The Subtle Knife: 2 (His Dark Materials 10th Anniversary Editions)

Philip Pullman

ISBN 10: 0439954622 / ISBN 13: 9780439954624

Published by Scholastic, United Kingdom, London, 2005

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Will is twelve years old and he's just killed a man. Now he's on the run, determined to discover the truth about the father he has never known. Then Will steps through a window into another world - the dangerous world of Cittagazze, where soul-eating Spectres haunt the streets, and a strange, savage girl called Lyra Silvertongue is searching for Dust. Their meeting is no accident, for his mission and hers are linked in an extraordinary way. Together they must reach the mysterious tower, Torre degli Angeli, to find a powerful and secret object that people from many worlds would kill to possess. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Subtle Knife: 2 (His Dark Materials 10th Anniversary Editions)
• Publisher: Scholastic, United Kingdom, London
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0439954622
• ISBN 13: 9780439954624
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 599 grams

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Synopsis

Will is twelve years old and he's just killed a man. Now he's on the run, determined to discover the truth about the father he has never known. Then Will steps through a window into another world - the dangerous world of Cittagazze, where soul-eating Spectres haunt the streets, and a strange, savage girl called Lyra Silvertongue is searching for Dust. Their meeting is no accident, for his mission and hers are linked in an extraordinary way. Together they must reach the mysterious tower, Torre degli Angeli, to find a powerful and secret object that people from many worlds would kill to possess.

Review

At the end of The Northern Lights, Lyra Silvertongue watched in fear and fascination as her father, Lord Asriel, created a bridge between worlds. Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon are now lost in an alternate universe where they meet Will Parry, a fugitive from a third universe. Will has found a small window between Cittagazze--where children roam unchecked, but invisible Specters suck the spirit out of adults--and his Oxford, which, with its Burger Kings and cars, is frighteningly different from the Oxford Lyra knows. Will's father, an explorer, disappeared years ago, but some odd characters have started asking questions about him. Will has managed to accidentally kill one of them and is wanted by the police. Armed with the Subtle Knife, a tool that cuts any material (including that which separates universes) and Lyra's alethiometer, the children set out to find John Parry, with adults of various stripes in desperate pursuit.

Lyra's finest qualities are her courage and her quick mind. She finds she must use them constantly--not to put too fine a point on it, she must lie and steal to keep herself and Will out of danger. However, she must also know when to tell the truth and when to trust. She does not yet know--though her friends the witches do, and so does the reader--what a huge part she will have in the upcoming battle between Good and Evil. (Age 9 and over) - -Amazon.com