His Dark Materials Trilogy
 | The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber SpyglassLaurel Leaf, 2003, Paperback Customer Rating: 1066 reviews Recommend |
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In the epic trilogy His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman unlocks the door to worlds parallel to our own. Dæmons 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)
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.
Title: His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)
Sales Rank: 340 in Books
Author: Philip Pullman
Publisher: Laurel Leaf, 2003-09-23, Paperback, ISBN: 0440238609
Package Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.4 x 3.1 inches, 1.45 pounds
- Beautiful boxed set, but terrible trilogy
- His Dark Materials Trilogy boxed set by Philip Pullman
If you are already a fan of this trilogy, then this is a wonderful set. Each hardcover is sturdy with thick pages. We noticed very few editing errors. And the box fits the hardcovers perfectly, unlike some other sets where the books barely fit in the box.
- Mixed thoughts
- I read this series solely because of all the anti-religious hype created by Christians surrounding the movie "The Golden Compass." I'm a Christian myself and believe that Christians are a fickle bunch of people who get excited about the littlest of things, so I thought I'd read this series for myself and decide if it was truly anti-religious or not.
The… More reviews
- Genius
- You know how there are those people who say that children's literature is meaningless? Personally, I think they all need to be forced down in a chair (perhaps as in "A Clockwork Orange") to read "His Dark Materials."
Like other reviewers, when I finished reading "Harry Potter" I was still on a fantasy kick, but I was rather jaded by the titles I saw out there.… More reviews
- Really Liked These Books
- These books are well-written. The action moves fast. While they are supposedly children's books, they are definitely for mature children, and adults will find them very exciting. Some people have religious issues with the books, but this was not a problem for me.… More reviews
- Pullman's transparent agenda
- I picked up a copy of Milton's Paradise Lost a year ago; it has an introduction by Philip Pullman which begins as follows:
"A correspondent once told me a story - which I've never been able to trace, and I don't know whether it's true - about a bibulous, semi-literate, ageing country squire two hundred years ago or more, sitting by his fireside listening to Paradise Lost being… More reviews
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