La Belle Sauvage, the first installment in the long-awaited follow-up to Philip Pullman's Dark Materials, has been released.
The book hit shelves today (October 19), 17 years after the Norwich-born author's last book in the series was published.
Part of a new trilogy known as The Book of Dust, La Belle Sauvage returns to the story of Lyra Belacqua and picks up 10 years before Northern Lights.
Pullman said: 'I've always wanted to tell the story of how Lyra came to be living at Jordan College and, in thinking about it, I discovered a long story that began when she was a baby and will end when she's grown up.'
Rave reviews for the new tale have flooded in, with The Guardian proclaiming it was 'worth the wait' and Bustle calling it a 'magical return'.
To celebrate the release of La Belle Sauvage, Waterstones Norwich are hosting a party from 6pm-8pm on Thursday, October 19.
The event will feature a His Dark Materials quiz in Cafe W. For more information visit facebook.com/waterstonesnorwich
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