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  • First in a trilogy - His Dark Materials

  • Okay, I admit it. I was curious about this because of all the hype. I trudged through maybe half of it before giving up - I just could not get through it. For me, it had nothing to do with the controversy surrounding it. It was partly my inability to relate at all to the main character (a very yo ... Continue

    Okay, I admit it. I was curious about this because of all the hype. I trudged through maybe half of it before giving up - I just could not get through it. For me, it had nothing to do with the controversy surrounding it. It was partly my inability to relate at all to the main character (a very young, uneducated girl), and partly because of the author's use of "made up" words. This alternate reality looked a lot like ours, only with different words for everything - and no explanations. It was just too weird for me.

    

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  • As far as fantasy series go, I found this trilogy to be more thought provoking than most while not having nearly as well-planned of a fantasy universe. Religion is a central topic to the series and the book sask some very interesting questions about Biblical myths. In asking whatever has happened ... Continue

    As far as fantasy series go, I found this trilogy to be more thought provoking than most while not having nearly as well-planned of a fantasy universe. Religion is a central topic to the series and the book sask some very interesting questions about Biblical myths. In asking whatever has happened to angel sentiments since the initial revolt, Pullman treads on some good uncovered ground. Some of the oomph is lost in the background of how this universe ticks, many of those explanations seem rushed and contrived.

    

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  • Very fast-paced, lots of adventure. Excellent sequel.

    

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• ― Jaemi K said on Dec 14, 2007 about the Unbound edition| Add your feedback

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  • ARC--special limited edition...1 of 10...I won a contest

    

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  • Good read

  • A bit slow to start but really got interested once I kept going. The ending totally hit me off guard, I did not expect it at all.

    

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• ― beagle1 said on Oct 28, 2008 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

The Amber Spyglass brings the intrigue of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife to a heart-stopping end, marking the final volume of His Dark Materials as the most powerful of the trilogy.

Along with the return of Lyra, Will, Mrs. Coulter, Lord Asriel, Dr. Mary Malone, and Iorek Byrnison the armored bear, come a host of new characters: the Mulefa, mysterious wheeled creatures with the power to see Dust; Gallivespian Lord Roke, a hand-high spymaster to Lord Asriel; and Metatron, a fierce and mighty angel. So, too, come startling revelations: the painful price Lyra must pay to walk through the land of the dead, the haunting power of Dr. Malone's amber spyglass, and the names of who will live--and who will die--for love. And all the while, war rages with the Kingdom of Heaven, a brutal battle that--in its shocking outcome--will uncover the secret of Dust. Philip Pullman deftly brings the cliff-hangers and mysteries of His Dark Materials to an earthshattering conclusion--and confirms his fantasy trilogy as an undoubted and enduring classic.


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