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His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2) - by  Philip Pullman (Hardcover) - 1 of 1

His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2) - by Philip Pullman (Hardcover)

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  • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "UNPUTDOWNABLE.
  • 10 Years
  • 8.2" x 5.8" Hardcover
  • 352 Pages
  • Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy
  • Series Name: His Dark Materials

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The second book of Philip Pullman's epic fantasy trilogy brings Lyra and her daemon and a cast of characters both familiar and new into whole new worlds. Lyra and 12-year-old Will Parry, in a desperate flight for his life, are drawn closer to Will's father and closer to the Subtle Knife, a deadly, magical, ancient tool that cuts windows between worlds. Through it all, the pair are drawn deeper and deeper into a fierce battle that they may not survive.



Book Synopsis



#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "UNPUTDOWNABLE."--The Washington Post - An Entertainment Weekly All-Time Greatest Novel - A Newsweek Top 100 Book of All Time - The Inspiration for the HBO Original Series His Dark Materials

DON'T MISS THE EPIC FINALE TO LYRA'S STORY: THE ROSE FIELD, AVAILABLE NOW!

The spellbinding sequel to the modern fantasy classic The Golden Compass.

"The story gallops with ferocious momentum . . . Devilishly inventive."--The New York Times Book Review

Lost in a new world, Lyra finds Will--a boy on the run, a murderer--a worthy and welcome ally. For this is a world where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and witches share the skies with troops of angels.

Each is searching--Lyra for the meaning of Dark Matter, Will for his missing father--but what they find instead is a deadly secret, a knife of untold power. And neither Lyra nor Will suspects how tightly their lives, their loves, their destinies are bound together . . . until they are split apart.

Look for the modern fantasy classics of HIS DARK MATERIALS:
The Golden Compass - The Subtle Knife - The Amber Spyglass

And Lyra's adventures continue in THE BOOK OF DUST:
La Belle Sauvage - The Secret Commonwealth - The Rose Field



Review Quotes




"More than fulfilling the promise of The Golden Compass, this second volume starts off at a heart-thumping pace and never slows down....The grandly exuberant storytelling is sure to enthrall."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"The intricacy of the plot is staggering...There is no doubt that the work is stunningly ambitious, original, and fascinating."--The Horn Book (starred review)

"The character development as well as the relentless pace...make this a resoundingly successful sequel...it will leave readers desperate for the next installment."--Booklist (starred review)



About the Author



Philip Pullman is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass), which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly. He is also the author of another trilogy set in the same world, The Book of Dust (La Belle Sauvage, The Secret Commonwealth, and The Rose Field) as well as numerous other much-loved novels, a collection of fairy tales, and a volume of essays and speeches on writing. He has won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread (now Costa) Award, Parents' Choice Gold Awards, and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Pullman was knighted for services to literature in the New Years Honours 2019. He lives in Oxford, England.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.8 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 10 Years
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Sub-Genre: Fantasy
Series Title: His Dark Materials
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Theme: Epic
Format: Hardcover
Author: Philip Pullman
Language: English
Street Date: July 22, 1997
TCIN: 91732548
UPC: 9780679879251
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-0188
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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