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Húsz év telt el a La Belle Sauvage kalandjai óta, és az akkor még csecsemő Lyra mostanra fiatal nővé cseperedett. Hét éve hagyta ott élete szerelmét, Will Parryt az oxfordi botanikus kert padján a nagy sikerű Északi fény-trilógia (Az Úr sötét anyagai) végén. Lyra kapcsolata Pantalaimonnal ismeretlen utat jár be, miközben mindketten titkos és veszedelmes társaságok hatalmi játszmáiba keverednek. Malcolm, az egykori csónakos fiú,  egy különleges gyermek megmentője, immár erős férfi, akit kötelességtudata szintén utazásra kényszerít. Mindhárman el kell, hogy hagyják Oxfordot, hogy Európán át Ázsia szívében keressék az elveszett titkokat: egy daimónok lakta várost, a sivatag szívének rejtélyét és a megfoghatatlan Por misztériumát.

NOW A MAJOR, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BBC/HBO TV SERIES "We're going to the land of the dead - and we're going to come back." Will and Lyra, whose fates are bound together by powers beyond their own worlds, have been violently separated. But they must find each other, for ahead of them lies the greatest war that has ever been - and a journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned... The third volume in PhilipPullman's groundbreaking HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy, in astunning gift edition illustrated by Melissa Castrillon.

NOW A MAJOR, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BBC/HBO TV SERIES"What is he? A friend, or an enemy?" "He is a murderer." Will has just killed a man. He's on the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world, to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city, and to a girl, Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his own, and together they must find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds... The second volume in Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy, ina stunning gift edition illustrated by Melissa Castrillon.

It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is almost ten years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. Now, in The Secret Commonwealth, we meet Lyra Silvertongue. And she is no longer a child . . . The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her daemon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. Pulled along on his own journey too is Malcolm; once a boy with a boat and a mission to save a baby from the flood, now a man with a strong sense of duty and a desire to do what is right. Theirs is a world at once familiar and extraordinary, and they must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a city haunted by daemons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. The Secret Commonwealth is truly a book for our times; a powerful adventure and a thought-provoking look at what it is to understand yourself, to grow up and make sense of the world around you. This is storytelling at its very best from one of our greatest writers.

Kniha Prachu, první díl zamýšlené trilogie, nás zavádí do stejného prostředí, v němž se odehrávaly Jeho temné esence (tedy Zlatý kompas a spol.), Pullman ale děj posunul do doby o deset let dříve. Hrdinou je jedenáctiletý Malcolm Polstead, bystrý chlapec s výborným postřehem. Svou nenápadností je přímo předurčen stát se špionem. V hostinci jeho otce se schází celý Oxford. Malcolm a jeho daemon zde nepozorovaně vyslechnou spoustu novinek a klevet. Jenže pak se chlapci do rukou dostane tajná zpráva, v níž se mluví o nebezpečné substanci zvané Prach. Adresátka zprávy Malcolma vyhledá a požádá ho o spolupráci ohledně předávání informací. V hostinci Malcolmových rodičů se totiž začínají objevovat nezvyklí hosté, ať už z nejvyšších společenských a politických kruhů, nebo z podsvětí, a všichni jeví zájem o nemluvně jménem Lyra, kterou mají v péči jeptišky v nedalekém převorství. Turbulentní události a ničivá potopa nakonec způsobí, že se hrdina spolu s vesnickou dívkou Alicí ocitnou ve člunu La Belle Sauvage. Na palubě s nimi cestuje šestiměsíční Lyra, kterou čtenáři znají jako hlavní postavu Jeho temných esencí, a obě starší děti mají za úkol dostat ji do bezpečí k jejímu otci, lordu Asrielovi. V knize se opět kromě lorda Asriela setkáme i s Lyřinou matkou, paní Coulterovou, a s Romunem Coramem van Texelem. Strhující a úchvatná kniha. První polovina se čte jako napínavý thriller. Pak se ale jižní Anglie ocitne pod vodou a příběh nabere temnější, hlubší a ještě pozoruhodnější směr. Na světě je jen málo věcí, na které stojí za to čekat sedmnáct let, ale Kniha Prachu k nim rozhodně patří. (The Washington Post) Pullman píše stejně bravurně jako vždy. Kniha Prachu je triumfálním návratem do alternativního Oxfordu, který tak milujeme. (Bustle) () Tohle totiž není kniha na jedno použití, jak je v dnešní překotné době obvyklé. Tenhle román potřebujete důkladně strávit. Seznámit se s ním, počkat, až se jeho dozvuky usadí, a pak se k němu vrátit. Musíme být Pullmanovi vděční za jeho slova, za slova, která budou ještě dlouho sytit duši a fantazii svých čtenářů. (Hypable) Svrchované vypravěčské umění, které čtenáře dokonale strhne. Postavy jsou vykreslené stejně živě jako vždycky a velká témata pulzující pod povrchem příběhu vybízejí k hlubšímu zamyšlení a zkoumání. (Kirkus Reviews)

