His Dark Materials: The Collectors

by Philip Pullman

Book Overview

A chilling Gothic tale with a revealing glimpse of the iconic Mrs. Coulter--one of Philip Pullman's most enigmatic characters. This companion story to His Dark Materials is now in print for the first time in a beautiful gift edition.

In this darkly delicious tale, internationally acclaimed author Philip Pullman invites readers to meet the mysterious girl who will one day become the sinister Mrs. Coulter.

On a cold winter's night, two art collectors are settled before a fire in the senior common room of a college in Oxford, discussing two new unusual pieces--a portrait of a striking young woman and a bronze sculpture of a fearsome monkey. How could they imagine that they are about to be caught in the cross-fire of a story that has traveled across time and worlds. . . .

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593378342
• ISBN13: 9780593378342
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.9" x 7.1"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12