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Described as "Harry Potter for older readers, with all of the mystery and adventure of J K Rowling", Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials Trilogy" astounded the literary world, reaping high praise from adults as well as children. The final book in the trilogy, The Amber Spyglass was published to great literary acclaim, earning Pullman a place on the longlist for the prestigious Booker Prize, pushing the trilogy toward cult fiction status for both children and adults. This stunning box set contains the three books in the trilogy: Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass, and is the perfect gift for anyone who is looking for a challenging read. |
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"The Amber Spyglass" is the spellbinding end of the His Dark Materials trilogy, bringing the series to an extraordinary conclusion. Will and Lyra, the two children at the heart of the books, have become separated amid great dangers. Can they find each other, and their friends? Then complete their mysterious quest before it is too late? The great rebellion against the dark powers that hold Lyra's world in thrall is nearing its climax. She and Will have crucial parts to play, but they don't know what it is that they must do, and terrible powers are hunting them down. |
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"The Subtle Knife" is the second book in the Dark Materials trilogy. Will is 12 years old and he's just killed a man. Determined to discover the truth about his father's disappearance, he steps through a window into another world. There, he meets a girl called Lyra who, like himself, is on a mission. Armed with the Subtle Knife, a tool that cuts any material (including that which separates universes) and Lyra's alethiometer, the children set on a journey of discovery that will ultimately become a battle between Good and Evil. |
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"Northern Lights", the first part of the Dark Materials trilogy, has dazzled everyone who read it. When Lyra's friend Roger disappears, she and her daemon, Pantalaimon, determine to find him. Their quest leads them to the bleak splendour of the North where a team of scientists are conducting unspeakably horrible experiments. But something more perilous awaits Lyra. Set in an England familiar and strange, Philip Pullman's lively, taut story is a must-read and re-read for fantasy lovers of all ages. |
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If you haven't met Sally Lockhart before, prepare to be bowled over. Sally is sixteen and uncommonly pretty. Her knowledge of English literature, French, history, art and music is non-existent, but she has a thorough grounding in military tactics, can run a business, ride like a Cossack and shoot straight with a pistol. When her dear father is drowned in suspicious circumstances in the South China Sea, Sally is left to fend for herself, an orphan and alone in the smoky fog of Victorian London. Though she doesn't know it, Sally is already in terrible danger. Soon the mystery and the danger will deepen - and at the rotten heart of it all lies the deadly secret of "The Ruby in the Smoke"… |
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