The unforgettable His Dark Materials trilogy that began with The Golden Compass and continued with The Subtle Knife, reaches its astonishing conclusion in The Amber Spyglass. These modern fantasy classics have been hailed by Entertainment Weekly as an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and Newsweek as a "Top 100 Book of All Time"Throughout the worlds, the forces of both heaven and hell are mustering to take part in Lord Asriel's audacious rebellion. Each player in this epic drama has a role to play—and a sacrifice to make. Witches, angels, spies, assassins, tempters, and pretenders, no one will remain unscathed.
Lyra and Will have the most dangerous task of all. They must journey to a gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone and from which there is no escape.
As war rages and Dust drains from the sky, the fate of the living—and the dead—comes to depend on Lyra and Will. On the choices they make in love, and for love, forevermore.
A #1 New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Whitbread AwardWinner of the British Book Award (Children's)Published in 40 Countries "Masterful.... This title confirms Pullman's inclusion in the company of C.S. Lewis and Tolkien." —
Smithsonian Magazine"Pullman has created the last great fantasy masterpiece of the twentieth century. An astounding achievement."
—The Cincinnati Enquirer
"War, politics, magic, science, individual lives and cosmic destinies are all here . . . shaped and assembled into a narrative of tremendous pace by a man with a generous, precise intelligence. I am completely enchanted." —
The New York Times Book Review
"Breathtaking adventure . . . a terrific story, eloquently told."
—The Boston Globe
Don't miss Philip Pullman's epic new trilogy set in the world of His Dark Materials!** THE BOOK OF DUST **La Belle SauvageThe Secret Commonwealth
On sale: May 27, 2003
Age: 10 and up
Grade: Grade 5 & Up
Page count: 560 Pages
ISBN: 9780440418566
Reading level: Lexile: 950L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z
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.
“Absorbing . . Like
Harry Potter creator J. K. Rowling, [Pullman] invents a world filled with strange divinations and wordplays.”
–
Newsweek
“A LITERARY MASTERPIECE . . . [that] caps the most magnificent fantasy series since The Lord of the Rings and puts Harry Potter to shame. . . . A page-turning story that builds to a powerful finish.”
–Oregonian
“IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN, SO FIRMLY AND RELENTLESSLY DOES PULLMAN DRAW YOU INTO HIS TALE . . . [A] gripping saga pitting the magnetic young Lyra Belacqua and her friend Will Parry against the forces of both Heaven and Hell.”
–Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Breathtaking adventure . . . terrific story, eloquently told.”–
The Boston Sunday Globe
