In search of clues to the mystery of her father's death, 16-year-old Sally Lockhart ventures into the shadowy underworld of Victorian London. Pursued by villains at every turn, the intrepid Sally finally uncovers two dark mysteries--and realizes that she herself is the key to both.
"In Dickensian fashion, Pullman tells the story of 16-year-old Sally Lockhart, who becomes involved in a deadly web of events as she searches for a mysterious ruby. The novel is a page turner, peopled with despicable hags, forthright heroes, and children living on the underbelly of 19th-century London. The story's events are exciting, with involved plotting. Settings and characterizations are exquisitely drawn. The first entry in a planned trilogy."--(starred) Booklist. Reading level: 6.7.
The year is 1878, and Sally Lockhart has started her own financial consulting business. When a client loses a fortune in the unexpected collapse of a British shipping firm, Sally is determined to find out why. But as she comes closer to learning the identity of the firm's elusive owner, she discovers that her questions are far from simple --and that the answers could cost her her life.
"Fraud, fire, and bloody murder pursue Sally Lockhart in a fine sequel to The Ruby in the Smoke. Sally, now 22, is in business as a financial consultant. When she and her friends challenge corrupt financial interests, they find themselves in a web of intrigue that stretches from fetid slums of the poor to the corporate offices of the richest man in Europe. Sally's detective work reveals the connections between corrupt power and broken lives. The action is fast, scenes are tight and dramatic, the language is vivid, and the wealth of minor characters are sharply individualized. An immensely entertaining thriller."--(starred) Booklist. Reading level: 6.7.
Sally Lockhart, trying to put her troubled past behind her after her fiancé's death, has settled into a comfortable life with her daughter, Harriet, her career, and her London friends. But her world comes crashing down around her when a complete stranger claims to be both her husband and Harriet's father, casting doubt on her spotless reputation. Seeking the answers to this terrible dilemma, Sally realizes with growing horror that there is a guiding hand behind all this deceit; someone who hates her so passionately that he has devoted years to bringing about her ruin. She has no choice but to escape with her child into the crime-ridden slums of London's East End. Suddenly it isn't only Sally's reputation that is in danger.
Carnegie Medal winner Philip Pullman is the first author to receive the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for a children's story. Here he delivers a fresh and funny update of the classic Arabian Nights tale about a mischievous boy who discovers a powerful jinnee in a magical lamp. 'An excellent introduction to the Aladdin lore .'-Publishers Weekly
Philip Pullman garnered every accolade with the breathtaking His Dark Materials trilogy. Now he turns his storytelling gifts to one of the most famous of the Arabian Nights tales, Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp. Aladdin is a shiftless good-for-nothing boy until he unwittingly acquires a magic lamp inhabited by a genie - and the adventure that follows both makes his fortune and makes him a man. Pullman tells the tale with his trademark crisp writing and fast-paced action.
Can you hear the distant howling of hounds and the thunder of ghostly hooves? It's All Souls' Eve and Zamiel the Demon Huntsman has come to claim his prey! He's headed straight for Castle Karlstein, where the evil count has hatched an evil plan; he'll sacrifice his two young nieces to save himself. Can Lucy and Charlotte outwit their uncle and his oily henchmen to escape their dreadful fate? From the award-winning author of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife comes a spooky, funny thriller just right for those middle-grade readers looking for horror--and humor.
Penguin Presents the audio edition of Daemon Voices, written and read by Philip Pullman with an introduction by Simon Mason.
In over 30 essays, written over 20 years and recorded by the author himself in his home city of Oxford, one of the world's great story-tellers meditates on the art of story-telling. Warm, engaging and often amusing collection of writing which offers thoughts on a wide variety of topics, including the origin and composition of Philip's own stories, the craft of writing and the story-tellers who have meant the most to Philip. The art of story-telling is everywhere present in the essays themselves, in the instantly engaging tone, the vivid imagery and striking phrases, the resonant anecdotes, the humour and learnedness. Together, they are greater than the sum of their parts: a single, sustained engagement with story and story-telling.
