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Lucy asked this question about The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2):
I am only on chapter 2 of the book, I picked it up in a charity shop because it looked intriguing. Only when I got home did I notice that it was part of a trilogy. In my opinion (I could be wrong about this), the book doesn't make any ties to the first I don't feel like I've missed a whole lot from a book. I just feel like I'm reading one book. So I'm guessing you have read the other two, should I read them?
Patrick Jean-Jacques His Dark Materials is an excellent trilogy Lucy. It's best to read NORTHERN LIGHTS first though because SUBTLE KNIFE will make more sense. As Warren a…moreHis Dark Materials is an excellent trilogy Lucy. It's best to read NORTHERN LIGHTS first though because SUBTLE KNIFE will make more sense. As Warren and Beck said, it's essentially a sequel or direct follow-up. In my (humble) opinion it is the best one too because it's the shortest part, it has a good pace and a lot of significant things happen in it. AMBER SPYGLASS will need more patience to read, as I felt it is the deepest from a theological context.(less)
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