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More copies of this ISBN:His Dark Materials Boxed Set: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglassby Philip Pullman
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"A 'big' story in an enchanting package. It may look like kid's fantasy but this trilogy is so much more. You'll love the way Pullman uses a cast of witches, rebellious angels, shape changing daemons in a setting that moves between parallel worlds to tell an enthralling story. It explores the nature of love, loss, temptation and betrayal while capturing the reader in worlds of wonder. Both Dave and I burned through all three installments one after another in a joyful reading frenzy." Synopses & ReviewsFrom Powells.com:I read Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy back-to-back-to-back. By the time I'd reached the middle of the first book, The Golden Compass, I was content to exist half in my own world and half in Philip
Pullman's. It seemed appropriate, if somewhat perplexing to casual acquaintances.
Extending my arm in front of my body, holding an imaginary sharp instrument
in my hand, I would show whomever would tolerate me how Will used the subtle
knife to cut into other worlds.
"Will says it feels like stitches he's cutting," I explained again and again. "He says he can tell from the feel of each stitch against the blade which world he's about to enter." Even as I started The Amber Spyglass, I knew I was living on borrowed time. Each sitting with the manuscript pushed my bookmark closer to its final pages and I began to recognize the bittersweet sadness of a wonder passing. Volume Three is the most ambitious installment of the series, shifting from one world to another as storylines converge. Oxford and Cittagazze, the world of the dead...soon enough, these worlds would close to me – it felt that way, as if they were slipping away. I hoarded the last chapters of Pullman's magical creation like a sleeper stirring, grasping at the hems of a dream. I hadn't been so gloriously consumed by children's fantasy since the Saturday morning cartoons of my youth. Dave, Powells.com Publisher Comments:Philip Pullman's bestselling trilogy now in a paperback set!
With stunning, newly repackaged covers, this boxed set contains the three His Dark Materials novels that captured fantasy lovers' imaginations: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. The third book even features chapter-opening quotes (from the likes of Milton, Donne, Blake, Byron, and the Bible) which did not appear in hardcover. Review:"Philip Pullman is a writer I very much admire. I think he can write most adult authors off the page....I think he's amazing." J.K. Rowling Review:"Pullman is a remarkable writer and his trilogy seems destined to become a classic." The Detroit Free Press Review:"[T]he most magnificent fantasy series since The Lord of the Rings...puts Harry Potter to shame. Pullman has created characters and worlds that combine epic scale with deep intention and has given those worlds a fulfillment that secures their place as a literary masterpiece." Pat Jeffries, The Oregonian Review:"Astounding....Pullman has created the last great fantasy masterpiece of the twentieth century." The Cincinnati Enquirer About the AuthorPhilip Pullman is the author of many other books for children and young adults, including a trilogy of Victorian thrillers featuring Sally Lockhart: The Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North, and The Tiger in the Well; and a related volume, The Tin Princess. A graduate of Oxford University with a degree in English, Philip Pullman lives in Oxford, England What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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