La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One (Book of Dust Series)

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Paperback, 570 pages

Published April 8, 2017 by David Fickling Books.

ISBN:
978-0-85756-108-4
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Set before the events in His Dark Materials, La Belle Sauvage tells the tale of how Lyra Belaqua came to be at Jordan College with the help of Malcolm Polstead and Alice.

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reviewed La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One (Book of Dust Series) by Philip Pullman (The Book of Dust)

Stellar

I’m reading this for the second time, and I absolutely love it. The small-scale setting, mostly Oxford-based, combined with Pullman’s gift for description and ability to craft unique, interesting characters made it a winner for me. I’m a bit sad that the next book in the series jumps to after the Northern Lights. I’d love a few books exploring that time a bit more.

Reading again, having read 1984 and other books in that vein, I could feel a lot more of the connections and inspiration Pullman has taken, especially compared to reading Northern Lights as a kid.