Philip Pullman: His Dark Materials : The Golden Compass, Book 1/The Subtle Knife, Book 2/The Amber Spyglass, Book 3

from LisaMaria_C

Pullman's His Dark Materials have been 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 fantasies for children. I read Tolkien, ...

from boredandbroke

This is a great book for a young reader or someone interested in the whimsical... I loved it!

from MoonFairy

This book is a great fantasy story! Having all the stories in one book is great, and you save money by buying this one book instead of buying 3 separate books. I would recommend this book for ages 12 and up, for people that know the difference between fiction and nonfiction and love to read great...

from acl

One of my favorite series ever, most certainly my favorite trilogy. Strong characters and themes, and a wonderful sense of atmosphere, especially in the first book. The first book is by far the best, and admittedly, the third is inferior to the first two. It feels like Pullman became a little too...

from Devil_llama

As someone who has never favored fantasy as a genre, I was pleasantly surprised at this trilogy, which is imaginative, entertaining, and does a lot mroe to get the science right (or at least rational) than most other books of this ilk. The heroine is a feisty young girl who is rendered more likea...