The Subtle Knife: No.2 (His Dark Materials S.) reprinted hardback in near fine dust jacket (signed and dedicated by the author)

Pullman, Philip

ISBN 10: 0590542435 / ISBN 13: 9780590542432

Published by Scholastic, 1997

About this Item

Published by Scholastic in 1997, here is the reprinted hardback version of Philip Pullman's THE SUBTLE KNIFE (Volume II His Dark Materials Series) signed and dedicated to a previous owner by Philip in blue ink to the full title page. Green cloth binding, gilt spine lettering and front cover decoration, 341 pages, the book is in very good condition with some light shelf wear to the covers plus a blue ink leaving present dedication to the front free end paper. The dust jacket is near fine with a modicum of edge creasing.

Seller Inventory # 15121

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Subtle Knife: No.2 (His Dark Materials S.) reprinted hardback in near fine dust jacket (signed and dedicated by the author)
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0590542435
• ISBN 13: 9780590542432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

After killing a man, 12-year-old Will steps into another world and finds himself with a strange girl called Lyra. But Citagazze is an unsettling place, and in Torre delgi Angeli lurks Citagazze's most important secret - an object which 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