The second adventure in the Bartimaeus trilogy finds Nathaniel working his way up the ranks of the government, when crisis hits. A seemingly invulnerable clay golem is making random attacks on London. Nathaniel and Bartimaeus must travel to Prague to discover the source of the golem's power.Jonathan Stroud (www.jonathanstroud.com) is the author of two previous books in the Lockwood & Co. series as well as theNew York Timesbest-selling Bartimaeus books, and the stand-alone titlesHeroes of the Valley,The Leap,The Last Siege,andBuried Fire. He lives in England with his wife and two children.