{"product_id":"the-book-of-dust-the-secret-commonwealth-book-of-dust-volume-2-9780553510706","title":"The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturn to the world of His Dark Materials in the second volume of Philip Pullman's new bestselling masterwork The Book of Dust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The windows between the many worlds have been sealed and the momentous adventures of Lyra Silvertongue's youth are long behind her--or so she thought. Lyra is now a twenty-year-old undergraduate at St. Sophia's College and intrigue is swirling around her once more. Her daemon Pantalaimon is witness to a brutal murder, and the dying man entrusts them with secrets that carry echoes from their past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The more Lyra is drawn into these mysteries, the less she is sure of. Even the events of her own past come into question when she learns of Malcolm Polstead's role in bringing her to Jordan College. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now Lyra and Malcolm will travel far beyond the confines of Oxford, across Europe and into the Levant, searching for a city haunted by daemons, and a desert said to hold the truth of Dust. The dangers they face will challenge everything they thought they knew about the world, and about themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for The Book of Dust \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It's a stunning achievement, this universe Pullman has created and continues to build on.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Pullman's writing is simple, unpretentious, beautiful, true. The conclusion to The Book of Dust can't come soon enough.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Pullman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred A. 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He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy, which has been named one of the top 100 books of all time by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003eand one of the all-time greatest novels by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly.\u003c\/i\u003e Pullman was knighted for his services to literature in the 2019 New Year Honours. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Book of Dust, Pullman's eagerly anticipated return to the world of His Dark Materials, will also be a book in three parts. It began with \u003ci\u003eLa Belle Sauvage \u003c\/i\u003eand continues with \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Commonwealth.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philip Pullman is the author of many other beloved novels. For younger readers: \u003ci\u003e I Was a Rat!, Count Karlstein, Two Crafty Criminals!, Spring-Heeled Jack, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Scarecrow and His Servant.\u003c\/i\u003e For older readers: the Sally Lockhart quartet (\u003ci\u003eThe Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Tin Princess\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe White Mercedes, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Broken Bridge.\u003c\/i\u003e He has written a magnificent collection, \u003ci\u003eFairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, \u003c\/i\u003e and his essays and lectures on writing and storytelling have been gathered in a volume called \u003ci\u003eDæmon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philip Pullman lives in Oxford, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Philip Pullman \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47284265812125,"sku":"9780553510706","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ac045c15-e364-400c-98ba-d2c29853db8f.jpg?v=1759983829","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-book-of-dust-the-secret-commonwealth-book-of-dust-volume-2-9780553510706","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}