Jonathan Stroud

Jonathan stroud was born in Bedford in 1970. After studying english literature at york university, he moved to london, where he worked as an editor in a publishing firm. He is the author of the best-selling bartimaeus sequence, which is published in 35 languages and has sold 6 million copies worldwide. As well as four other novels: heroes of the valley, the last siege, the leap and buried fire. Jonathan is now writing a chilling new series called Lockwood & co. He lives in hertfordshire with his family.