{"product_id":"9780241475249","title":"Serpentine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 October 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSerpentine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - a novella set after the events of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Dark Materials\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e but before those of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Secret Commonwealth \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- was written in 2004 but has remained under wraps until now. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSerpentine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a teenage Lyra returns to the town of Trollesund, the setting of her first encounter with Iorek Byrneson and Lee Scoresby in Northern Lights. Lyra and Pan are older and a little wiser, and in search of an answer to a shocking, secret condition - their ability to separate - from the witch-consul, Dr Lanselius. What unfolds is a tender, revelatory scene that foreshadows Lyra's future struggles as a young woman, and provides insight into Pullman's own early exploration of a previously unthinkable plot development that would emerge in his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Dust \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003esequence: the idea that a human's bond with their daemon can be irreparably broken.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Pullman, Philip, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/01\/1800,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: ,\u003cbr\u003e Series: Unknown, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: N\/A,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Random House Children's UK,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Children's, young adult \u0026amp; educational,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241475249\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34517100593196,"sku":"9780241475249","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/products\/9780241475249.jpg?v=1597076817","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.live\/products\/9780241475249","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}