The Book of Dust

Philip Pullman returns to the parallel world of His Dark Materials with a companion to Lyra and Will’s epic adventures. Malcolm Polstead and his daemon, Asta, are used to overhearing news and the occasional scandal at the inn run by his family. But during a winter of unceasing rain, Malcolm finds a mysterious object—and finds himself in grave danger. Inside the object is a cryptic message about something called Dust, and it’s not long before Malcolm is approached by the spy for whom this message was actually intended.