The Collectors by Philip Pullman, Tom Duxbury
Series: His Dark Materials
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on September 20, 2022
ISBN: 0593378342
Pages: 80
Genres: Fantasy
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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This slender companion volume to Pullman’s His Dark Materials series is a gothic short story set on a cold winter evening at Oxford, circa 1970. It gives fans an opaque glimpse into an episode in the then-young Mrs. Coulter’s life as she slipped between worlds. It’s not violent or gory in words, but nonetheless has a disturbing, horror story feel. It is abundantly illustrated in a style inspired by lino-printing. Readers familiar with the series will enjoy this, so if your library finds the series circulating regularly this may be a purchase worth considering.

Reviewed by Jenny Martinez Nocito, Maine State Library