The first book in Philip Pullman's classic SALLY LOCKHART quartetin a beautiful new edition to celebrate the 30 year anniversary.Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea,she receives ananonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man die offear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father'sdeath,Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the darkheart of Victorian London,at the centre of which lies a deadlyblood-soaked jewel. Philip Pullman's ever-popular,action-packedVictorian melodramas are rejacketed for the bicentenary of CharlesDickens in 2012.
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Publisher: ScholasticISBN: 9781407154190Number of pages: 240Weight: 150 gDimensions: 206 x 146 x 16 mm
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" A rip-roaring adventure story filled with cutthroat villains,dastardly deeds,sleazy opium dens,filthy London slums,and a delightful heroine...Splendid descriptions,plot twists and turns,and understated humor engage readers in this tale of murder,mayhem,and mystery." -School Library Journal (starred review)"A rip-roaring adventure story filled with cutthroat villains,dastardly deeds,sleazy opium dens,filthy London slums,and a delightful heroine...Splendid descriptions,plot twists and turns,and understated humor engage readers in this tale of murder,mayhem,and mystery."-School Library Journal (starred review)
Philip Pullman
The Lord of Dust,creator of daemons and spinner of the finest fairy tales,Philip Pullman is one of the world's greatest and most influential storytellers. He is best-known for the unparalleled achievement that isHis Dark Materialsand the long awaited The Book of Dust. The winner of the Waterstones Book of the Year 2017,the first volume in the series,La Belle Sauvage,is this year continued inThe Secret Commonwealth,published in October 2019.
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