The Book of Dust - companion to His Dark Materials (Pullman)

[Nonny]

Philip Pullman has announced a new trilogy that he's calling a companion or "equal" to His Dark Materials, called The Book of Dust.  According to the NPR article the first book will take place when Lyra is a baby, and the next two will take place when she's in her twenties, but that you won't have to have read the other trilogy to enjoy this one. 

www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/14/515193632/author-philip-pullman-announces-a-follow-up-trilogy-to-his-dark-materials?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170214

I'm intrigued.  I enjoyed the trilogy, but it's been years since I read it, and it wasn't something I ever bothered to re-read so maybe I'll do that later this year.

[1yeartogo]

I also read this series years ago, but I'm excited for more. I'll definitely look into this companion book

[gibbinator]

Cool! I really enjoyed the golden compass. I will say the second 2 books, while interesting, annoyed me because Lyra kind of devolved as a strong lead in what'shisname's shadow. But I'm definitely interested in more books involving her!

[Nonny]

Slate has an excerpt from the new book: redux.slate.com/cover-stories/2017/05/excerpt-from-philip-pullmans-book-of-dust-the-new-his-dark-materials-book.html