The Book of Dust
| The Book of Dust | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Philip Pullman |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| Preceded by | Lyra's Oxford |
The Book of Dust is an upcoming novel by Philip Pullman. It will be a companion novel to the His Dark Materials trilogy, and will feature Lyra Belacqua as a main character. The story will take place two years after the events of Lyra's Oxford and will tie into that book.[1][2] Pullman has said that Lyra will be "about sixteen."[3] The book will also be "about Dust,"[4] and will address the lack of positive portrayals of religion in the His Dark Materials books,[1] although it will not be a continuation of the trilogy.[5]
[edit] Pre-release history
Pullman conceived of The Book of Dust before the publication of Lyra's Oxford in 2003, but had not begun writing it at that time.[2][6] In a message on his website in April 2005, Pullman wrote that The Book of Dust was "under way".[7] As of August 2007, it was reported that he was still working on it.[8]
The only indication of its length is Pullman's description of it as "a big, big book."[1]
In an interview with the Oxford Mail at the premiere of The Golden Compass movie, Pullman suggested that The Book of Dust could be released in 2009. In a more recent interview with Oxford University student newspaper Cherwell in June 2009, Pullman stated that the book would not be appearing in the near future, and commented that "The appropriate adverb would be ‘eventually'. It's growing, but I'm encountering complexities that seem to be making it longer than I thought it would be."[9] Pullman echoed this assessment in January 2010 during a lecture at the University of Exeter.
In February 2011, Pullman revealed to BridgetoTheStars.net that he was now thinking of producing The Book of Dust in two volumes, one as a prequel to the His Dark Materials series and one to come after.[10] In August 2011, Pullman gave an interview to the magazine "Qué Leer" and said, that The Book of Dust will take "a couple more years before you can read it".[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Fleming, Tom (2007-08-03). "A very grown-up children's author". London: The Guardian Unlimited Arts Blog. http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/08/a_very_grownup_childrens_autho.html. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ a b Thorpe. "Pullman brings back Lyra for Oxford". http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,930535,00.html.
- ^ "Philip Pullman: The Storyteller's Art". Barnes & Noble. 2007-12-03. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/bn-review/interview.asp?PID=20784&z=y. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ "Philip Pullman at the Oxford Literary Festival 2007". HisDarkMaterials.org. 2007-03-24. http://www.hisdarkmaterials.org/information/philip-pullman/interviews-q-a/philip-pullman-at-the-oxford-literary-festival-2007. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ "Philip Pullman Webchat". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/hisdarkmaterials/pullman_webchat.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ Mitchison, Amanda (2003-11-03). "The art of darkness". London: The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/11/04/bopull04.xml. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ "April message". Philip-Pullman.com. April 2005. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=115. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ Hoyle, Ben (2007-08-01). "Pullman writes a book that will shed light on darkness of his beliefs". London: The Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article2176386.ece. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ "Oxford's Cherwell Interviews: Philip Pullman". Cherwell. 2009-09-02. http://www.cherwell.org/content/8873. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ "Book of Dust in Two Parts?". Bridge to The Stars. 2011-02-20. http://www.bridgetothestars.net/news/the-book-of-dust-in-two-parts/. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "The book of dust still a couple more years". Bridge to The Stars. 2011-08-31. http://www.bridgetothestars.net/news/the-book-of-dust-still-a-couple-more-years/. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
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