The Book of Dust

By Philip Pullman,

Book cover of The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage

Book description

From the world of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials- now a major critically acclaimed BBC series

*Now coming to the stage in the summer of this year! Performed at The Bridge Theatre from July 2020, it will be a theatrical spectacle not to be missed*

A rich, imaginative, vividly characterised…

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1 author picked The Book of Dust as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The first book in Pullman’s Book of Dust series, extending the story of Lyra from His Dark Materials trilogy of novels.

I fell in love with Lyra’s world when I read the first fantasy trilogy, and then all over again when it became a wonderful series on the BBC. So, yes, I am biased. The book is written for young adults, and I haven’t been a young adult for a very long time, but Pullman’s storytelling and world building ability had me hooked from the get-go.

I also know Oxford well, having spent three formative years there. Lyra’s Oxford is…

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