Mary Malone is a character in the second and third books of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. She is a physicist from Will's world (what is supposed to be the world in which the reader lives), who is investigating dark matter, known also as Dust, and is told she must play the part of the Serpent for the second Adam and Eve. Philip Pullman Philip Pullman CBE (born October 19, 1946), is a British writer, educated at Exeter College, Oxford, who is the best-selling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy novels and a number of other books, purportedly for children, but attracting increasing attention by adult readers. ... The trilogy (non-North American versions), in order of succession from left to right. ... The Subtle Knife Cover The Subtle Knife is the second novel in the His Dark Materials series, written by British novelist Philip Pullman, and published in 1997. ... Will and Lyra (in yellow) The Amber Spyglass is the third and final novel in the His Dark Materials series, written by British novelist Philip Pullman, and published in 2000. ... Will Parry is one of the protagonists in Philip Pullmans novel The Subtle Knife, along with Lyra Belacqua. ... Spoiler warning: Dust in Philip Pullmans trilogy of novels His Dark Materials is a fictional form of dark matter (as we call it in our world), an elementary particle that is of fundamental importance to the novels. ... Serpent is a word of Latin origin (serpens, serpentis) which is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit term serp, that is normally substituted for snake in a specifically mythic or religious context, in order to distinguish such creatures from the field of biology. ... It has been suggested that Adam be merged into this article or section. ...

Lyra Belacqua, upon arriving in Will's world, meets Malone when she tries to find an "experimental theologian" in hopes of discovering more about Dust. Malone is amazed by Lyra's knowledge of dark matter, especially after Lyra demonstrates her ability to speak of the unknown by use of the Aleithiometer. Lyra Belacqua is the heroine of Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy. ...

Malone, inspired by Lyra's abilities, uses the supercomputer she and her colleague, Dr. Oliver Payne, designed to communicate with Dust. The Dust consequently orders Malone to sneak into Lyra's world, as it is Malone's destiny to become the Serpent. She spends most of The Amber Spyglass with creatures known as the Mulefa, trying to see the Dust, which the Mulefa can do naturally. This leads to the creation of her "Amber Spyglass". The mulefa are a race of beings who inhabit a parallel Earth in the novel The Amber Spyglass, the third part of the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. ...

At the end of the third novel, the witch Serafina Pekkala reveals to Malone both how to see her dæmon and also its form - that of an Alpine chough. She offers to help Will upon his return to his own world. Serafina Pekkala is a witch queen in the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman. ... Binomial name Pyrrhocorax graculus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus), also called Yellow-billed Chough (pronounced ) is a Eurasian member of the crow family, Corvidae. ...