
The Secret Commonwealth: The Book of Dust Volume Two
From the world of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials - now a major BBC series
By: Philip Pullman, Christopher Wormell (Illustrator)
Paperback | 17 September 2020 | Edition Number 1
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Lyra Silvertongue is now studying at St Sophia's College, Oxford, with her daemon Pantalaimon. They are not getting on. Lyra is questioning everything she once held dear. Pan misses the impulsiveness of their youth. When an act of terrible violence breaks the peace of the Oxford night, Lyra and Pan's relationship reaches a crisis and they are drawn, far from home, into the dangerous factions of a world they had no idea existed.
About the Authors
Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. Winner of many prestigious awards, including the Carnegie of Carnegies and the Whitbread Award, Pullman’s epic fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials has been acclaimed as a modern classic. It has sold 17.5 million copies worldwide and been translated into 40 languages. In 2005 he was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He lives in Oxford. Chris Wormell is a self-taught artist, and the winner of the Ragazza Prize at Bologna in 1991. Two Frogs won the Nestlé Bronze Award, Molly and the Night Monster was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and One Smart Fish won the Booktrust Early Years Awards Best Picture Book. His books include George and the Dragon and The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit which was recently adapted into a stage play. Chris lives in North London with his wife and children.
Industry Reviews
* Guardian, Book of the Week *
The Secret Commonwealth is ablaze with light and life. The writing is exquisite; every sentence sings ... To read Pullman is to experience the world refreshed, aglow, in Technicolour
* Independent *
Lyra is all grown up in a rich, vivid sequel
* Telegraph *
Engrossing
* Financial Times *
Pullman's story is still thought-provoking ... This book elegantly weaves in live issues, from Europe's refugee crisis to facts in the post-truth era. And Pullman's prose is rewarding as ever
* The Times *
The novel gallops forward, full of danger, delight and surprise. Nearly miraculous, it seems, is Pullman's ability to sketch character, place and motive in just a few lines
* New Statesman *
ISBN: 9780241373354
ISBN-10: 0241373352
Published: 17th September 2020
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 736
Audience: Children
For Ages: 12 - 17 years old
Publisher: Penguin UK
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 4.8 x 13.2 x 19.7
Weight (kg): 0.58
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