished. Inspector Barnes believes the relic to be highly dangerous, and he wants it found. The author of the blockbuster Bartimaeus series delivers another amusing, chilling, and ingeniously plotted entry in the critically acclaimed Lockwood & Co. series. 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 "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 "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 "A heartily satisfying string of entertaining near-catastrophes, replete with narrow squeaks and spectral howls." -- Kirkus Reviews

Velkommen til den første fantastiske, magiske, lårklaskende og neglebidende fortælling om den dødsensfarlige (og selvoptagne) dæmon, Bartimæus, og hans unge herre og mester, Nathan. Da den 5.000 år gamle djinn Bartimæus bliver tilkaldt af en splejset, ung troldmandslærling ved navn Nathan, regner han ikke med at skulle foretage sig noget mere anstrengende end lidt hokuspokus og svæven omkring – og måske få sig en lærlingeformet snack. Nathan er dog fuldt ud klar over Bartimæus’ evner og appetit, og han har noget langt farligere i tankerne: hævn over en ældre troldmand! Meget mod sin vilje bliver Bartimæus sendt af sted for at stjæle amuletten fra Samarkand fra Simon Lovelace, en hensynsløs og magtfuld overtroldmand. Men før de får set sig om, er både djinni og lærling fanget i en livsfarlig malstrøm af magiske intriger, mord og oprør. De tre første bøger i Bartimæus-serien er udgivet i mere end 35 lande og har solgt 5 millioner eksemplarer. Selv den mest forfængelige dæmon må vist medgive, at det er helt forrygende!

Follows three young operatives of a Psychic Detection Agency as they battle an epidemic of ghosts in London.

Die große Serienverfilmung der Erfolgsreihe nun auf Netflix LONDON, ENGLAND: In den Straßen geht des Nachts das Grauen um. Unerklärliche Todesfälle ereignen sich, Menschen verschwinden und um die Ecken wabern Schatten, die sich nur zu oft in tödliche von Geisterwesen ausgesandte Plasmanebel verwandeln. Denn seit Jahrzehnten wird Großbritannien von einer wahren Epidemie an Geistererscheinungen heimgesucht. Überall im Land haben sich Agenturen gebildet, die in den heimgesuchten Häusern Austreibungen vornehmen. So auch die drei Agenten von »Lockwood & Co.« Dem jungen Team um den charismatischen Anthony Lockwood steht in ihrem ersten Abenteuer ein hochgefährlicher und zutiefst dubioser Auftrag bevor. Dieser führt sie in eines der verrufensten Herrenhäuser des Landes und stellt sie auf eine Probe, bei der es um nichts weniger als Leben oder Tod geht ... Die faszinierende Fantasy-Reihe des Bestsellerautors Jonathan Stroud schlägt einen von der ersten Seite an in ihren schaurig-schönen Bann. Die »Lockwood & Co.«-Reihe: Lockwood & Co. – Die Seufzende Wendeltreppe (Band 1) Lockwood & Co. – Der Wispernde Schädel (Band 2) Lockwood & Co. – Die Raunende Maske (Band 3) Lockwood & Co. – Das Flammende Phantom (Band 4) Lockwood & Co. – Das Grauenvolle Grab (Band 5) Lockwood & Co. – Der Verfluchte Dolch (E-Short-Story)

Depuis sa victoire face à Lovelace, Nathaniel est devenu un membre influent du gouvernement des magiciens. Mais sa réussite fulgurante fait des envieux et Nathaniel, chargé de lutter contre la Résistance, sait que la moindre erreur lui sera fatale. Aussi, lorsqu'une mystérieuse entité dévaste Londres, le jeune ambitieux préfère invoquer de nouveau son ancien complice, le djinn Bartiméus. À contrecoeur, Bartiméus reprend du service et ne tarde pas à découvrir que l'entité dévastatrice n'est autre qu'un Golem, monstre qu'on croyait disparu depuis longtemps. Nathaniel et Bartiméus s'envolent pour Prague, ville de création du Golem, pour en savoir plus. Des dangers terribles les y attendent... Vendue dans vingt pays, La Trilogie de Bartiméus est considérée comme la première rivale sérieuse d'À la croisée des mondes de Philip Pullman. Un mélange d'univers magique, d'aventure et de suspense, le tout saupoudré d'une ironie mordante.

