The Hollow Boy is the third installment in Jonathan Stroud's acclaimed supernatural-thriller series, Lockwood & Co. Published in 2015, this chilling and darkly humorous urban fantasy novel continues the adventures of London's smallest, most unconventional ghost-hunting agency as they navigate a massive spectral outbreak and internal team drama.
Set three years after the events of The Golem's Eye, the balance of power in the alternate-history London has shifted drastically. The magicians are struggling to maintain control, the resistance is growing bolder, and the djinni are increasingly resentful of their enslavement.
After being publicly humiliated by a ruthless and powerful magician named Simon Lovelace, Nathaniel vows revenge. He secretly studies advanced magic and summons Bartimaeus, a sarcastic, ancient, and immensely powerful djinni, to do his bidding