His Dark Materials: Serpentine

Ages 10 And Up, Grades 5 And Up

This companion to His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust offers a tantalizing new glimpse of Lyra and her dæmon, Pantalaimon.

The world-changing events of The Amber Spyglass are behind them, and Lyra and Pan find themselves utterly changed as well. In Serpentine, they 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.

Series Overview: HIS DARK MATERIALS is: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. Companion books for the series are: Lyra’s Oxford, Once Upon a Time in the North, The Collectors, Serpentine, and The Golden Compass Graphic Novel. The world is expanded further still in the series THE BOOK OF DUST.

About the Author

PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy, which has been named one of the top 100 books of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly.

The Book of Dust, Pullman’s eagerly anticipated return to the world of His Dark Materials, will also be a book in three parts. It began with La Belle Sauvage and continues with The Secret Commonwealth.

Pullman was knighted for his services to literature in the 2019 New Years Honours. He lives in Oxford, England.

Tom Duxbury grew up in Yorkshire and studied illustration at the University of Brighton.

Author Residence: Oxford, England

Tom Duxbury grew up in Yorkshire and studied illustration at the University of Brighton.