Fans delighted with Pullman's return & "La Belle Sauvage"

Now the dust has settled, so to speak, on the launch of Philip Pullman’s new book, “La Belle Sauvage”, reviews have been good and it has raced to the top of the bestseller’s charts.

The first volume of PhilipPullman's #TheBookofDust is out now! Here are 10 thought-provoking #PhilipPullman quotes: https://t.co/n0FrkvxvwM pic.twitter.com/okkJ0MtUvg— Unbound Worlds (unboundworlds) 23 octobre 2017


Midnight launches were held in London and fans came out in force for the first part of his new trilogy, “The Book of Dust”. In the author’s words, it is neither a prequel nor a sequel to “His Dark Materials”, but an “equel”, with Pullman returning to the fantastic world of the original trilogy.

This is a great bit on #PhilipPullman and the new book from his fantasy world: https://t.co/80xho3naWq— Artellus (@Artellus) 13 octobre 2017


After waiting for 17 years for more, some fans can hardly believe the day has come.

“All of a sudden, ‘Oh, it’s actually a reality’, and then it, very strangely, you know, you just come along and you feel all giddy and like you were a teenager again, it’s very strange,” said one happy buyer.

“His Dark Materials” made Pullman an international publishing sensation, selling more than 17 million copies worldwide and translated into 40 languages.

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