Book Of Dust 2: Secret Commonwealth - Philip Pullman

Descripción

Return to the parallel world of His Dark Materials in the second volume of Philip Pullman's masterwork The Book of Dust. Experience the continuation of Lyra, one of fantasy's most memorable characters. Lyra Silvertongue's adventures in the North have concluded—the pathways between the many worlds have been closed, and her cherished Will is beyond her reach. She retains possession of the alethiometer: the truth-telling device bestowed upon her by the master of Jordan College, which directed her journey.

Lyra is unaware of the complete history of the alethiometer, as well as the part that young Malcolm Polstead played in delivering both the instrument and infant Lyra to Jordan. Now a twenty-year-old undergraduate at St. Sophia's College, she regards Malcolm as Dr. Polstead, a professor whose attention she would not engage.

Yet is string_containing ratheryra finds herself surrounded by mystery once more. Her daemon Pantalaimon witnesses a heinous murder, and the dying man confides in them with secrets that resonate with their own history. They uncover tales of a city overrun by daemons, and a desert purported to conceal the mysteries of Dust.

Imminent forces are set to converge Lyra and Malcolm together anew. The perils they are to confront will test their understanding of the world, and of themselves.

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