![]() ![]() During the 1990s, he started publishing his own works and quickly gained success. After he completed his studies of English literature at the University of York, he worked in London as an editor for publishers Walker Books. To escape boredom, he would occupy himself with books and stories. ![]() He attributes his love of reading and writing to being ill between the ages of seven and nine. ![]() He enjoyed reading books, drawing pictures, and writing stories. He grew up in St Albans where he attended Wheatfields Junior School and St Albans Boys' School. In 2020, Netflix announced a TV series based on Lockwood & Co., with filming initiated in July 2021.īorn in 1970 in Bedford, England, Stroud began to write stories at a very young age. Stroud's works have also been featured on ALA Notable lists of books for children and young adults. The Bartimaeus sequence is the recipient of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire and Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards. His books are typically set in an alternative history London with fantasy elements, and have received note for his satire, and use of magic to reflect themes of class struggle. Jonathan Anthony Stroud (born 27 October 1970) is a British writer of fantasy fiction, best known for the Bartimaeus young adult sequence and Lockwood & Co. Stroud at the Gothenburg Book Fair in 2016 ![]()
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