Set in a broken, future England, where gunfights and monsters collide, Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne become unlikely living legends.
England has been radically changed by a series of catastrophes – large cities have disappeared and London has been replaced by a lagoon.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.
In the second instalment, Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne have gained a certain fame as they perform their audacious heists across the seven kingdoms. Yet, the pair are unable to escape the shackles of the past when a dangerous job turns sour. Soon old enemies and sinister new threats are pressing in on every side.
In the final instalment, Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne have raided their way across the Seven Kingdoms and eluded capture for two more years, gathering other outlaws to their cause. They are set on taking down the Faith Houses and their oppressive regime, and finding out the truth about Stonemoor.
But they also have an even more impossible mission: to find Scarlett’s brother, who she was separated from years before. In a world teeming with man-eating Tainted, Faith House operatives out for their blood and wilderness full of dangerous animals, is there a hope that one boy may have survived – and that they can find him?
Jonathan Stroud is the author of two internationally bestselling series: the award-winning Bartimaeus sequence, which has been published in 36 languages, and the critically acclaimed Lockwood & Co, which is currently being adapted by Netflix. He lives near London with his wife and three children.
Extent: 400 pages (Book 1) / 309 pages (Book 2) / 400 pages (Book 3)
UK Publisher: Walker Books
UK Editor: Denise Johnstone-Burt
US Publisher: Knopf
US Editor: Nancy Sisco
Primary agent: Veronique Baxter
Film/TV agent: The Haworth Agency
Rights Sold: Czech - Albatros French - Gallimard German - cbj Icelandic - Kver Italian - Mondadori Japanese - Sayzansha Polish - Poradnia K Romanian - RAO Spain - Editorial Hidra Ukrainian - A-Ba-Ba-Ha-La-Ma-Ha
Co-Agents: Chinese - Bardon Chinese Media; Japanese - Tuttle-Mori
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The Notorious Scarlett & Browne
<aside> 💰 "Stroud’s writing is a treat; brilliantly crafted world building, taut action scenes, fabulous villains and witty dialogue. A wild ride indeed, and the first in a series." — ‘YA books of the month’ The Observer
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<aside> 💰 "Jonathan Stroud is an exceptional world-builder…a smart and audacious first volume of a new series" — The Sunday Times, Children’s Book of the Week
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<aside> 💰 "Action! Humor! Fantasy! Kicking off a new series with a bang (several bangs, in fact), Stroud sends two young fugitives with murky pasts fleeing murderous pursuers across a fractured future Britain.” — Kirkus
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<aside> 💰 "A crack-shot bank-robber called Scarlett and her sidekick, Albert Browne, are being pursued across England by sinister forces who want to exploit Albert’s eerie talents. The only flaw is that Scarlett can only function after a good meditation session. Mindfulness? In an adventure story? Really?" — The Spectator
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<aside> 💰 "Perfectly paced, beautifully written and bursting with black humour and bold ideas. " — Philip Reeve
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<aside> 💰 "I defy any reader not to fall for Scarlett and Albert, and to become gasp-out-loud, laugh-out-loud invested in their quest. " — LoveReading4Kids
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<aside> 💰 "You won't be able to put this down. A classic in the making." — Eoin Colfer
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<aside> 💰 "Stroud is a genius" — Rick Riordan
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<aside> 💰 "A unique blend of Wild West-inspired action and fantasy, this is a brilliant new tale from the author of Lockwood & Co. It's bold, funny and original, and older, more adventurous readers will love it from start to finish." — ‘Book of the Week’ The Week Junior
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<aside> 💰 "Stroud’s talent for creating astonishing yet utterly believable literary worlds is well known – and this is another triumph. This adventure stars a pair of charismatic anti-heroes, intensely cinematic action laced with characteristically dry wit, and a mash-up genres and is crammed with gun fights, monsters and shadowy government operatives. " — The Bookseller
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<aside> 🏆 CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022 - nominated
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<aside> 🏆 Books Are My Bag ‘Readers’ Choice’ Awards 2021 (YA category) - shortlisted
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<aside> 🏆 The Wirral Book Awards 2021- shortlisted
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<aside> 🏆 DSBA Reads (Derbyshire Schools' Book Award) 2021 - shortlisted
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<aside> 🏆 The Grampian Children’s Book Award 2021-2022 - shortlisted
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<aside> 🏆 The Redbridge Teenage Book Award 2022 - shortlisted
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<aside> 🏆 The Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2022 (Simply the Book category i.e. 13+)- shortlisted
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<aside> 🏆 FCBG Top 10 for the Children's Book Award 2022, older reader category - shortlisted
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