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"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.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

• Full title: His Dark Materials
• Author: Phillip Pullman
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 1144
• EAN: 9781841593425
• ISBN: 1841593427
• ID: 01263456
• Publisher: Everyman
• Weight: 1038 g
• Dimensions: 213 × 140 × 53 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. October 2011

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