{"product_id":"the-book-of-dust-the-secret-commonwealth-book-of-dust-volume-2-9780553510669","title":"The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's a stunning achievement, this universe Pullman has created and continues to build on.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturn to the parallel world of His Dark Materials in the second volume of Philip Pullman's new bestselling masterwork The Book of Dust, and discover what comes next for Lyra, \"one of fantasy's most indelible characters.\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLyra Silvertongue's adventures in the North are long over--the windows between the many worlds have been sealed, and her beloved Will is lost to her. She does still have the alethiometer: the truth-telling device given to her by the master of Jordan College, which guided her journey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLyra doesn't know the full story of the alethiometer, though. Or the role that young Malcolm Polstead played in bringing both the instrument and baby Lyra to Jordan. She's now a twenty-year-old undergraduate at St. Sophia's College. To her, Malcolm is Dr. Polstead, an overly solicitous professor she would prefer to avoid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut intrigue is swirling around Lyra once more. Her daemon Pantalaimon is witness to a brutal murder, and the dying man entrusts them with secrets that carry echoes from their past. They learn of a city haunted by daemons, of a desert said to hold the secret of Dust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePowerful forces are about to throw Lyra and Malcolm together once again. And the dangers they face will challenge everything they thought they knew about the world, and about themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE BOOK OF DUST: LA BELLE SAUVAGE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Too few things in our world are worth a seventeen year wait: The Book of Dust is one of them.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Reading this novel is like standing in a room in which suddenly all of the windows have blown open at once.\" --\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e***COMING SOON  A NEW HBO SERIES, HIS DARK MATERIALS, BASED ON PULLMAN'S BOOKS***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553510669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/25\/2019 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e507438 \/ Secret Commonwealth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 30\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Philip Pullman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638778294428,"sku":"9780553510669","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bbc6d2ec-5fd9-4bcc-93a8-77ada5b95f9f.jpg?v=1603848156","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-book-of-dust-the-secret-commonwealth-book-of-dust-volume-2-9780553510669","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}