![]() His daemon, Asta, has not yet settled and changes form often: a sign of curiosity and intelligence in children. He is an inquisitive child interested in woodwork, literature and science. The name Polstead (meaning “place by a pool”) is fitting for the family that live on the bank of the Thames (The Trout is also close to several small lakes). Here is out ultimate guide to what the two works have in common. This, of course, means there is much overlap between the characters, places and action of His Dark Materials and La Belle Sauvage. This jump in time explains why Pullman is reluctant to name the new trilogy either a prequel or a sequel, but rather, an “equel”. ![]() Set in Lyra’s world, it follows the protagonist of His Dark Materials 10 years before the action of that series, while the second two parts of The Book of Dust are set 10 years after the His Dark Materials books. Today marks the publication of La Belle Sauvage, the first in Philip Pullman’s new trilogy, the follow up to his His Dark Materials series, The Book of Dust. ![]()
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