The Subtle Knife (Book 2) (His Dark Materials, #2)

by Philip Pullman

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The spellbinding sequel to The Golden Compass, the modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and Newsweek hailed as a "Top 100 Book of All Time," continues the epic adventure, catapulting readers between worlds, and toward a devastating discovery.

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...Read more
  • ISBN10 0440238145
  • ISBN13 9780440238140
  • Publish Date 9 September 2003 (first published 22 July 1997)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Laurel-Leaf Books