{"product_id":"9780553510744","title":"La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust Series #1)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhilip Pullman returns to the parallel world of His Dark Materials to expand on the story of Lyra, “one of fantasy’s most indelible heroines” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDon’t miss Volume II of The Book of Dust: \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Commonwealth\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMalcolm Polstead and his daemon, Asta, are used to overhearing news and the occasional scandal at the inn run by his family. But during a winter of unceasing rain, Malcolm finds a mysterious object—and finds himself in grave danger. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Inside the object is a cryptic message about something called Dust; and it’s not long before Malcolm is approached by the spy for whom this message was actually intended\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e When she asks Malcolm to keep his eyes open, he begins to notice suspicious characters everywhere: the explorer Lord Asriel, clearly on the run; enforcement agents from the Magisterium; a gyptian named Coram with warnings just for Malcolm; and a beautiful woman with an evil monkey for a daemon. All are asking about the same thing: a girl—just a baby—named Lyra.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Lyra is at the center of a storm, and Malcolm will brave any peril, and make shocking sacrifices, to bring her safely through it.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“Too few things in our world are worth a seventeen-year wait: \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Dus\u003c\/i\u003et is one of them.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“The book is full of wonder. . . . Truly thrilling.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“People will love the first volume of Philip Pullman’s new trilogy with the same helpless vehemence that stole over them when \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass\u003c\/i\u003e came out.” —\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047390789872,"sku":"9780553510744","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553510744_p0.jpg?v=1763717870","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553510744","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}