From the internationally best-selling author of the His Dark
Materials trilogy, a spellbinding journey into the secrets of
his art--the narratives that have shaped his vision, his experience
of writing, and the keys to mastering the art of storytelling.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.
2018 Odyssey Honor
2018 ALSC Notable Children’s Recording
The Washington Post Best Audiobook of 2017
Slate Best Audiobook of 2017
Booklist Editor’s Choice Audio for Youth
AudioFile Best YA Audiobooks of 2017
"Too few things in our world are worth a seventeen year wait.
2018 Odyssey Honor
2018 ALSC Notable Children’s Recording
The Washington Post Best Audiobook of 2017
Slate Best Audiobook of 2017
Booklist Editor’s Choice Audio for Youth
AudioFile Best YA Audiobooks of 2017
"Too few things in our world are worth a seventeen year wait.
Benny Kaminsky and Thunderbolt Dobney lead a rag-tag gang of
neighborhood rowdies. Their territory is the New Cut on London's
South Bank—a place bristling with swindlers, bookies,
pickpockets, and the occasional policeman. And their aim is to
solve crimes.
Another mesmerizing episode from the universe of His Dark Materials set in the far frozen Arctic, including the very first meeting of those two legends and friends Lee Scoresby, the Texan balloonist, and Iorek Byrnison, the armored bear.
Can you hear the distant howling of hounds and the thunder of
ghostly hooves. It's All Souls' Eve and Zamiel the Demon Huntsman
has come to claim his prey. He's headed straight for Castle
Karlstein, where the evil count has hatched an evil plan; he'll
sacrifice his two young nieces to save himself.
A tattered scarecrow stands in the middle of a muddy field,
taking no notice of the violent thunderstorm around him. But when a
bolt of lightning strikes him, fizzing its way through his turnip
head and down his broomstick, the Scarecrow blinks with
surprise–and comes to life.
Sally Lockhart, trying to put her troubled past behind her after
her fiancé's death, has settled into a comfortable life with
her daughter, Harriet, her career, and her London friends. But her
world comes crashing down around her when a complete stranger
claims to be both her husband and Harriet's father, casting doubt
on her spotless reputation.
The year is 1878, and Sally Lockhart has started her own financial
consulting business. When a client loses a fortune in the
unexpected collapse of a British shipping firm, Sally is determined
to find out why. But as she comes closer to learning the identity
of the firm's elusive owner, she discovers that her questions are
far from simple --and that the answers could cost her her life.
Read by the author and a full cast
10 hours, 49 minutes
9 CDs
When Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon decide to spy on a presentation her uncle, the commanding Lord Asriel, is making to the elders of Jordan College they have no idea that they will become witnesses to an attempted murder—and even less that they are taking the first steps in a journey that will lead them into danger and adventure unlike anything Lyra's unfettered imagination has conjured up.
10 hours, 49 minutes
9 CDs
When Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon decide to spy on a presentation her uncle, the commanding Lord Asriel, is making to the elders of Jordan College they have no idea that they will become witnesses to an attempted murder—and even less that they are taking the first steps in a journey that will lead them into danger and adventure unlike anything Lyra's unfettered imagination has conjured up.
Read by the author and a full cast
8 hours 55 minutes, 8 CDs
The universe has broken wide, and Lyra's friend lies dead. Desperate for answers and set on revenge, Lyra bursts into a new world in pursuit of his killer. Instead, she finds Will, just twelve years old and already a murderer himself.
8 hours 55 minutes, 8 CDs
The universe has broken wide, and Lyra's friend lies dead. Desperate for answers and set on revenge, Lyra bursts into a new world in pursuit of his killer. Instead, she finds Will, just twelve years old and already a murderer himself.
The Amber Spyglass brings the intrigue of The Golden
Compass and The Subtle Knife to a heart-stopping end,
marking the final volume of His Dark Materials as the most powerful
of the trilogy.
Along with the return of Lyra and other familiar characters from the first two books come a host of new characters.
Along with the return of Lyra and other familiar characters from the first two books come a host of new characters.
In search of clues to the mystery of her father's death,
16-year-old Sally Lockhart ventures into the shadowy underworld of
Victorian London. Pursued by villains at every turn, the intrepid
Sally finally uncovers two dark mysteries--and realizes that she
herself is the key to both.
