His Dark Materials: The Collectors

Philip Pullman ∙ Illustrated by Tom Duxbury

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Published on Sep 20, 2022 | 80 Pages

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A chilling Gothic tale with a revealing glimpse of the iconic Mrs. Coulter—one of Philip Pullman’s most enigmatic characters. This companion story to His Dark Materials is now in print for the first time in a beautiful gift edition.

In this darkly delicious tale, internationally acclaimed author Philip Pullman invites readers to meet the mysterious girl who will one day become the sinister Mrs. Coulter.

On a cold winter’s night, two art collectors are settled before a fire in the senior common room of a college in Oxford, discussing two new unusual pieces—a portrait of a striking young woman and a bronze sculpture of a fearsome monkey. How could they imagine that they are about to be caught in the cross-fire of a story that has traveled across time and worlds. . . .

"This elegant edition, with black-and-white linocut illustrations by Tom Duxbury, marks the print debut of Philip Pullman’s gothic novella, which is about "the girl who will become the dangerous Mrs. Coulter" in His Dark Materials." —New York Times

"Readers will be left with a renewed appreciation for one of our most sublime storytellers." —Wall Street Journal

"The slow burn from curious mystery, to the increasingly darker and ultimately horrific ending, is the classic stuff of late night gothic. With Tom Duxbury’s lovely spare illustrations on nearly every page, The Collectors is a gorgeous visit to a much-loved literary landscape. It’s a quick read, but one to be savored, and certainly a treat worth indulging." —Locus

ISBN 9780593378342 (Hardcover)
Published on Sep 20, 2022
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: 710L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z

ISBN 9780593645246 (Ebook)
Published on Sep 20, 2022
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 80
Age Range 10 and up
Grade Grade 5 & Up
Reading Level Lexile: 710L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z

ISBN 9780593676233 (Audiobook Download)
Published on Sep 20, 2022
Published by Listening Library
Age Range 10 and up
Grade Grade 5 & Up
Reading Level Lexile: 710L | 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.