Angleterre, dans un futur plus ou moins proche. Le monde a changé : la nature hostile a repris ses droits, les survivants, soumis à des lois répressives, habitent des villes fortifiées. Personne n'ose sortir du rang, ni partir explorer les forêts géantes des alentours. Personne, ou presque : Scarlett, une rebelle recherchée dans toutes les cités, s'apprête à braquer une banque. Et va faire une rencontre qui pourrait changer le cours de sa vie...
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.
Pris par un de ses célèbres accès de colère, Bartiméus mange le magicien qu'il est censé servir ! C'est Asmira, une jeune mercenaire aussi débrouillarde que téméraire qui le sauve, et voilà l'irascible djinn à ses ordres. Ce qui n'est pas de tout repos car la jeune femme est censée voler l'anneau magique du roi Salomon puis l'assassiner ! Heureusement, l'humour et la ruse de Bartiméus, obligé d'aider Asmira, sont aussi grands que les châtiments qui l'attendent !
À partir de 13 ans
« En matière de pur divertissement, ce roman est quasiment imbattable. Si vous n'avez lu aucun des volumes précédents, commencez par celui-ci puis recommandez-le à tous vos amis. C'est aussi bien que ça. » Books for keeps
« Enlevé, ludique et lyrique, ce livre délicieusement impertinent est un pur plaisir. » Costa Book Awards
Un terrible fardeau s'abat sur Londres : des fantômes envahissent les rues de la ville, s'introduisent dans les maisons et terrorisent leurs occupants... La jeune et talentueuse Lucy Carlyle, promise à une grande carrière de chasseuse de spectres, vient d'intégrer la modeste agence du déjanté Anthony Lockwood. Mais leurs affaires vont mal. Les agences d'extermination de fantômes fleurissent et la concurrence est rude. Impossible de refuser le moindre contrat, même si la mission s'avère des plus dangereuses... C'est ainsi que Lockwood et Lucy se retrouvent en pleine nuit dans la terrifiante demeure de la famille Hope, à traquer le fantôme du sanguinaire duc rouge.Un escalier hurlant, une chambre de torture, des squelettes derrière toutes les portes... un seul mot d'ordre : ressortir vivants ! Lockwood Agency vous gardera éveillé la nuit et vous dissuadera d'éteindre la lumière. Un livre à vous procurer de toute urgence ! Rick Riordan À partir de 11 ans
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.
Depuis qu'ils ont frôlé la mort dans un manoir hanté six mois plus tôt, les affaires ne vont pas très fort pour les membres de l'agence Lockwood & Co. Kipps et son équipe marchent sur leurs plate-bandes et les narguent avec leurs uniformes parfaitement repassés. Anthony bouillonne. Au comble de la colère il lance un défi à son rival : la prochaine fois qu'ils seront en concurrence, le perdant devra admettre publiquement sa défaite. L'occasion ne tarde pas à se présenter. Les deux agences se retrouvent sur le terrain alors que Lucy, Anthony et George sont en train de procéder à l'excavation du Dr Edmund Bickerstaff. Lorsque George, gaffeur invétéré, libère malgré lui un terrible fantôme... Stroud vous embarque : vous aurez l'impression de vivre les aventures de l'agence comme si vous y étiez ! The GuardianImaginatif et plein de rebondissements, ce second volet vous fera dresser les cheveux sur la tête ! Booklist À partir de 11 ans
Victime de son succès, l'agence Lockwood est de plus en plus sollicitée. Anthony, George et Lucy ne savent plus où donner de la tête et sont contraints d'engager une assistante. L'arrivée de la sémillante et incroyablement organisée Hope crée vite des tensions au sein de l'équipe. Mais lorsqu'une armada de fantômes s'abat sur Chelsea, l'équipe de l'agence Lockwood décide d'unir ses forces. Réussiront-ils à arrêter l'invasion ? Les tensions se multiplient et de nouvelles alliances se forment dans ce troisième tome délicieusement terrifiant.
« Jonhathan Stroud est un génie. Il est parvenu à inventer un monde incroyablement crédible qui ressemble beaucoup au nôtre tout en étant étrangement fascinant. »Rick Riordan
à partir de 11 ans
Fans of the Bartimaeus sequence will devour this book - a cracking adventure brimming with magic, intrigue and a treasure trove of characters that the reader can't help but fall for. We find everyone's favourite irascible djinni serving at the court of King Solomon in 950 BC Jerusalem, where he is causing his customary chaos and must help a girl assassin sent by the Queen of Sheba to steal the all-powerful Ring of Solomon. The comic relief is perfectly timed, the dialogue sharp and snappy and the fiendishly clever plot perfectly handled with Jonathan's trademark flair and command of language. Thrills, chills and a danger-spiked finale make Ring of Solomon an absolute must-read.
Everyone says that Max is drowned, but Charlie thinks differently: she was in the mill-pool with him, and knows exactly what she saw. When she begins to see him in her dreams, her hopes are raised. It seems the reunion she craves is possible. But where exactly is Max leading her? And will she be able to return?
