His Dark Materials (Hardcover): The Amber Spyglass (Series #03) (Hardcover)

from kforeman

Other authors (Stephen King, Clive Barker, Robert Pirsig) seem more adept at balancing story and message than Philip Pullman, who doesn't let a good story get in the way of beating a dead horse. "The Golden Compass" and "The Subtle Knife" were better told than the finale. I felt like my heart was...

from eenerd

Last in the His Dark Materials trilogy, we discover the end of the story of Lyra Silvertongue and Will Parry--the war between good and evil. Gets into a bit of theology, and the underlying topic is pretty deep. I think reading this as an adult is probably pretty different from reading it as a chi...

from eenerd

Last in the His Dark Materials trilogy, we discover the end of the story of Lyra Silvertongue and Will Parry--the war between good and evil. Gets into a bit of theology, and the underlying topic is pretty deep. I think reading this as an adult is probably pretty different from reading it as a chi...

from LisaMaria_C

This is the third and last part of Pullman's His Dark Materials which I've seen described as an "atheist's Narnia." It's certainly the only series I've read comparable in ambition and quality in the genre, and as such I think it shares the major attractions and weaknesses of C.S. Lewis' Christian...

from Smiler69

The conclusion of the His Dark Materials Trilogy is filled with unexpected twists and turns. We find Lyra and Will joining forces to find their way into the world of the dead, and Dr Mary Malone, the scientist Lyra meets in book 2, somehow ends up in a world where the creatures have evolved to tr...