false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175570343m/531197.jpg 531197 12 Attention all serious book collectors and fans of Philip Pullman's <I>His Dark Materials</I>. This undoubtedly beautiful package--cloth-bound in a classy red and adorned by numerous illustrations by master engraver and illustrator John Lawrence--is a must-purchase. A pint-sized pocket volume, <I>Lyra's Oxford</I> packages together a short story set in the same universe as his famous trilogy, a fold-out map of the alternate-reality city of Oxford, a short brochure for a cruise to The Levant aboard the S.S. Zenobia, and a postcard from the inventor of the amber spyglass, Mary Malone. Pullman, in his introduction, suggests that the peripheral items within "might be connected with the story, or they might not; they might be connected to stories that haven't appeared yet. It's difficult to tell." <p> A very sumptuous and lovingly crafted but tantalizingly brief book , <I>Lyra's Oxford</I> begins when Lyra and Pantalaimon spot a witch's daemon called Ragi being pursued over the rooftops of Oxford by a frenzied pack of birds. The daemon heads straight for Lyra (the creature was given Lyra's name as somebody who might help) and is given shelter. Together Lyra and Pan try to guide the daemon to the home of Sebastian Makepeace&#151;an alchemist living in a part of Oxford known as Jericho--but it is a journey fraught with more danger than they had at first anticipated. (Age 10 and over) <I>--John McLay</I> 3524192 book 28 10 2003 Lyra's Oxford total:1845|5:231|4:533|3:778|2:264|1:39| 1845 6188 2607 154 4 3 false false Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 22:03:36 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 10:21:29 -0800 2008 His Dark Materials. No need for a book mark, this can be achieved in one sitting.

I really liked this book, short as it was, though I know many didn't. They expected Lyra to have gone unchanged over the two years since her last adventure. But eve...more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 20:56:29 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 18:27:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 true false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 10:03:38 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 10:09:27 -0700 2009 1 (so far) Philip Pullman's writing style draws me in, and envelopes me in worlds that no other author aside ...more...]]> 1 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat May 26 18:13:18 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 19:22:22 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 17:48:15 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 17:58:01 -0700 2009
I enjoyed the short, short book because it featured the main character of the series, Lyra and her demon. It made refe...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 15:25:04 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 18:07:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Aug 06 20:57:40 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 21:06:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 16 13:47:17 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 08 18:45:33 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Feb 16 17:54:59 -0800 2008 Sat May 10 11:12:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 26 22:42:28 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 22:44:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 20:25:49 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 21:55:17 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 22 20:56:44 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 20:18:25 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 05:02:17 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 18:31:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 16:42:32 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 08:55:35 -0800 2008 1 2 0 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 10:08:20 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 10:09:48 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 15 08:51:21 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 08:54:23 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 17:45:28 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 23:11:17 -0700 2009
Since there is no human near; Lyra figures this must be t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 12:46:37 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 02 08:01:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Jun 30 16:56:47 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 17:04:34 -0700 2007 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 08:53:42 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 06:29:36 -0700 2009 The Amber Spyglass, and it was so good to catch up with Lyra and get immersed in her world again albeit briefly.

This is a fun book to read with the addition of a map of Lyra's Oxford, a postcard from Mary and a cruise itinerary maki...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=531197