The Book of Dust

Book cover of The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth

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Brought to you by Penguin.

Shortlisted for Audiobook of the Year at the British Book Awards 2020.

Winner of Best Solo Narration at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020

It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw…

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

Jonathan T. Jefferson

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The His Dark Materials TV series was based on Philip Pullman’s trilogy of novels by the same name, and The Secret Commonwealth picks up seamlessly where the trilogy, and series, concluded.

Awaiting the reader is a duplicitous world fraught with danger where each human’s consciousness exists alongside them in animal form. What happens when people behave contrary to what their conscience suggests is experienced by the protagonist Lyra during her quest for independence, truth, and ultimately reunification with her soul.

This novel was entertaining and thought provoking throughout.

From Jonathan's 3 favorite reads in 2023.