Bartimaeus, everyone’s favorite (wise-cracking) djinni, is back in book four of this best-selling series, now available in paperback. As alluded to in the footnotes throughout the series, Bartimaeus has served hundreds of magicians during his 5,010 year career. Now fans can go back in time with the djinni, to Jerusalem and the court of King Solomon in 950 BCE. Only in this adventure, it seems the great Bartimaeus has finally met his match. He’ll have to contend with an unpleasant master and his sinister servant, and he runs into just a “spot” of trouble with King Solomon’s magic ring….

The second adventure in the Bartimaeus trilogy finds our young apprentice magician Nathaniel working his way up the ranks of the government, when crisis hits. A seemingly invulnerable clay golem is making random attacks on London. Nathaniel and the all-powerful, totally irreverent djinni, Bartimaeus, must travel to Prague to discover the source of the golem''s power. In the ensuing chaos, readers will chase a dancing skeleton across London''s skyline, encounter the horror of the dreaded Night Police, witness a daring kidnapping, and enter the Machiavellian world of the magician''s government. Eventually, Nathaniel and Bartimaeus have to go head to head with the fearsome golem before the surprise identity of his master is finally revealed.

In the third book of the series, Bartimaeus, Nathaniel, and Kitty must test the limits of this world, question the deepest parts of themselves -- and trust one another if they hope to survive. Includes a preview chapter from The Ring of Solomon, a Bartimaeus novel.

Londres, ville des magiciens et des sorciers, au XXIe siècle. Le jeune Nathaniel connaît une ascension fulgurante au sein du gouvernement des magiciens. Sa mission la plus urgente consiste à mettre un terme aux activités de la mystérieuse Résistance, menée par Kitty et ses amis qui ne cessent de lui échapper. Alors que la pression monte, Londres se voit soudain menacée par une série d'attentats terrifiants. Est-ce la Résistance ou un danger encore plus grand ? Chargé de cette enquète périlleuse, Nathaniel est contraint de s'envoler pour Prague et d'invoquer une nouvelle fois l'énigmatique et malicieux djinn Bartiméus...

Han pasado tres años desde que Nathaniel salvó Londres del malvado Ojo del Golem. Ahora Nathaniel debe defender la ciudad de algunos países que le están atacando... Por su parte, Kitty ha avanzado en sus investigaciones sobre el mundo mágico y los demonios...

Every year the Vikings set off in search of a stolen magical banner, without success. Then Harri Bristlebeard, the hairy Norseman with extraordinarily lucky trousers, takes up the challenge! Readers must solve a range of tricky riddles and perilous puzzles to overcome fierce trolls, savage wolves, the World Serpent and other dire dangers.

Three teenagers who spend the night in a deserted, ruined castle find themselves under siege.

Bartimäus ist wieder da! „Klar habe ich damit gerechnet, dass mich eines Tages wieder irgendein Schwachkopf mit spitzem Hut beschwört, aber doch nicht derselbe wie beim letzten Mal!“ Zwei Jahre und acht Monate ist es her, seit sich die Wege von Bartimäus und Nathanel zuletzt gekreuzt haben. Der ehrgeizige Nathanel hat inzwischen Karriere im Zaubereiministerium gemacht und soll Informationen über den »Widerstand« beschaffen: Eine Gruppe nichtmagischer Gewöhnlicher stiehlt immer wieder magische Gegenstände und setzt sie für Anschläge gegen die Zauberer ein. Zur Widerstandsbewegung gehört auch die 15-jährige Kitty, die mit einer seltenen Gabe geboren wurde: außergewöhnlicher Abwehrkraft gegen Magie! Als eines Nachts eine ganze Reihe Luxusgeschäfte für Magier bei einem Anschlag zerstört wird, erhält Nathanael den Auftrag, die Widerständler dingfest zu machen. Er weiß, dass dies seine große Bewährungsprobe sein wird ... Und er setzt alles daran, Kitty und ihre Verbündeten aufzuspüren. Als diese entkommen, weiß sich Nathanael keinen anderen Rat mehr. Bartimäus muss wieder her – doch wie nicht anders zu erwarten, ist der nicht gerade beglückt, als er schon wieder in die Dienste dieses grässlichen Ehrgeizlings treten muss. • Atemberaubend spannend, umwerfend komisch und einfach unwiderstehlich: die Fortsetzung des brillanten Fantasy-Abenteuers