Read by Michael Sheen

LYRA SILVERTONGUE thought her adventuring days were long over. Now a twenty-year-old undergraduate at St. Sophia’s College, she could almost begin to doubt that she’d once traveled to the world of the dead were it not for the painful separation from her dæmon, Pantalaimon. But intrigue is swirling around Lyra once more. Pantalaimon witnesses a brutal murder, and the dying man entrusts them with secrets that carry shocking echoes of their past. They learn of a city haunted by dæmons, and of a desert rose said to reveal the nature of Dust. Even these small scraps of knowledge are dangerous. Lyra is being watched and followed—and inexorably drawn back into a battle she thought she’d left behind. On the run, she seeks refuge with the gyptians, and finds a surprising new ally in Malcolm Polstead. But hers aren’t the kind of troubles you can hide from. And the journey in front of her is one Lyra must navigate alone if she is to emerge whole. PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass). The 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 La Belle Sauvage. To learn more, please visit philip-pullman.com and listen to more of his books on audio from Listening Library. MICHAEL SHEEN is a multi-award-winning stage and screen actor who has starred in three films nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award. His credits include Good Omens, Masters of Sex, Passengers, Twilight, Midnight in Paris, The Damned United, and Frost/Nixon. In 2009, he was honored by the Queen with an OBE for his services to Drama. READ BY MICHAEL SHEEN

Running Time: Approx. 19.5 Hours • Unabridged Executive Producer: Richard Hughes • Director: Roy McMillan • Cover art © 2019 by Chris Wormell • © 2019 by Philip Pullman •  2019 Penguin Audio. All rights reserved. Listening Library, an imprint of the Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group 1745 Broadway, New York, New York 10019 • LISTENING LIBRARY® is a registered trademark of Penguin Random House LLC. www.listeninglibrary.com

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