The Collectors
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  • Published: 9 March 2015
  • ISBN: 9781448197163
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 16

The Collectors

A short story from the world of His Dark Materials and the Book of Dust

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Hardback
10 Jan 2023
EBook
9 Mar 2015
Audiobook
23 Jun 2022
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A brand-new His Dark Materials story which delves into the past of Mrs Coulter . . .

‘But the thing is,’ said Horley, ‘they didn’t know each other at all. Never heard of each other. It wasn’t about the makers. Only about the works.’

On a dark winter’s night in 1970, Horley and Grinstead huddle for warmth in the Senior Common Room of a college in Oxford. Conversation turns to the two impressive works of art that Horley has recently added to his collection. What the two men don’t know is that these pieces are connected in mysterious and improbable ways; and they are about to be caught in the cross-fire of a story which has travelled time and worlds.

A His Dark Materials story.
  • Published: 9 March 2015
  • ISBN: 9781448197163
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 16
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About the author

Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich and educated in England, Zimbabwe, Australia and Wales. He studied English at Exeter College, Oxford.

His first children's book, Count Karlstein, was published in 1982. To date, he has published thirty-three books, read by children and adults alike. His most famous work is the His Dark Materials trilogy. These books have been honoured by several prizes including the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Book Prize, and (for The Amber Spyglass) the Whitbread Book of the Year Award - the first time that prize had been given to a children's book. Pullman has received numerous other awards, including the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Astrid Lindgren Award. He was knighted in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for Services to Literature.

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Also by Philip Pullman

The Secret Commonwealth: The Book of Dust Volume Two
Northern Lights - The Graphic Novel
Lyra's Oxford
Once Upon a Time in the North
The Firework-Maker's Daughter, Clockwork, or All Wound Up
Northern Lights - The Graphic Novel Volume 2
His Dark Materials: The Complete Collection
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Praise for The Collectors

Spellbinding.

Daily Telegraph

Pullman's writing is spellbinding, his storytelling brilliant.

Scotsman

A stunning, dense and deep novel . . . funny and unquenchably imaginative.

Observer

His Dark Materials wasn't just the best children's book – it was also the most interesting fictional experiment of our times.

Reader's Digest

An eye-widening fantasy, a scorching thriller and a thought-provoking reflection on the human condition, this is a book that can be enjoyed at many levels.

Guardian
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