La Belle Sauvage – Part One of the Book of Dust is a great new story from Phillip Pullman, and well worth the wait.. Book Cover – La Belle Sauvage. • La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman is published by David Fickling Books (£20). To order a copy for £14.60 go to guardianbookshop.com or call 0330 333 6846. 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.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. Summary and reviews of La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman, plus links to a book excerpt from La Belle Sauvage and author biography of Philip Pullman. Lyra Belacqua, later known as Lyra Silvertongue, is the central character of His Dark Materials and a key character in The Book of Dust.Together with her dæmon Pantalaimon, she is introduced as a baby in La Belle Sauvage, where she is being protected from the Magisterium.She is protected by the nuns of the Priory of Saint Rosamund, and then brought up by the scholars of Jordan College. When I was younger I loved Phillip Pullman’s books, in particular, the His Dark Materials trilogy (and the associated addon books published later). La Belle Sauvage (2017) is the first part in Philip Pullmans The Book of Dust companion trilogy and prequel to his much revered and critically acclaimed His Dark Materials series (1995-2000).