His Dark Materials
The Golden Compass - The Subtle Knife - The Amber Spyglass




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Book Description
FOR THE FIRST time, all three books of Philip Pullman's award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass) will be published in their entirety in one volume. Perfect for both new and established Pullman fans who want to read (or rereContinue
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guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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Borrowing from Paradise Lost
Though His Dark Materials provides its child readers with plenty of exciting episodes - chases and duels and desperate escapes - it is also demanding. The very language of the books refuses simplicity, Philip Pullman's diction including, without expl ... (read full critics)
guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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The first book of the trilogy is actually very nice: nicely written and well plotted. From the second onward, Pullman begins losing the thread of the story, the narration gets harder to read and new characters are introduced and removed before becoming memorable, while old ones are just forgotten un ... (continue)
Coffee on Mars said on Sep 14, 2008 | 1 feedback
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Pullman, Philip (1995, 1997, 2000). His Dark Materials (Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass). London: Scholastic. 2007.
Come mi accade abbastanza spesso, mi sono imbattuto in questo libro in modo fortuito. Sono abbonato a The Economist, e lo scorso febbraio l’editore mi ha in ... (continue)
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An epic trilogy, brilliantly written and engaging from the the first chapter. Pullman grips the imagination and paints a dazzling and irresistable fantasy world of vast frozen arctic wastes and fascinating multi-layered characters, while simultaneously exploring controversial ideas about religion an ... (continue)
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- English Books
- Paperback 944 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0375847227
- ISBN-13: 9780375847226
- Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Pub date: Apr 24, 2007
- Dimensions: 1484 mm x 968 mm x 323 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Library Binding and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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| 9780375847226 | Paperback | $21.99 | $15.83 | bn.com |
| $21.99 | $15.49 | The Book Depository | ||
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Rational magic
His Dark Materials III: The Amber Spyglass Philip Pullman 500pp, Scholastic £14.99 Buy it at BOL One of the most eagerly awaited events of the children's publishing year will happen next week, when the third volume of Philip Pullman's Dark Materials ... (read full critics)