La Belle Sauvage / The Secret Commonwealth

The Book of Dust #1-2

by Philip Pullman

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Collectively:

La Belle Sauvage:
Malcolm Polstead's Oxford life has been one of routine, ordinary even. He is happiest playing with his daemon, Asta, in their canoe, La Belle Sauvage. But now as the rain builds, the world around Malcolm and Asta it seems is set to become increasingly far from ordinary. Finding himself linked to a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua, Malcolm is forced to undertake the challenge of his life and to make a dangerous journey that will change him and Lyra for ever . . .

The Secret Commonwealth [Hardcover]:
The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her daemon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. Pulled along on his own journey too is Malcolm; once a boy with a boat and a mission to save a baby from the flood, now a man with a strong sense of duty and a desire to do what is right.

Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman is an English writer. His books include the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials and The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, a fictionalised biography of Jesus. In 2008, The Times named Pullman one of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945". In a 2004 BBC poll, he was named the eleventh most influential person in British culture. He was knighted in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to literature.
Northern Lights, the first volume in His Dark Materials, won the 1995 Carnegie Medal of the Library Association as the year's outstanding English-language children's book. For the Carnegie's 70th anniversary, it was named in the top ten by a panel tasked with compiling a shortlist for a public vote for an all-time favourite. It won that public vote and was named all-time "Carnegie of Carnegies" in June 2007. It was filmed under the book's US title, The Golden Compass. In 2003, His Dark Materials trilogy ranked third in the BBC's The Big Read, a poll of 200 top novels voted by the British public.

Reviews

[Josefina Belen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestamente 😭😭😭 cuando piensa sacar la tercera parte este hombre? Ni nombre nos ha dado, llevo 12 años de mi vida esperando seguir la historia de Lyra y no leeré nada más hasta que esto esté terminado

[Carolyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought it started out strong but took too long to get to the end.

[Samantha Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

UNREAL!! all you want a book to be no complaints at all! Phillip Pullman is an absolute genius! Cannot wait for the third book! I just hope and pray it's next year 😍

[Mehrankhezragha · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is amazing its full of special moment and exiting action .

[Sharon Tam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful, and an excellent addition to the original trilogy. It doesn't feel like a money-grabbing enterprise like some other sequel/prequel series. Can't wait to read the final book this October!

[Heather Wolstenholme · Rating 5 out of 5]

Counting the days until The Rose Field is published.