Malcolm Polstead je všímavý chlapec, ale sám nepriťahuje pozornosť. Možno aj preto sa stane špiónom... Malcolmov otec má na brehu Temže hostinec. Do Pstruha chodí celý Oxford a Malcolm a jeho démon Asta si preto denne vypočujú všelijaké klebety a rozhovory. Počas daždivých zimných dní však Malcolm postrehne aj čosi nové – intrigy. Náhodou nájde tajnú správu, v ktorej sa píše o akejsi nebezpečnej hmote nazývanej Prach. Špiónka, ktorej bola správa určená, si ho nájde a požiada Malcolma, aby mal oči otvorené. On zrazu vidí samé podozrivé osoby a všetky sa vypytujú na to isté – na bábätko menom Lyra. Nemluvňa ich priťahuje ako magnet a Malcolm musí preukázať neuveriteľnú odvahu a vynaliezavosť, aby dostal dievčatko do bezpečia.

Philip Pullman's magnificent bestseller now in paperback, with new additional illustrations. A coming of age story like no other . . . Malcolm Polstead's Oxford life has been one of routine, ordinary even. He is happiest playing with his daemon, Asta, in their canoe, La Belle Sauvage. But now as the rain builds, the world around Malcolm and Asta is, it seems, set to become increasingly far from ordinary. Finding himself linked to a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua, Malcolm is forced to undertake the challenge of his life and to make a dangerous journey that will change him and Lyra for ever . . .

From the author the His Dark Materials trilogy and La Belle Sauvage. Featuring wonderful new illustrations from Peter Bailey this beautiful fairytale is perfect for readers young and old. Lila doesn't just want to be a Firework-Maker's daughter, she wants to be a Firework Maker herself. But although she's learned a lot she still must get through the most difficult and dangerous part of her apprenticeship - and her father won't tell her what it is. In search of this final Firework-Making secret, Lila heads off alone on a journey. It is a journey filled with dangers beyond anything she could have imagined, a journey on which she will learn so much more than the one secret she set out to find . . .

The very first children's novel by Philip Pullman, Count Karlstien is a deliciously terrifying, wickedly funny adventure, beautifully illustrated by Peter Bailey. All Souls' Eve is a night when nobody in the village of Karlstein dares to leave their homes. For that is the night that Zamiel, the Demon Huntsman, prowls through the forests in search of his prey . . . This year, however, the Huntsman doesn't need to go searching. He knows exactly where to find his human prey. Ten years ago, he made a deal with the Count of Karlstein - and now the Demon Huntsman has come to collect his prize . . . Count Karlstien has offered up the lives of his two young nieces, Lucy and Charlotte. Lucky for the orphaned sisters, the Count's maid, Hildi, has heard his evil plan and is determined that they will not be this year's prey - not on her watch . . . show less

Tick, tick, tick, tock. Once you've wound some things up nothing can stop them . . . It is a cold winter's night when Karl enters the White Horse Tavern looking like he's swallowed a thundercloud. His final task as a clockmaker apprentice is to make a new figure for the great clock of Glockenheim. He has not made the figure - or got any idea of what it could be, and the unveiling is tomorrow. Fritz is also in the tavern; there to read aloud his new spooky story. Like Karl, he hasn't finished. Well, he knows how the story starts and he knows it's called Clockwork - so, with the snow swirling down outside, he sets his story going and just has to hope that the ending will come to him as he tells it. Suddenly, Fritz's story and real life merge in a completely sinister way - and just like clockwork it can't be stopped . . .

