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

by Philip Pullman

A changed Lyra, a wider world

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    #1 New York Times Bestseller

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A changed Lyra, a wider world

Set in the world of His Dark Materials, this second Book of Dust volume finds Lyra at twenty, estranged from her daemon, Pantalaimon, and struggling to trust herself. After Pan witnesses a murder, the pair become entangled in crimes that echo their past. Their search for answers takes them from Oxford across Europe and into the Levant, toward a city haunted by daemons and a desert linked to the mystery of Dust. The journey connects Lyra’s present with the person she was as a child, while broadening the series’ focus to questions of trust, identity, and the bond between Lyra and Pan.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers following Lyra’s story from His Dark Materials or the first Book of Dust volume.
  • Fans of epic fantasy journeys spanning multiple European and Levantine settings.
  • Teen and young-adult readers interested in questions of identity, trust, and a daemon bond.

Themes

Trust and self-doubtIdentity and changeThe bond between Lyra and PantalaimonCrime and the mystery of Dust

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Book overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - DON'T MISS THE EPIC FINALE TO THE BOOK OF DUST: THE ROSE FIELD, AVAILABLE NOW!

Return to the world of His Dark Materials and discover what comes next for Lyra, "one of fantasy's most indelible heroines" (The New York Times Magazine).

"A big novel full of big ideas, big characters, and big sorrows . . . This book feels like a response to the darkness in our time."--NPR

Lyra Silvertongue thought that the adventures of her youth were long behind her, but when her daemon, Pantalaimon, witnesses a brutal murder, they are suddenly caught up in crimes that carry unsettling echoes from their past.

But Lyra at twenty is very different from Lyra at thirteen. The lies she used to spin with ease no longer come, she and Pan are at odds, and her ability to trust--most of all in herself--has been shattered. On the run, Lyra finds a surprising new ally in Malcolm Polstead. 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 mystery of Dust.

To find the truth, Lyra will have to reconnect with the girl she once was and face dangers that will challenge everything she knows about her world.

Look for the entire trilogy of THE BOOK OF DUST:
La Belle Sauvage - The Secret Commonwealth - The Rose Field

And Lyra's adventures begin in HIS DARK MATERIALS:
The Golden Compass - The Subtle Knife - The Amber Spyglass
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