false <![CDATA[His Dark Materials Trilogy: "Northern Lights" WITH "The Subtle Knife" AND "The Amber Spyglass" (His Dark Materials)]]> 18116 42 <i>Lyra and her daemon...</i> The first four words of this extraordinary book tell us at once that we are in a story like no other. Twelve-year-old Lyra, whose daemon Pantalaimon is part of her very self, is growing up in an ancient, ritual-hautned Oxford when she learns that her friend Roger has been kidnapped for some evil purpose. Desperate, she sets off at once to rescue him. Her journey takes her to the far north, where she faces a horror far worse than she could ever imagine. Meanwhile, in our own world, a boy called Will has his own dangerous task to fulfil. Like Lyra, he makes surprising discoveries about his parents; and he, too, is pursued by forces eager to destroy him. When the two of them meet, they find out that their quests are linked together in the most astonishing way. With the doubled-edged help of the subtle knife, Will and Lyra open the way to many different worlds, and meet characters who have their own passionate interest in the outcome of the events - characters such as the armoured bear, Iorek Byrnison; the Texan aeronaut, Lee Scoresby; the graceful witches who fly beyond the Northern Lights; and the most unexpected angels in fiction, Balthamos and Baruch. Their epic journey reaches its climax in the simplest of things: the impulsive response of a girl and a boy to one simple story. When it is over, everything has changed, for ever. 1943518 book 1995 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) total:18358|5:9491|4:5613|3:2322|2:651|1:281| 18358 78456 22169 2573 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 5 24 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 20:32:29 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 21:14:20 -0700 2007 ...more...]]> 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 2 27 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 14 17:06:07 -0800 2007 Thu Aug 07 11:42:36 -0700 2008
My hope was to have read and reviewed His Dark Materials trilogy before the film adaptation of the first third, The Golden Compass, came out last Friday. And I would have too - if it weren't for that sheer enormity of suckiness that was the third...more...]]> 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 4 8 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 05 08:37:57 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 05 01:04:41 -0800 2008
I read the first two books when they came out (my middle school years) but got tired of waiting for the third. However, when this whole controversy over The Golden Compass film adaptation was started by the Christian right, I decided it was time to read the series again....more...]]> 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 5 7 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 15:22:41 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 16:59:16 -0700 2007 Phillip Pullman has done just that, and a world more. This wonderful trilogy will lead you along a most ...more...]]> 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 2 5 true Mon Jan 14 19:17:35 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 21:24:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 45486 0375847227 9780375847226 498 122 His Dark Materials Omnibus (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170290644m/45486.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45486.His_Dark_Materials_Omnibus 5 5 false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 30 15:23:30 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 05 13:59:46 -0800 2009 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 3 3 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 18 11:29:48 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 09 11:11:54 -0800 2008
i thought the golden compass was definitely the best of the three. why? not so much on the prosthelitizing. if i wanted to be converted to atheism, i'd google it. i mean, he spends as much time trying to convince me of the outdatedness of god and christianity...more...]]> 45486 0375847227 9780375847226 498 122 His Dark Materials Omnibus (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170290644m/45486.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45486.His_Dark_Materials_Omnibus 5 3 false Thu Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 28 11:38:13 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 25 12:28:13 -0800 2008 1 Anyways, on to the review:
The Golden Compas
The storyline in The Golden Compas is...more...]]> 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 4 3 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Oct 14 12:56:16 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 13:18:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 5 3 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 15:23:11 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 08:36:45 -0700 2007 The Golden Compass. I can't believe I waited so long to read this book. It was simple yet lovely, with interesting characters, setting, plot. It was so engrossing that I managed to read the last third of it at the courthouse, between jury duty sessions.

I'm sure that...more...]]> 45486 0375847227 9780375847226 498 122 His Dark Materials Omnibus (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170290644m/45486.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45486.His_Dark_Materials_Omnibus 4 2 true Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 29 15:42:59 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 30 07:08:34 -0800 2008
It would be too much to say that's the case with this story, but there is of course a reason my friend's remar...more...]]> 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 3 2 false Tue Jun 05 18:34:12 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 18:46:28 -0700 2007 more...]]> 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 4 2 false Sun Aug 26 16:37:08 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 09 11:23:34 -0700 2009 only books. If you don't think the movie coming out is a great thing, don't watch it. I probably won't be able to watch the movie when i...more...]]> 45486 0375847227 9780375847226 498 122 His Dark Materials Omnibus (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170290644m/45486.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45486.His_Dark_Materials_Omnibus 3 3 false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 16:58:07 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 08:52:41 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 5 2 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 25 13:36:28 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 13:36:42 -0800 2009 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 5 2 false Wed Jun 11 05:08:53 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 05:10:39 -0700 2008 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 4 1 false Fri Mar 06 10:04:06 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 06:12:07 -0700 2009
I only had one problem and that was a missing element in the ending. Basically, a key character/plot point was discussed throughout the three books, but never...more...]]> 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 4 1 false Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 19:55:28 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 10 01:52:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 0 2 false Mon Aug 18 14:08:20 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 14:16:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 18116 0440238609 9780440238607 16238 2220 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166856232m/18116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials_Trilogy 3 1 true Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 12:31:17 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 12:32:46 -0800 2008


If you are an easily-offended Christian...heck, if you are a somewhat-difficult-to-offend Christian, you probably don't want to read these.

I didn't see the movie, a...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1758245