<P> The first novel in the trilogy , La Belle Sauvage , was published in October 2017 ; it is set 10 years before Northern Lights ( known as The Golden Compass in some countries ) and centres on Lyra Belacqua , one of the protagonists of the original trilogy . Alethiometers , dæmons and the Magisterium return , alongside new characters , including a new hero , 11 - year - old Malcolm Polstead . </P>
<P> The first novel in the trilogy , La Belle Sauvage , was published in October 2017 ; it is set 10 years before Northern Lights ( known as The Golden Compass in some countries ) and centres on Lyra Belacqua , one of the protagonists of the original trilogy . Alethiometers , dæmons and the Magisterium return , alongside new characters , including a new hero , 11 - year - old Malcolm Polstead . </P>
when will the book of dust be released
when will the book of dust be released
October 2017
October 2017