The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2)

by Philip Pullman

Book Overview

The #1 New York Times Bestseller

Return to the world of His Dark Materials in the second volume of Philip Pullman's new bestselling masterwork The Book of Dust.

The windows between the many worlds have been sealed and the momentous adventures of Lyra Silvertongue's youth are long behind her--or so she thought. Lyra is now a twenty-year-old undergraduate at St. Sophia's College and intrigue is swirling around her 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.

The more Lyra is drawn into these mysteries, the less she is sure of. Even the events of her own past come into question when she learns of Malcolm Polstead's role in bringing her to Jordan College.

Now Lyra and Malcolm will travel far beyond the confines of Oxford, across Europe and into the Levant, searching for a city haunted by daemons, and a desert said to hold the truth of Dust. The dangers they face will challenge everything they thought they knew about the world, and about themselves.

Praise for The Book of Dust

"It's a stunning achievement, this universe Pullman has created and continues to build on." --The New York Times

"Pullman's writing is simple, unpretentious, beautiful, true. The conclusion to The Book of Dust can't come soon enough."--The Washington Post

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553510665
• ISBN13: 9780553510669
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

A powerful work from Pullman

This is the book that introduced me to the wonderful world of His Dark Materials. This book CHANGED MY LIFE!! Now, this experience is not necessarily an expectation that I would set for this read. This book brought me into the light. I have always had a very narrow and work related avenue in regards to book choice. The Secret Commonwealth was the first truly enjoyable and “other worldly” experience I have had in reading. I am forever grateful for this book and to, Sir Philip Pullman.