His Dark Materials: Serpentine

Philip Pullman ∙ Illustrated by Tom Duxbury

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Published on Oct 15, 2020 | 80 Pages

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Ages 10 and up

A bewitching tale with a fascinating new glimpse of young Lyra and her dæmon, Pantalaimon. This companion to the New York Times bestselling His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust series follows Pullman’s beloved characters on a brand new adventure.

After the world-altering events of The Amber Spyglass, Lyra and Pan find themselves irrevocably changed. In this new companion story, set after the stunning conclusion to the original His Dark Materials trilogy, Lyra and Pan will journey to the far North once more, hoping to ask the Consul of Witches a most urgent question.

This brand-new story, a beguiling must-read for Pullman fans old and new, is a perfect companion to His Dark Materials and a fascinating bridge to The Book of Dust.

Bestseller

“[Serpentine] brings with it all the familiar delights of Pullman’s work: its effortless clarity, its intelligence, its ineffable mix of coziness and darkness, innocence and experience.” —Lev Grossman, The New York Times

"A poignant return to Lyra and Pan."—The Wall Street Journal

"Lovely." —Slate

“A fitting prologue to The Secret Commonwealth, . . . . Serpentine is a very well-written piece, with good dialogue and beautiful imagery.” —The Nerd Daily

“It’s a joy of a book.” —The Scotsman

ISBN 9780593377680 (Hardcover)
Published on Oct 15, 2020
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 80
Dimensions 5 x 7
Age Range 10 and up
Grade Grade 5 & Up
Reading Level Lexile: 750L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z

ISBN 9780593377697 (Ebook)
Published on Oct 15, 2020
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 80
Age Range 10 and up
Grade Grade 5 & Up
Reading Level Lexile: 750L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z

ISBN 9780593398425 (Audiobook Download)
Published on Oct 15, 2020
Published by Listening Library
Age Range 10 and up
Grade Grade 5 & Up
Reading Level Lexile: 750L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z

Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass), which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly. He is also the author of another trilogy set in the same world, The Book of Dust (La Belle Sauvage, The Secret Commonwealth, and The Rose Field) as well as numerous other much-loved novels, a collection of fairy tales, and a volume of essays and speeches on writing. He has won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread (now Costa) Award, Parents’ Choice Gold Awards, and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Pullman was knighted for services to literature in the New Years Honours 2019. He lives in Oxford, England.