“The story about Lyra that we read in ‘His Dark Materials’ is finished that story came to its conclusion,” Mr. Pullman referred to the new books as an “equel” to the first trilogy, distinguishing it from a prequel or a sequel, and noting that the book “doesn’t stand before or after ‘His Dark Materials,’ but beside it.” He also said that the new books would take place 10 years before the start of “His Dark Materials,” and end roughly 10 years after the end of it. In an interview with BBC Radio 4 that aired on Wednesday, Mr. “The Golden Compass” was adapted into a 2007 movie starring Nicole Kidman, after a difficult development process. The books have been translated into dozens of languages and have sold around 18 million copies worldwide. The series centers on the coming-of-age of Lyra and Will Parry, heroes with intertwined fates who take on epic quests in fantasy universes, often battling with members of a sinister organization called the Church. The “His Dark Materials” trilogy, released from 1995 to 2000, consists of “The Golden Compass” (published as “Northern Lights” in Britain), “The Subtle Knife” and “The Amber Spyglass.” The new books will focus on Lyra Belacqua, the heroine of “His Dark Materials,” who is trying to discover the secrets of “dust,” a cosmic force whose powers are a subject of recurring mystery in the first series. “At the center of ‘The Book of Dust’ is the struggle between a despotic and totalitarian organization, which wants to stifle speculation and inquiry, and those who believe thought and speech should be free,” Mr. The name of the first volume has not been announced. The first volume in the new series, called “The Book of Dust,” is to be released in the United States and Britain on Oct. The novelist Philip Pullman, known for his wildly popular fantasy series “His Dark Materials,” will release the first book in a new trilogy in October, he told the BBC on Wednesday.

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