From the internationally best-selling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, a spellbinding journey into the secrets of his art--the narratives that have shaped his vision, his experience of writing, and the keys to mastering the art of storytelling.
One of the most highly acclaimed and best-selling authors of our time now gives us a book that charts the history of his own enchantment with story--from his own books to those of Blake, Milton, Dickens, and the Brothers Grimm, among others--and delves into the role of story in education, religion, and science. At once personal and wide-ranging, Daemon Voices is both a revelation of the writing mind and the methods of a great contemporary master, and a fascinating exploration of storytelling itself.
ENTRA EN EL MUNDO DE LA MATERIA OSCURA.
AHORA UNA SERIE DE TELEVISIÓN EN HBO.
La Materia Oscura, la nueva serie original de televisión de HBO protagonizada por Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy y Lin-Manuel Miranda.
La inolvidable trilogía de La Materia Oscura que se inició con La brújula dorada y continuó con La daga, llega a su apasionante final con El catalejo lacado.
LA MATERIA OSCURA III
'Sí, iremos a la tierra de los muertos y luego regresaremos.'
LA GRAN SERIE DE FANTASÍA DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS, ESCRITA POR UNO DE LOS MEJORES NARRADORES DE NUESTRA ÉPOCA.
Will y Lyra, cuyos destinos están entrelazados en virtud de unas fuerzas radicadas más allá de sus propios mundos, se han visto separados de forma violenta. Deben volver a encontrarse, porque tienen por delante la mayor guerra que haya habido nunca… y un viaje a un tenebroso lugar del que nunca ha regresado nadie…
'¿Hay alguna otra novela escrita en inglés en la década pasada que se parezca a esta en nivel, profundidad y pasión?' The Telegraph
'Una escritura valiente y peligrosa, como debe ser el mejor arte.' The Times
'La novela más ambiciosa desde El Señor de los Anillos.' New Statesman
No te pierdas las nuevas aventuras de Lyra Belacqua en El libro de la oscuridad, la nueva serie de Philip Pullman.
Philip Pullman regresa al mundo de La Materia Oscura con esta maravillosa primera entrega de su nueva serie.
Malcolm Polstead, un joven adolescente de once años, y su daimonion Asta viven con sus padres muy cerca de Oxford. Al otro lado del río Támesis (en el que Malcolm navega habitualmente utilizando su amada canoa, un bote con el nombre de La Bella Salvaje) está la abadía de Godstow, habitada por las monjas de la región. Malcolm descubrirá que ellas tienen un huésped muy especial, una niña con el nombre de Lyra Belacqua…
'En algunas ocasiones surgen autores que son capaces de alterar la imaginación de generaciones enteras. Lewis Carroll, C.S. Lewis y Tolkien fueron algunos de ellos. Philip Pullman sin duda también lo es.' The New Statesman
'La espera ha valido la pena.'The Guardian
'Una obra de fantasía singularmente cautivadora. Seguramente será devorado por lectores jóvenes y adultos por igual.' AV CLUB
'El autor de la trilogía La Materia Oscura continúa la historia de una de las heroínas más indelebles de la literatura.' New York Times
'Fantasía y filosofía aseguradas.' Página Dos, RTVE
'Los fans de esta serie estarán encantados de reencontrarse con el mundo familiar de su autor predilecto, con esos daimonions, aletiómetros, con las amistosas hechiceras y con el Magisterio, pero, sobre todo, seguirán profundizando, a través de esa especie de visión panorámica o kinestésica de la prosa de Pullman, en niveles de lectura más clásicos y valiosos.' Juan Bolea, El Periódico de Aragón
'Recuerden ese nombre. Si no saben qué leer, o qué regalarle a un niño, Philip Pullman es la respuesta.' El Economista de México
'Sigue teniendo la misma narración que atrapó en los anteriores libros y esos personajes tan inocentes y a la vez tan valientes y maduros que viven grandes aventuras.' Fantasymundo