The first volume in the brilliant, bestselling Bartimaeus sequence. When the 5,000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice, he expects to have to do nothing more taxing than a little levitation or a few simple illusions. But Nathaniel is a precocious talent and has something rather more dangerous in mind: revenge. Against his will, Bartimaeus is packed off to steal the powerful Amulet of Samarkand from Simon Lovelace, a master magician of unrivalled ruthlessness and ambition. Before long, both djinni and apprentice are caught up in a terrifying flood of magical intrigue, murder and rebellion. Set in a modern-day London controlled by magicians, this hilarious, electrifying thriller will enthral readers of all ages.
When Emily, Simon and Marcus discover the deserted castle, it seems like an escape from the midwinter snows and their individual loneliness. But their occupation of the ruin quickly takes on a momentum of its own, and soon threatens their friendship, their freedom and their lives.
Two brothers, Michael and Stephen MacIntyre, together with their sister Sarah and the local vicar Tom Aubrey, uncover a deadly secret buried near their village. But time is short: can they prevent the awakening of an ancient evil before its powers corrupt them for ever?
Listen then, and I'll tell you again of the Battle of the Rock. But none of your usual wriggling, or I'll stop before I've begun . . .Halli loves the old stories from when the valley was a wild and dangerous place - when the twelve legendary heroes stood together to defeat the ancient enemy, the bloodthirsty Trows. Halli longs for adventure but these days the most dangerous thing in the valley is boredom. He tries to liven things up by playing practical jokes. But when one of his jokes goes too far, he reawakens an old blood feud and finds himself on a hero's quest after all. Along the way he meets a ruthless thief, a murderous rival, and a girl who may just be as fearless as he is . . .Jonathan Stroud has created an epic saga with a funny, unique spin, and an unforgettable anti-hero.
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. Meanwhile, living under a false identity, Kitty has been researching djinn; she has come to believe that the only way to destroy the magicians is with an alliance between djinn and ordinary people.Kitty seeks out Bartimaeus and embarks on a terrifying journey into the djinn's chaotic domain - the Other Place - which no human being has ever survived. But even as she does so, Makepeace engineers a dramatic coup d'etat.The outcome is a shattering of the magicians' control and all magical laws are turned upside down. Can Bartimaeus, Nathaniel and Kitty settle old scores to prevent the earth's destruction?
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 dangerous golem makes random attacks on London and other raids, even more threatening, are perpetrated by the Resistance. Nathaniel and Bartimaeus travel to Prague, enemy city of ancient magic, but while they are there uproar breaks out at home and Nathaniel returns to find his reputation in tatters. Can he rescue it from his Machiavellian adversaries in the government bent on his destruction? A thrilling sequel in which the relationship between the young magician and the djinni remains as teasing and complex as ever.
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 agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career. Instead she finds herself joining the smallest most ramshackle agency in the city, run by the charismatic Anthony Lockwood. When one of their cases goes horribly wrong, Lockwood & Co. have one last chance of redemption. Unfortunately this involves spending the night in one of the most haunted houses in England, and trying to escape alive.Set in a city stalked by spectres, The Screaming Staircase is the first in a chilling new series full of suspense, humour and truly terrifying ghosts. Your nights will never be the same again . . .
'Stroud is a genius' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series.Ghosts and ghouls beware! London's smallest, shabbiest and most talented psychic detection agency is back. Life is never exactly peaceful for Lockwood & Co. Lucy and George are trying to solve the mystery of the talking skull trapped in their ghost jar, while Lockwood is desperate for an exciting new case. Things seem to be looking up when the team is called to Kensal Green Cemetery to investigate the grave of a sinister Victorian doctor. Strange apparitions have been seen there, and the site must be made safe. As usual, Lockwood is confident; as usual, everything goes wrong - a terrible phantom is unleashed, and a dangerous object is stolen from the coffin. Lockwood & Co must recover the relic before its power is unleashed, but it's a race against time. Their obnoxious rivals from the Fittes agency are also on the hunt. And if that's not bad enough, the skull in the ghost-jar is stirring again...The author of the blockbuster BARTIMAEUS sequence delivers another humorous and chilling instalment in the critically acclaimed LOCKWOOD & CO. 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?
Lockwood & Co. might be the smallest (some might say shambollic) 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 baffled.Even more baffling is that Lockwood & Co appear to have been excluded from the huge team of Agents investigating the Chelsea Outbreak. Surely this is the perfect chance for them to show once and for all that they're actually the best in town? Well, that's if they can put aside their personal differences for long enough to march into action with their rapiers, salt and iron . . .Ghouls and spectres, thrills and tension in this brand-new instalment in Jonathan Stroud's bestselling series.'Stroud is a genius' - Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series.
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.
Want to hear a ghost story? That's good. I know a few . . .After their recent adventures, the Lockwood & Co team deserve a well-earned break . . . so naturally they decide to risk their lives breaking into a heavily-guarded crypt. A building full of unsettled souls, it's also the final resting place of Marissa Fittes, the legendary and (supposedly) long-dead ghost hunter - though the team have their suspicions about just how dead she might be. What they discover changes everything.Pitched into a desperate race to get to the truth behind the country's ghost epidemic, the team ignite a final, epic battle against the Fittes agency. A battle that will force them to journey to the Other Side, and face the most terrifying enemy they have ever known. Can everyone make it out alive?Join Lucy, Lockwood, George and Holly for one last time as they battle ghosts and humans for truth and justice in this breathtaking finale to the bestselling series.'Stroud is a genius' Rick Riordan
