His Dark Materials: Serpentine

His Dark Materials: Serpentine

Philip Pullman, Tom Duxbury (Illustrator)
$12.99
Publication Date: October 15th, 2020
Publisher:
Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
9780593377680
Pages:
80
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Description

A bewitching tale with a fascinating new glimpse of young Lyra and her dæmon, Pantalaimon. This companion to the New York Times bestselling His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust series follows Pullman's beloved characters on a brand new adventure.

After the world-altering events of The Amber Spyglass, Lyra and Pan find themselves irrevocably changed. In this new companion story, set after the stunning conclusion to the original His Dark Materials trilogy, Lyra and Pan will journey to the far North once more, hoping to ask the Consul of Witches a most urgent question.

This brand-new story, a beguiling must-read for Pullman fans old and new, is a perfect companion to His Dark Materials and a fascinating bridge to The Book of Dust.

About the Author

PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy, which has been named one of the top 100 books of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly.

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 La Belle Sauvage and continues with The Secret Commonwealth.

Pullman was knighted for his services to literature in the 2019 New Years Honours. He lives in Oxford, England.

Tom Duxbury grew up in Yorkshire and studied illustration at the University of Brighton.

Praise for His Dark Materials: Serpentine

“[Serpentine] brings with it all the familiar delights of Pullman’s work: its effortless clarity, its intelligence, its ineffable mix of coziness and darkness, innocence and experience.” —Lev Grossman, The New York Times

"A poignant return to Lyra and Pan."—The Wall Street Journal

"Lovely." —Slate

“A fitting prologue to The Secret Commonwealth, . . . . Serpentine is a very well-written piece, with good dialogue and beautiful imagery.” —The Nerd Daily
 
“It’s a joy of a book.” —The Scotsman

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