{"product_id":"his-dark-materials-the-collectors-9780593378342","title":"His Dark Materials: The Collectors","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePHILIP 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 \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the all-time greatest novels by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eLa Belle Sauvage\u003c\/i\u003e and continues with \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Commonwealth\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePullman was knighted for his services to literature in the 2019 New Year Honours. He lives in Oxford, England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom Duxbury grew up in Yorkshire and studied illustration at the University of Brighton.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680131780882,"sku":"9780593378342","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_180d9462-ef60-4958-bc7a-3dfd80b1b608.jpg?v=1734903036","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/his-dark-materials-the-collectors-9780593378342","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}