The Secret Commonwealth: The Book of Dust Volume Two: From the world of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials - now a major BBC series
Philip Pullman, Christopher Wormell
Subjects
- Fantasy Worlds - awesome adventures of magic and mystery
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
Average rating
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
Reviews
A bit adult-esque and dark, but I really liked it! I think I might prefer it to the His Dark Materials series!
Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer 05.07.2024
Star Reviewer
I like Lyra and Pan but not when they fight. Pan ran away when without telling Lyra and she went on a quest to find him.
Mademoiselle Honeycomb Jamboree 26.08.2022
This this a little difficult for me to read, I had to go back and read book 1 to remind myself of a few things. Once I did things made more sense.
Madam Sapphire Quagmire 21.07.2022
Cool
Judge June Taramasalata 06.09.2021
This book was fiction and I loved it I would recommend it but after you've read the other books. It didn't end the story when it ended the book so I think there will be a book three. My favourite character was Malcolm Polstead whose age was mid thirties. I liked him because he was brave and curious. I would recommend this book.
Corporal Chip Shortbread 01.09.2021
amazing story line. fiction, all character were cool to play in their shoes i would recommend for an older read
Anonymous 15.01.2021
Great book. Ends on A HUGE cliffhanger that I'm not giving away.
Astronaut Wednesday Foxtail 11.09.2020
A bit old for me. I rate it 15+
Sergeant Rip Chocolate-mousse 07.09.2020
Really interesting to find out about the adult relationships with humans and their deamons. Didn't like being left on a cliffhanger at the end!
Anonymous 14.08.2020
This is an amazing book about a girl called Lyra who embarks on a fantastic journey to find her daemon. I would recommend this book to older readers as it is quite long and emotional.
Anonymous 25.07.2020
This is a good book though it was a bit boring in some places. It didn't have enough action in it for me but i am sure other people would like it a lot more than i did. I still thought it was a good book though, and i would definitely recommend it.
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