FIREWORK-MAKERS DAUGHTER
By Phillip Pullman

Pullman fans — the group that is waiting for the conclusion of the HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy is hungry for more fiction from the master storyteller, and will buy this in droves.

Precursor to THE GOLDEN COMPASS — readers will find here many of the themes that have made Pullman famous: a strong-willed girl on a heroic quest, an exotic setting, and more.

Astonishing artwork — award-winning artist S. Saelig Gallagher is a genius in her own right. Her full-page black and white illustrations and spot art make this hardcover a keepsake for Pullman fans and other book lovers.

Humor — while this has the excitement and beautiful writing of all Pullman novels, it also has an unusual amount of humor, broadly drawn characters, and funny situations that add a nice, light touch.

Reaches a Younger Audience — because of the format and approach, this novel will appeal to younger readers as well as the older children and adults who now read Pullman.

Excerpt:
A thousand miles ago, in a country east of the jungle and south of the mountains, there lived a firework-maker called Lalchand and his daughter, Lila.

Lalchand’s wife had died when Lila was young.  The child was a cross little thing, always crying and refusing her food, but Lalchand built a cradle for her in the corner of the workshop, where she could see the sparks play and listen to the fizz and crackle of the gunpowder.  Once she was out of her cradle, she toddled around the workshop laughing as the fire flared and the sparks danced.  Many a time she burned her little fingers, but Lalchand splashed water on them and kissed her better, and soon she was playing again.

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