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. Pullman was
knighted for his services to literature in the 2019 New Year
Honours.
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.
Philip Pullman is the author of many other beloved novels. For
younger readers: I Was a Rat!, Count Karlstein, Two Crafty
Criminals!, Spring-Heeled Jack, and The Scarecrow and His Servant.
For older readers: the Sally Lockhart quartet (The Ruby in the
Smoke, The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well, and The Tin
Princess), The White Mercedes, and The Broken Bridge. He has
written a magnificent collection, Fairy Tales from the Brothers
Grimm, and his essays and lectures on writing and storytelling have
been gathered in a volume called Dæmon Voices: On Stories and
Storytelling.
Philip Pullman lives in Oxford, England.
"Reading this novel is like standing in a room in which suddenly
all of the windows have blown open at once." —Slate
"It's a stunning achievement, the universe Pullman has created and
continues to build on." —The New York Times
"A phantasmagoric waterborne odyssey. Mr. Pullman is a supple and
formidable writer." —The Wall Street Journal
"Enthralling, enchanting. The first half reads like a thriller. The
story becomes darker, deeper and even more engrossing when a
cataclysmic flood overtakes Southern England. Too few things in our
world are worth a seventeen year wait: The Book of Dust is one of
them." — The Washington Post
"Pullman's writing is as deftly brilliant as ever. A triumphant
return to the alternate Oxford we love."—Bustle
"The Book of Dust passes by in one tumultuous wave of literature,
that leaves you queasy, but wanting the next volume as quickly as
possible. It deserves not only a reread, but an unpacking. It is
not a one and done novel, something that, in a time where binging
and passing is the status quo. This is a novel to digest. One to
take in, let settle, and then revisit. We are lucky to have
Pullman's words. Words that will continue to nourish the souls and
imaginations of readers for a long, long time." —Hypable
"Once again, Pullman’s fantasy arrives precisely when it can teach
us the most about ourselves, as if it were guided by Dust itself."
—Entertainment Weekly
"High-octane adventure accompanies ingenious plotting." —The Times
(London)
"Lyra Silvertongue, Lyra Belacqua, but really just Lyra: one of
those characters—Pip, Emma, Lolita—who is on first-name terms with
her public."—The New York Times Magazine
"Pullman's imagery is as dazzling as ever. La Belle Sauvage reveals
the incredible ways in which 'ordinary' children can react
whenplaced in extraordinary circumstances: with kindness, bravery
and cunning." —The Bookseller
"A rollicking adventure. Delightful." —Mother Jones
"A stunning, otherworldly journey. La Belle Sauvage dives deeply
into magic and intrigue. What a gift it is to be allowed back into
this universe." —BuzzFeed
"Full of acute observation. A rich, imaginative, vividly
characterized rite-of-passage tale." —London Sunday Times
"Thrilling and thought-provoking." —Times Literary
Supplement
"A singularly beguiling work of fantasy. [Pullman is] perhaps the
best fantasy writer alive." —The A.V. Club
"A profoundly compelling foundation for a new trilogy." —Vox
"This tense, adventure-packed book will satisfy and delight
Pullman's fans and leave them eager to see what's yet to come"
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Pullman is an easeful storyteller and an intricate and inventive
world-builder, and everything he has to write is worth reading."
—The Telegraph
"Magisterial storytelling will sweep readers along; the cast is as
vividly drawn as ever; and big themes running beneath the surface
invite profound responses and reflection." —Kirkus Reviews, starred
review
"Luminous prose, heady philosophical questions, and a lovable
protagonist combine with a gripping plot sure to enchant fans and
newcomers alike." —SLJ, starred review
"Pullman demonstrates that his talent for world building hasn’t
diminished, nor has his ability to draw young characters—here,
Malcolm, who is layered enough to carry an adventure through
multiple dimensions." —Booklist, starred review
"Pullman's immense powers of kinesthetic visualization keep the
story pulsing on an epic scale."—The Guardian
"An immersive, creepy, edge-of-your seat adventure." —Shelf
Awareness
"To connect once more with a fictional universe of such great power
is a delight." —Financial Times
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