The breathtaking conclusion to Philip PullmanΓÇÖs Book of Dust! This landmark trilogy,set in the world readers first glimpsed in The Golden Compasscontinues the story of Lyra: ΓÇ£one of fantasyΓÇÖs most indelible heroinesΓÇ¥ (The New York Times Magazine). ΓÇ£ItΓÇÖs a stunning achievementthis universe Pullman has created and continues to build on.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöThe New York Times Picking up right where The Secret Commonwealth left offthis story finds Lyra alone in a city haunted by daemonssearching for her beloved Pan. Malcolm Polstead isnΓÇÖt far behindsearching for Lyra. And they are both racing toward the desert of Karamakanfollowing the trail of roses said to hold the secret of Dust. Their allies and enemies are converging on the mysterious red building at the heart of the desert: Marcel Delamare and the military might of the Magisterium; the radical Men from the Mountains; scientistsscholars and spies; troops of witches and other people of the air. And awaiting them all is a previously unseen and chilling new threat that will change everything. The intertwining odysseys of Malcolm and Lyratheir journeys both internal and externalwill test their limits and challenge even their most dearly held beliefs. As everPhilip Pullman is using the language of fantasy to illuminate our world and to explore the deepest questions of what it means to be alive and awake to all the splendors and horrors around us. The extraordinary novels of The Book of Dust speak powerfully to todayΓÇÖs readers and will take their place alongside the forever-favorites of His Dark Materials.