The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage (Book of Dust, Volume 1)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPhilip Pullman returns to the parallel world of His Dark Materials to expand on the story of Lyra, one of fantasys most indelible heroines (The New York Times Magazine).Dont miss Volume II of The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth!Malcolm Polstead and his daemon, Asta, are used to overhearing news and the occasional scandal at the inn run by his family. But during a winter of unceasing rain, Malcolm finds a mysterious objectand finds himself in grave danger.Inside the object is a cryptic message about something called Dust; and its not long before Malcolm is approached by the spy for whom this message was actually intended. When she asks Malcolm to keep his eyes open, he begins to notice suspicious characters everywhere: the explorer Lord Asriel, clearly 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 girljust a babynamed Lyra.Lyra is at the center of a storm, and Malcolm will brave any peril, and make shocking sacrifices, to bring her safely through it.Too few things in our world are worth a seventeenyear wait: The Book of Dust is one of them. The Washington PostThe book is full of wonder. . . . Truly thrilling. The New York TimesPeople will love the first volume of Philip Pullmans new trilogy with the same helpless vehemence that stole over them when The Golden Compass came out. Slate