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The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials

by Philip Pullman

Random House Children's Books | September 10, 2002 | Trade Paperback

The Amber Spyglass brings the intrigue of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife to a heart-stopping end, making the final volume of His Dark Materials 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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Rating: 5/5

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6 years ago

Wow. This book has left me truly and utterly speechless.
I have read too many novels in my 13 about the horrifiying experience of breaking up with your boyfrind. Quite honestly, I think that someone ought to think up some new ideas for books; the losing the boyfriend idea is becoming quite tedious.
And yet, here I find an oasis in the middle of a desolate place full of mindless, boyfriendless, teenaged girls. 'The Amber Spyglass' is one of the best books i have ever read. And i have read more books than I can count. So this book, being the one of the few other than Harry Potter, immediately caught my attention. And it kept until I had finished the entire triliogy. It only took me three and a half days.
This is not to say that I don't like romance. The romantic moments between Will and Lyra are some of my favourite parts - Philip Pullman had thought that bit out wonderfully. The only part that I didn't enjoy, was the end. He left so many questions unanswered: did Will and Lyra ever get married? Did they ever find each other? What did they do for a living?
Those are the only questions Philip pullman had left unanswered, and they have plauged me since I finished the book. I wanted so for the two of them to stay together.
And yet, it is the unanswered questions that keeps the public wanting to read Philip Pullman's works. I don't like those questions but without them, there would be no need for the human imagination. Something a book doesn't always leave room for.
In short, I advise you - yes you, the one reading my review - to buy this book, or at the very least, read it. I can promise you that you will love it and that you won't put it down until you have finished the last sentence of the last book.
Happy reading! :)

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