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Serpentine

Title:

Serpentine

Author:

Pullman, Philip, 1946- author.

Duxbury, Tom, illustrator.

Series:

His dark materials ;

Series Number:

3.4.

Summary:

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.

General Note:

Series information from Goodreads.

Edition:

First American edition.

Physical Description:

73 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

Genre:

Short stories.

Fantasy fiction.

Subject Term:

Children -- Juvenile fiction.

Witches -- Juvenile fiction.

Good and evil -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

Arctic regions -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Duxbury, Tom,

Publisher:

Alfred A. Knopf,

Publication Date:

2020

ISBN:

9780593377680

Publication Information:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2020]

Call Number:

M PULLMAN

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

A bewitching tale with a fascinating new glimpse of young Lyra and her dæmon, Pantalaimon. This companion to the New York Times bestselling His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust series follows Pullman's beloved characters on a brand new adventure.

After the world-altering events of The Amber Spyglass , Lyra and Pan find themselves irrevocably changed. In this new companion story, set after the stunning conclusion to the original His Dark Materials trilogy, Lyra and Pan will 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.

Author Notes

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich on October 19, 1946. He graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English. He taught at various Oxford middle schools and at Westminster College for eight years. He is the author of many acclaimed novels, plays, and picture books for readers of all ages. His first book, Count Karlstein, was published in 1982. His other books include: The Firework-Maker's Daughter; I Was a Rat!; Clockwork or All Wound Up; and The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. He is also the author of the Sally Lockhart series and the His Dark Materials Trilogy. He is the author of The Book of Dust, volume 1. He has received numerous awards including the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Fiction Award for Northern Lights (The Golden Compass), the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for The Amber Spyglass, the Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature in 2002, and the Astrid Lindgren Award in 2005.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 5 Up--Set after the events of The Amber Spyglass, Pullman's short novella finds teenage Lyra Silvertongue and her daemon, Pantalaimon, heading north to revisit Trollesund, the Arctic town where she first met the aeronaut Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnison, the armored bear. Their mission is to find and speak with the witch-consul, Dr. Lanselius, and hopefully find answers to their questions about their ability to separate. Olivia Colman's narration is top-notch; here's hoping audiobook fans have more of her readings to look forward to in the future. VERDICT This short tale addresses a question many series fans have pondered. It will be a quick, gratifying listen for those already immersed in Pullman's world.--Stephanie Klose, Library Journal