Left Me Hungry for MORE!!

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	• His Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass Philip Pullman Yearling, 2003 average customer review:based on 1081 reviews view larger image
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Left Me Hungry for MORE!!

Move over Harry Potter!

I'm 28 years old, and was forced to read this trilogy by a friend. It took me a bit to get into, but then again I'm not really a sci-fi/fantasy fan. If truth be told, I double majored in college, and one of my major was English, with my concentration in British Lit., romantic era.

However, when I got into the third chapter or so, I couldn't put the book down! On the surface it's such a page turner, with such imagination, unique characters, and witty lines.

Divulge deeper, and there is so much there that in order to absorb it all, you would have to re-read it again...and again...and again in order to hope to grasph all the meanings, a sign of a great book.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants an easy read, with deep meaning, and to people of all ages.

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Great books!

I bought this for a trip to France. Great reading! I loved the story! I would recommend it to anyone!

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Wonderful Story

This is an absoltely wonderful trilogy that pulls the reader in once you get started. I was eager to read this entire book in one evening and when i happened to be reading the last few chapters, i found myslef slowing down, for I was upset that my great adventure was ending. This story follows the adventures of a young girl called Lyra and all of the places she goes and people she meets, and danger that she encounters, as she searches for this thing called Dust. She really doesn't know what it is and is on a personal mission to find out. Is this Dust the reason why so many children are taken and never seen again? Do the Gobblers and Dust have a link? And Why does this Dust only surround the grown ups? Lyra goes against her father's wishes although she doesn't realize it at first and she also fights against her mother, although she doesn't recognize her mother for who she is in the beginning either. Lyra takes us to meet many new people from all over the world, and from many different worlds as well.

Buying this book in its trilogy format was great for me because I found after one book ended i needed to find out what happened next. I couldn't put it down. This trilogy received 4 stars from me only because I was pulled in after the second or third chapter. Other books have succeeded in grabing me from page one. After the first few chapters however, this book is climax after climax. I highly reccomend this book. Although however I should note this... I'm sure other's reveiws have been read before this, but i want to reiterate that any hardcore Christians would be highly upset at the main subject matter of this book. This is a trilogy to be read by those who have an open mind, or those who can read the work of another who's viewpoint is definately not mainstream, and not get upset. That now out of the way, what are you waiting for, buy this trilogy!!!

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Sad to see it end

I first read these books several years ago, when my sister purchased the set for my son. Immediately read one right after the other, very engaging and well written fantasy. Very sad when the series ended, I felt like I had lost a good friend. Read the series more than once now - highly recommended for adults young and older alike.

A Modern Epic

It is not often that we get to witness real magic. The opportunity comes only occasionally and when it does it is rarely of the genus that we have witnessed in Phillip Pullman's trilogy, His Dark Materials. The three books take the reader through such a fantastical journey that one ends up praying that the world of the books should somehow become true.

The story deals with the adventures of a care-free and naughty Lyra Belecqua, who lives in another universe that is parallel to our own. It deals with her adventures and travels through various parallel universes in realization of a cosmic destiny which she must fulfill. As is the nature of all great destinies in literature, there are people (and armoured polar bears, and flying witches, and other fantastical beings!) from various universes helping her in fulfilling it. There is the boy, Will Parry, from our own universe who becomes her companion in the epic events, and who is linked to her destiny. Lyra, along with Will, has to fight various forces that try to keep her from fulfilling what she must. What follows is an epic adventure and a coming-of-age story of the two children, ripe with its share of heroes, villains, and others whose loyalties we don't quite know.

The series has been intended not only for young adults but also for grown-ups. There are various themes in the novels, the orthodoxy and dogmatism of organized religion, speculations on the nature of God, the after-life, the universe, etc. that will definitely appeal to a mature mind. The work deals with a broad range of ideas, relating to science, religion, and philosophies of right and wrong.

One of the challenges in writing a trilogy is to maintain the standard of quality and the pace and intrigue in the action. The writer has managed this with immense skill. Not only does the interest of the reader never wane, but one is more deeply entangled in the plot as the story progresses. Also the development of the characters is worth mentioning. The development of Lyra into a young lady and of Will into a mature young man has received skillful treatment. Also the development of other characters like Pantlaimon and Mrs. Coulter deserve mention. The author's style of writing is simple, yet powerful and convincing.

His Dark Materials, I dare say considering Mr. Harry Potter's immense following, the best work in the genre of children's fantasy that we have witnessed in recent times.

His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) (His Dark Materials)

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