The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2)
by Philip Pullman
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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
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780553510669
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Authors
- Philip Pullman
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Published Date
- October 3, 2019
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 656
- Physical Info
- 1.7 in H x 9.1 in L x 6.2 in W (2.1 lb)
Awesome follow up!
I often feel that the story is a little too obviously political, but I'm living in the US in 2025, so... Maybe it just hits too close to home.This is a compelling story with an expanding world, with introductions to many new characters, places, cultures, and hints at a new race of beings. There's a lot of expectation by the end of this book, and I look forward to the final title in the series.
I loved this book because I love Lyra. Her destiny to be Eve surprised me and her betrayal of Roger, through no fault of her own, saddened me. The fact that her Daemon Pan left her and she spent most of the book looking for him disappointed me, but I understood why. I've already bought the next book: The Rose Field. It comes out towards the end of October this year. That's close to Halloween in Clearwater, Florida where I live. We have a lot of fun with Halloween then. We make Jack-O"Lanterns and dress up scary and frighten the children who come by trick or treating. It's the Secret Commonwealth, Florida style!
I think we are to assume that Lyra and Pantalaimon never reconciled, and...well, you know.
I found the first book of dust to be better than this one. But I’m still giving it five stars because I can’t wait for the next book. It’s hard to imagine where he’s going to go with this story. So I do highly recommend you read the entire series
