**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Philip Pullman returns to the parallel world of His Dark
Materials--now an HBO original series starring Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson,
Andrew Scott, and Lin-Manuel Miranda--to expand on the story of Lyra,
"one of fantasy's most indelible heroines" (The New York Times
Magazine).
Don't miss Volume II of The Book of Dust: The Secret
Commonwealth!
**Malcolm Polstead and his daemon, Asta, are used to overhearing news
and the occasional scandal at the inn run by his family. But during a
winter of unceasing rain, Malcolm finds a mysterious object--and finds
himself in grave danger.
Inside the object is a cryptic message about something called Dust; and
it's not long before Malcolm is approached by the spy for whom this
message was actually intended*.* When she asks Malcolm to keep his eyes
open, he begins to notice suspicious characters everywhere: the explorer
Lord Asriel, clearly on the run; enforcement agents from the
Magisterium; a gyptian named Coram with warnings just for Malcolm; and a
beautiful woman with an evil monkey for a daemon. All are asking about
the same thing: a girl--just a baby--named Lyra.
Lyra is at the center of a storm, and Malcolm will brave any peril, and
make shocking sacrifices, to bring her safely through it.
"Too few things in our world are worth a seventeen-year wait: The
Book of Dust is one of them." --The Washington Post
"The book is full of wonder. . . . Truly thrilling." --The New York
Times
"People will love the first volume of Philip Pullman's new trilogy
with the same helpless vehemence that stole over them when The Golden
Compass came out." --Slate
