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England has been radically changed by a series of catastrophes - large cities have disappeared, and London has been replaced by a lagoon. The surviving population exists in fortified towns where they cling to traditional ways, while strangely evolved beasts prowl the wilderness beyond. Conformity is rigidly enforced, and those who fall foul of the rules are persecuted: some are killed; others are driven out into the wilds. Only a few fight back - and two of these outlaws, Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne, display an audacity and talent that makes them legends.

**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...

The first audiobook in a thrilling new trilogy about an apprentice magician and the powerful djinni he summons. Nathaniel is a young magician with only one thing on his mind: revenge. As an apprentice to the great magician Underwood, Nathaniel is gradually being schooled in the traditional art...

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...

Three years have passed since the magician Nathaniel helped prevent a cataclysmic attack on London. Now an important member of the British government, he grapples with numerous problems: foreign wars are going badly, Britain’s enemies are mounting attacks close to London, and rebellion is...

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...

Sono passati quasi tre anni dalla vicenda dell'Amuleto di Samarcanda, e Nathaniel si è confermato il mago più giovane e intraprendente di tutto il Ministero. Niente di strano, quindi, che venga convocato per risolvere un mistero inquietante: una specie mostro, enorme, invisibile, circondato di oscurità, getta Londra nel panico e fa strage di cose e persone. Il primo ministro è convinto che sia colpa della Resistenza, un gruppo di londinesi privi di poteri magici che si oppone alla classe dominante dei maghi; ma le indagini di Nathaniel si rivelano infruttuose, come i tentativi di infiltrarsi nel gruppo.

Il millenario Jinn Bartimeus, antichissimo, potente, pigro e beffardo, viene improvvisamente strappato dal confortevole mondo degli spiriti ed evocato a Londra, destinato a una missione oscura e incredibilmente rischiosa: rubare l’arcano amuleto di Samarcanda a Simon Lovelace, mago senza scrupoli e membro del Parlamento. Niente di strano: gli umani convocano continuamente gli spiriti per obbligarli a servirli. Ma stavolta il mago evocatore è un ragazzetto di dodici anni, che non sembra affatto in grado di governare il subdolo genio.

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...

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...

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...

Da più di cinquant'anni, Londra è scossa da quello che i suoi abitanti chiamano genericamente 'Il Problema', ovvero un'epidemia di fantasmi che ha infestato tutta l'Inghilterra. Gli unici a poter vedere, sentire e combattere gli spiriti maligni sono i ragazzini, arruolati nelle numerose agenzie di acchiappafantasmi. Ed è proprio alla ricerca di un lavoro che Lucy Carlyle, una giovane e talentuosa agente, si reca nella capitale, ma finisce per essere assunta dall'agenzia più piccola e sgangherata di tutte. Per salvarla c'è solo una possibilità, accettare un incarico molto speciale.

The author of The Bartimaeus Trilogy discusses his new novel with Matthew Cody (author of the upcoming book Powerless) that follows a young shepherd on a hero's quest. Along the way he encounters highway robbers, terrifying monsters, and the truth about the legends he grew up listening to. Co-presented with Bank Street Bookstore.

Author Jonathan Stroud joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss his career, his taste in reading and listening, and his various series of books

Heißersehnt, atemberaubend spannend, umwerfend komisch, unwiderstehlich... Im Prequel zur fantastischen Bartimäus-Trilogie darf Bartimäus, der Dschinn aller Dschinns, in seiner unnachahmlich bescheidenen Weise seine ruhmreiche Vergangenheit präsentieren – die sogar seine späteren Heldentaten mit Nathanael beinahe in den Schatten stellt. Schließlich hat Bartimäus seinerzeit nur den Besten der Besten und Hochwohlgeborenen gedient: Mächtige Magier und wunderschöne Königinnen waren seine Gebieter – und mit dem berühmten König Salomon stand er sogar auf Du und Du.

Bartimäus – das furiose Finale des brillanten Fantasy-Abenteuers! 2000 Jahre sind vergangen, seit Bartimäus auf der Höhe seiner Macht war. Heute, gefangen in der Welt der Magier, spürt er seine Kräfte schwinden. Doch noch will Nathanael ihn nicht aus seinen Diensten entlassen. Unterdessen eignet sich die Widerständlerin Kitty Jones geheimes Wissen über Magie und Dämonen an. Sie will erreichen, dass der ewige Kampf zwischen Dschinn und Menschen beendet wird. Doch dann wird London von einer bislang unbekannten Macht angegriffen und Nathanael, Kitty und Bartimäus müssen der größten Gefahr der Geschichte der Zauberei entgegentreten.

"Klar habe ich damit gerechnet, dass mich eines Tages wieder irgendein Schwachkopf mit spitzem Hut beschwört, aber doch nicht derselbe wie beim letzten Mal!" Der junge ehrgeizige Nathanael strebt eine Karriere im von Zauberern beherrschten britischen Weltreich an. Doch die immer dreistere Widerstandsbewegung der "Gewöhnlichen" macht der Regierung schwer zu schaffen. Und dann versetzt auch noch ein Golem London in Angst und Schrecken.

It is 950 B.C.E., and King Solomon rules Jerusalem with a steely hand; a hand on which gleams a magic ring of immense and unforgiving power. Solomon has just begun work on his marvelous temple, charging Khaba, a formidable magician in his royal court, to oversee its construction. The workforce...

Re Salomone ha tredici maghi e un'infinità di demoni ai loro ordini. Fra questi c'è Bartimeus, incaricato di scovare inestimabili tesori. Nel frattempo, la Regina di Saba invia a Gerusalemme una giovane guerriera con una doppia missione: uccidere il re e impadronirsi dell'anello di Salomone, l'amuleto più potente di tutti, perché chi lo possiede può distruggere un intero mondo solo con il pensiero. Ecco allora dispiegarsi biechi intrighi e spettacolari battaglie, mirabolanti trasformazioni, continue sorprese e un'incredibile caccia al tesoro.