Featuring wonderful new illustrations from Peter Bailey, this brilliantly funny and moving tale by multi-award winning Philip Pullman, is perfect for readers young and old. One night, during a terrible thunderstorm, a boy named Jack shelters in a barn. The following morning he is confused to find a scarecrow with a turnip head calling out to him. For a moment he thinks he is imagining it. But he isn't, the scarecrow has been struck by lightning in exactly the right way to bring him completely to life. Jack becomes the scarecrow's personal servant and together they decide to set out and see the world. It is a journey that neither of them could have possibly imagined, filled with adventure - and it will change them both in ways they never expected . . .

A fun, thriller of an adventure told in words and pictures from master storyteller, Philip Pullman, including beautiful cover illustration by Peter Bailey and sumptuous illustrations throughout by David Mostyn. Rose and Lily and their little brother Ned live in an orphanage - a terrible place, where the porridge is thin and cold, and nobody smiles. One dark and stormy night, they decide enough is enough, and they run away. But hiding in the shadows, as they make their way through the dangerous back streets of London, is Mack the Knife: the most villainous of villains . . . Hiding above the streets, leaping through the air, is Spring-Heeled Jack. He dresses like the devil and his name creates shivers in people, but he is ready for action against the evil-doers and scallywags of the city's dark streets - Mack the Knife included - and he might just be able to save the orphans.

Featuring wonderful new illustrations from Peter Bailey, this intriguing and exciting tale of chance and misfortune by multi award-winning Philip Pullman, is perfect for readers young and old. I was a Rat! Roger insists, and insists . . . In fact, when Bob the cobbler and his washerwoman wife, Joan, find the young boy abandoned on their doorstep, these are the only words he says. And he does have ratty behaviour, it's true. Staying with Bob and Joan, however, Roger learns quickly to behave more like a human child. They try to find his parents, but the orphanage, police and hospital all have nothing on their records about a lost boy in the city. What is the truth? As more and more people find out about Roger the mysterious rat-boy he faces more and more danger. But sometimes help comes from the most unexpected of places . . .

The incredible story of Lyra Belacqua will begin, and continue, in The Book of Dust. Now you have the opportunity to revisit her adventures in The Northern Lights, with this graphic novel adaptation of a masterpiece, which comes to life with incredible full-colour art. Follow Lyra's story once again, in a way you've never experienced before, as the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a terrible struggle - a struggle born of Gobblers and stolen children, witch clans and armored bears. Lyra hurtles toward danger in the cold far North, never suspecting the shocking truth, that she alone is destined to win, or to lose, this more-than-mortal battle. This is the full story, now in hardback, available for the very first time.

Az Északi fény trilógia utolsó kötete (mely azonban nem befejezése a sorozatnak) elhozza a minden világot megrengető, nagy végjátékot, mely a Teremtő és az emberiség között zajlik. Emellett elmeséli egy lány és egy fiú történetét is, két tizenévesét, akiken minden világ sorsa múlik - de akik közben ugyanolyan gyerekek, mint bárki más, ugyanúgy meg kell tapasztalniuk a felnőtté válás minden örömét és kínját. A helyes döntést sem a világraszóló, sem a személyes dolgokban nem könnyű meghozni, ahogy azt Lyra és Will is megtanulja ebben a páratlanul izgalmas, magával ragadó és sokszor felkavaró regényben. Melyből azt is megtudhatjuk, mit lát a különleges Borostyán látcső, és kik azok a mulefák...

Philip Pullman returns to the world of His Dark Materials with this magnificent first volume of The Book of Dust. Eleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his damon, Asta, live with his parents at the Trout Inn near Oxford. Across the River Thames (which Malcolm navigates often using his beloved canoe, a boat by the name of La Belle Sauvage) is the Godstow Priory where the nuns live. Malcolm learns they have a guest with them; a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua . . .