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 also
the author of the best-selling BARTIMAEUS sequence which is published in 35 languages and has
sold 6 million copies worldwide and also of four other novels: HEROES OF THE VALLEY THE LAST
SIEGE THE LEAP and BURIED FIRE. He lives in Hertfordshire with his family. He has yet to see a
ghost but is keeping his eyes open.
