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His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) | 
| Author: Philip Pullman
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1040 reviews
Sales Rank: 149
Format: Box Set
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 4.4 x 3.1
ISBN: 0440238609
EAN: 9780440238607
ASIN: 0440238609
Publication Date: September 23, 2003
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In the epic trilogy His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman unlocks the door to worlds parallel to our own. Daemons and winged creatures live side by side with humans, and a mysterious entity called Dust just might have the power to unite the universes--if it isn't destroyed first. The three books in Pullman's heroic fantasy series, published as mass-market paperbacks with new covers, are united here in one boxed set that includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. Join Lyra, Pantalaimon, Will, and the rest as they embark on the most breathtaking, heartbreaking adventure of their lives. The fate of the universe is in their hands. (Ages 13 and older)
Book Description
Now, for the first time, the HIS DARK MATERIALS Trilogy is available in a trade paperback edition. All three books in the His Dark Materials trilogy-- THE GOLDEN COMPASS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE, and THE AMBER SPYGLASS--are available in a new complete boxed set featuring the trade paperbacks. New material is available in all three books: The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife feature black-and-white chapter-opening art by Philip Pullman himself; The Amber Spyglass features chapter-opening quotes from the likes of Milton, Donne, Blake, Byron and the Bible, which did not appear in hardcover.
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 His Dark Materials May 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I picked up these books out of morbid fascination after seeing the movie and hearing a coworker talk about the book. I borrowed the first one from her and found my self intrigued so I bought the series and waited anxiously for the post man to deliver it. I found that I love these books! They are together a great work of fiction. They carried me to worlds I had never imagined through perils I would never have known. The characters are engraved in my heart. Each cut and bump and soul wrenching tear made me love them all the more. I wanted so badly for true love to win and triumph over evil and In the end I could barley see through my tears and with no truly happy ending in sight I love these books all the more.
His dark materials trilogy Phillip Pullman May 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent trilogy. Once you start reading it you will not want to put them down.
Great books in one place May 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The best part of this book is that it is actually all of Pullman's Dark Materials in one book. It is definitely cheaper than buying all the books separately.
Adapted as a screenplay in late 2007, The Golden Compass follows Lyra through her world of Oxford and beyond as she goes on a mission to rescue her friend Roger and the other children of the country (what would be England) suddenly start disappearing by the Gobbers. Along the way, she meets and collects a collage of supporters, from families of gypsies, an armored polar bear, and an aeronaut. Their mission is to save the children and find out what is really happening to them. The book, expectedly, explains more than what the movie actually shows, including reasoning for certain events and actions, as well as scenes that never made it to the movie.
The Subtle Knife starts in England, with Will finding an entrance to another world. In that new world, he encounters Lyra, and a knife that can cut through anything, including air space to make new openings to new worlds.
The Amber Spyglass deals with the upcoming war between two sides over science and religion. It also describes the conflicts that Lyra must face, including fulfilling the prophecy and saving the universe and all the parallel worlds, including Lyra's and Will's.
Personally, I didn't like the ending of the Amber Spyglass, but the books are a must read if you have lots of time to spare. Settle down for a long weekend. If you wait too long between readings, you can easily forget what happened when you last read. The suspense will keep you going until the last pages.
 The Downward Spiral May 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Being an adult, and enjoying Harry Potter, I was recommended His Dark Materials. After a bit of difficulty finding Pullman's writing pulse in the first few chapters, I became generally engaged and enjoyed for the most part The Golden Compass. (I'd give it a B) Good enough, that I wanted to see what followed. Unfortunately, The Subtle Knife became one of the dullest reads I've read. Pullman seems to tread water for 300 pages, unsure where to go, and eventually just killing people off randomly, cause he's got nothing else to say. By The Amber Spyglass I was skipping paragraphs, pages, just putting the book down for weeks...eventually reading summaries on Wikipedia. Never since the series Dune has something continually gotten worse with each new book. I have no problem with Pullman's Attack on Christianity. I'm not Atheist, but am willing to read his opinion. What bothers me more is the violence and general poor writing skills Pullman displays. Anyone who likes kids or animals will find this a difficult read, they are tortured, beaten and even killed often. I'm suprised kids read this, cause this is deep, dark stuff and not what I'd advise for children...or adults (cause it's boring). Stick with the truly talented Tolkien, Rowlings, etc. These writers know where the fine line of tasteful and trash is, and never step over the line like Pullman does.
Good lure, strange logic May 4, 2008
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you're only interested in the 'story' aspect of fiction, go for it. Be aware that the premise beneath, is Material Atheism. His style is not as fluid as Rowling, but it's a good story. The logic that only those things we can prove to exist, actually exist, though... Well if that's the case, the world really was flat before Galileo. For those who believe in the big bang, and believe it's proven by science... well, all the necessary elements for the creation of a sand castle are present in hurricanes. Funny, I've never gone to the beach and found that in the winds of nature a castle was set into place, not even after Hurricane Andrew. If you sit on the beach and throw sand in the air, how long do you think it will take to form a perfectly working castle? Hmm... might take you more than time to prove that theory. Guess Material Atheists aren't that scientific after all.
The following is from an interview of Pullman. "Those who are committed materialists (as I claim to be myself) have to account for the existence of consciousness, or else, like the behaviourists such as Watson and Skinner, deny that it exists at all."(Phillip Pullman, in an interview. [...]By the way, shouldn't a writer correct their spelling before putting something into print? "behaviourists" was his own misspelling; I copied and pasted this quote. I'm not a perfect speller, but I watch for red dots or squiggles beneath my words; even "gmail" warns of errors now.
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