Synopsis

The 2nd Book of the Dark Materials Trilogy.

Lyra has escaped Mrs. Coultar, she has escaped with her daemon (we would call it our spirit) intact. Her father had killed Lyra's friend Roger by cutting his daemon away from him. Now she finds a strange boy that doesn't have a daemon that she can see. His name is Will and he is running from strangers that want some letters his father has written.

The two if them find that neither comes from the world they are in. So, they work together to accomplish a task that neither child understands. They fight for the life of an old man, only to find Will is now the bearer of a special knife.

He is suppose to fight in a war he knows nothing about. His father is killed by a witch that is suppose to protect him and Lyra. As he approaches the camp where Lyra is suppose to be sleeping, he sees Lyra has been taken there are angels there to guide him to his destination.

Details

• Format : Thicker 2nd Hand Paperback
• Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
• Category : Fiction - Young Adult Fiction
• Published : 1997 (This Ed. 2005 - Scholastic)
• ISBN : 9780439951791
• SKU : B000742
• PPC : SP400gm
• RRP : £7.99
• Quantity Available : 1 only.

External Reviews

"As always, Pullman is a master at combining impeccable characterizations and seamless plotting, maintaining a crackling pace to create scene upon scene of almost unbearable tension. This glittering gem will leave readers of all ages eagerly awaiting the next instalment of Lyra’s adventures." - Publishers Weekly.

"I think it was a brilliant sequel to the northern lights book (the first book in his dark materials trilogy) very deep characters & a mysterious plot. Excellent book and defiantly worth reading along with the rest of the series." - Waterstones Review. 

The Author

Sir Philip Pullman, CBE, FRSL is an English author of high-selling books, including the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials and a fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. In 2008, The Times named Pullman one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.

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