His Dark Materials: The Collectors, Hardcover

A chilling Gothic tale with a revealing glimpse of the iconic Mrs. Coulter--one of Philip Pullman's most enigmatic characters. This companion story to His Dark Materials is now in print for the first time in a beautiful gift edition. In this darkly delicious tale, internationally acclaimed author Philip Pullman invites readers to meet the mysterious girl who will one day become the sinister Mrs. Coulter. On a cold winter's night, two art collectors are settled before a fire in the senior common room of a college in Oxford, discussing two new unusual pieces--a portrait of a striking young woman and a bronze sculpture of a fearsome monkey. How could they imagine that they are about to be caught in the cross-fire of a story that has traveled across time and worlds. . . . Watch the HBO adaptation of His Dark Materials, an original series starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dafne Keen, Andrew Scott, and Ruth Wilson!

PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy, which has been named one of the top 100 books of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly. The Book of Dust, Pullman's eagerly anticipated return to the world of His Dark Materials, will also be a book in three parts. It began with La Belle Sauvage and continues with The Secret Commonwealth. Pullman was knighted for his services to literature in the 2019 New Year Honours. He lives in Oxford, England. Tom Duxbury grew up in Yorkshire and studied illustration at the University of Brighton.

Book specifications:

• Collection: His Dark Materials
• Dimensions: 180 x 124
• Author: Philip Pullman
• Cover type: Hardcover
• Publishing Year: 2022
• Publishing Month: 9
• Pages: 80
• Language: English
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Weight: 181 g