The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage (Book of Dus

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Philip Pullman returns to the parallel world of His Dark Materials to expand on the story of Lyra,ΓÇ£one of fantasyΓÇÖs most indelible heroinesΓÇ¥ (The New York Times Magazine). DonΓÇÖt miss Volume II of The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth! Malcolm Polstead and his daemonAstaare used to overhearing news and the occasional scandal at the inn run by his family. But during a winter of unceasing rainMalcolm finds a mysterious objectΓÇöand finds himself in grave danger. Inside the object is a cryptic message about something called Dust; and itΓÇÖs not long before Malcolm is approached by the spy for whom this message was actually intended. When she asks Malcolm to keep his eyes openhe begins to notice suspicious characters everywhere: the explorer Lord Asrielclearly 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 girlΓÇöjust a babyΓÇönamed Lyra. Lyra is at the center of a stormand Malcolm will brave any periland make shocking sacrificesto bring her safely through it. ΓÇ£Too few things in our world are worth a seventeen-year wait: The Book of Dust is one of them.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöThe Washington Post ΓÇ£The book is full of wonder. . . . Truly thrilling.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöThe New York Times ΓÇ£People will love the first volume of Philip PullmanΓÇÖs new trilogy with the same helpless vehemence that stole over them when The Golden Compass came out.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöSlate