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The secret commonwealth

The secret commonwealth


by Philip Pullman;Christopher Wormell
17th September, 2020

£8.99 £8.99 Save 0% | Paperback

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**Don't miss the second series of His Dark Materials on BBC One this November.**

From the author of the phenomenal His Dark Materials comes the next chapter in the story of Lyra Silvertongue . . .


Lyra is now studying at St Sophia's College, Oxford, with her daemon Pantalaimon.

But, for the first time there are serious divisions between the two.
Lyra is questioning everything she once held dear. Pan misses the impulsiveness of their youth.

When an act of terrible violence breaks the peace of the Oxford night, Lyra and Pan's relationship reaches a crisis and they are drawn, far from home, into the dangerous factions of a world they had no idea existed.

The Secret Commonwealth
is truly a book for our times; a powerful adventure and a thought-provoking look at what it is to understand yourself and to grow up and make sense of the world around you.


This is storytelling at its very best from one of our greatest writers.


*Exclusive to the paperback edition, Chris Wormell's new original illustrations bring Lyra's world vividly to life.*

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Reviews for The Secret Commonwealth: The Book of Dust Volume Two:

[Pullman] has created a fantasy world, made yet more satisfying in rigour and stylistic elegance. This is a book for getting older with Guardian, Book of the Week

The Secret Commonwealth is ablaze with light and life. The writing is exquisite; every sentence sings ... To read Pullman is to experience the world refreshed, aglow, in Technicolour i

Pullman's story is still thought-provoking ... This book elegantly weaves in live issues, from Europe's refugee crisis to facts in the post-truth era. And Pullman's prose is rewarding as ever The Times

A long, taxing, complex journey, laced with beauty, terror and philosophy Metro

As ever, Pullman's story is complex and vast but home to some of the finest storytelling in the 21st century. Revel in whole new worlds and enjoy one of literature's most wonderful heroines before she comes to HBO and the BBC Stylist

Pullman is confronting readers with the horrors of our own world reflected back at us. In The Secret Commonwealthhe creates a fearful symmetry The Herald

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich and educated in England, Zimbabwe, Australia and Wales. He studied English at Exeter College, Oxford.

His first children's book, Count Karlstein, was published in 1982. To date, he has published thirty-three books, read by children and adults alike. His most famous work is the His Dark Materials trilogy. These books have been honoured by several prizes including the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Book Prize, and (for The Amber Spyglass) the Whitbread Book of the Year Award - the first time that prize had been given to a children's book. Pullman has received numerous other awards, including the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Astrid Lindgren Award. He was knighted in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for Services to Literature.

Details & Specs

Series: The book of dust trilogy


Author: Philip Pullman Christopher Wormell


Publisher: Penguin and David Fickling Books


Format: Paperback


ISBN: 9780241373354


Publication Date: 17th September, 2020


Pages: 719


Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 44 mm


Notes: illustrations (black and white)


Availability: Available, usually dispatched within 4 days


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