Description
From the world of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials - now a major BBC series
The thrilling second volume of The Book of Dust, The Secret Commonwealth intertwines the stories of Lyra Silvertongue and Malcom Polstead as they face new and dangerous secrets and a desperate race against time through Europe.
The #1 New York Times Bestseller!
Now an HBO original series
From the author of the phenomenal His Dark Materials trilogy comes the next chapter in the story of Lyra Silvertongue . . .
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.
The Secret Commonwealth is truly a book for our times; a powerful adventure and a thought-provoking look at what it is to understand yourself, to grow up and make sense of the world around you. This is storytelling at its very best from one of our greatest writers.
Number of pages: 736
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 44 mm
