His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman (Hardcover)
Including All Three Novels: Northern Light, the Subtle Knife and the Amber Spyglass
Description
Northern Lights introduces Lyra, an orphan, who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Lyra’s search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. In The Subtle Knife she is joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As Lyra learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds and leads to a thrilling conclusion in The Amber Spyglass. The epic story Pullman tells is not only a spellbinding adventure featuring armoured polar bears, magical devices, witches and daemons, it is also an audacious and profound re-imagining of Milton’s Paradise Lost. An utterly entrancing blend of metaphysical speculation and bravura storytelling, HIS DARK MATERIALS is a monumental and enduring achievement.
Product Details
- Barcode
- 9781841593425
- Department
- Books
- Released
- 28 Oct 2011
- Supply Source
- South Africa
Book
- Subtitle
- "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass"
- Binding
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Edition
- Gift ed
- Language
- English
- Number of Pages
- 1144
- Dimensions
- 205 x 134 x 53mm (980g)
Annotation
Summary
The epic story Pullman tells is not only a spellbinding adventure featuring armoured polar bears, magical devices, witches and daemons, it is also an audacious and profound re-imagining of Milton's Paradise Lost. An utterly entrancing blend of metaphysical speculation and bravura storytelling, HIS DARK MATERIALS is a monumental and enduring achievement.
Juvenile Fiction
- General Subject
- Children's Young Adults
- BISAC Subject 1
- Fiction / General
- BISAC Subject 2
- Fiction / Fantasy / General
- BIC Classification 1
- Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
- Dewey Classification
- 823.92
- Readership
- General (US: Trade)