Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1)

by Philip Pullman

This is the first in a trilogy in which a new universe has been created. A world where daemons swoop and scuttle along the streets of Oxford and London, where the mysterious Dust swirls invisibly through the air, and where one child knows secrets the adults would kill for.

Reviewed by adamfortuna on

4 of 5 stars

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After hearing about the religious controversy surrounding this series, I was interested. After the Catholic League described it as “Atheism for kids”, I added it to my list. The movie (which is OK, aside from rewriting the ending, and removing all mentions of religion) didn’t do it justice though. If the thought of children going off to kill god in parallel universes sounds interesting, check these out.

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