Philip Pullman returns to the world of His Dark Materials with this magnificent new novel, set ten years before Northern Lights (aka The Golden Compass) and featuring his much-loved character, Lyra Belacqua.
On 14 February 2017, Pullman announced that The Book of Dust would be a new trilogy, with the first book set ten years before the His Dark Materials trilogy and the others ten years after.Pullman describes The Book of Dust as an “equel”, rather than a sequel. The trilogy “will begin and end with Lyra”, and other characters from the earlier trilogy will appear.