The Book Of Dust 2 Secret Common Wealth

Return to the parallel world of His Dark Materials in the second volume of Philip Pullmans new bestselling masterwork The Book of Dust, and discover what comes next for Lyra, ?one of fantasys most indelible characters.? The New York Times Magazine Lyra Silvertongues adventures in the North are long overthe windows between the many worlds have been sealed, and her beloved Will is lost to her. She does still have the alethiometer: the truthtelling device given to her by the master of Jordan College, which guided her journey. Lyra doesnt know the full story of the alethiometer, though. Or the role that young Malcolm Polstead played in bringing both the instrument and baby Lyra to Jordan. Shes now a twentyyearold undergraduate at St. Sophias College. To her, Malcolm is Dr. Polstead, an overly solicitous professor she would prefer to avoid. But intrigue is swirling around Lyra 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. They learn of a city haunted by daemons, of a desert said to hold the secret of Dust. Powerful forces are about to throw Lyra and Malcolm together once again. And the dangers they face will challenge everything they thought they knew about the world, and about themselves.