La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume 1

Philip Pullman returns to the parallel universe of His Dark Materials—now an HBO original series starring Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, and Lin-Manuel Miranda—to expand on the story of Lyra, “one of fantasy’s most iconic heroines” (The New York Times Magazine).

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Malcolm Polstead and his demon, Asta, are used to hearing the occasional news and scandal at the inn run by his family. But during an incessantly rainy winter, Malcolm stumbles upon something mysterious—and finds himself in grave danger.

Inside the Thing is a mysterious message about something called Dust; and it isn't long before the spy this message was actually addressed to approaches Malcolm. When she asks Malcolm to keep his eyes open, he begins to notice suspicious characters everywhere: the explorer Lord Asriel, who appears to be on the run; law enforcement agents from the compound; an Egyptian named Coram with warnings just for Malcolm; and a beautiful woman being controlled by an evil ape. Everyone is asking about the same thing: a girl—just a child—named Lyra.

Lyra is in the eye of the storm, and Malcolm will brave any danger and make horrific sacrifices to bring her out of it unscathed.

“Very few things in our world are worth a seventeen-year wait: The Book of Dust is one of them.” — The Washington Post

“The book is full of wonders... truly exciting.” — The New York Times

“People will love the first volume of Philip Pullman’s new trilogy with the same impotent ferocity they did when The Golden Compass came out.” —Slate