The never-before-published Serpentine sequel to His Dark Materials will finally come to the masses.

It was calledSerpentineand it told of Lyra as a teenager.

Why are we publishing this story now?"

His Dark Materials

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Pullman began in a statement.

The Golden Compasswas published in 1995 in the U.K. under the titleThe Northern Lights.

Along with sequel novelsThe Subtle KnifeandThe Amber Spyglass, they make upHis Dark Materials.

Serpentinetakes place after the events of theDark Materialstrilogy but beforeThe Secret Commonwealth.

The events chronicled inThe Subtle Knifeserve as the basis for the show’s second season.