HIS DARK MATERIALS IS NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, ANDREW SCOTT, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA The unforgettable His Dark Materials trilogy that began with
The Golden Compass and continued with
The Subtle Knife, reaches its astonishing conclusion in
The Amber Spyglass. These
modern fantasy classics have been hailed by Entertainment Weekly as an All-Time Greatest Novel and Newsweek as a Top 100 Book of All Time Throughout the worlds, the forces of both heaven and hell are mustering to take part in Lord Asriel's audacious rebellion. Each player in this epic drama has a role to play--and a sacrifice to make. Witches, angels, spies, assassins, tempters, and pretenders, no one will remain unscathed.
Lyra and Will have the most dangerous task of all. They must journey to a gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone and from which there is no escape.
As war rages and Dust drains from the sky, the fate of the living--and the dead--comes to depend on Lyra and Will. On the choices they make in love, and for love, forevermore.
A #1 New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Whitbread AwardWinner of the British Book Award (Children's)Published in 40 Countries Masterful.... This title confirms Pullman's inclusion in the company of C.S. Lewis and Tolkien. --
Smithsonian Magazine Pullman has created the last great fantasy masterpiece of the twentieth century. An astounding achievement.
--The Cincinnati Enquirer
War, politics, magic, science, individual lives and cosmic destinies are all here . . . shaped and assembled into a narrative of tremendous pace by a man with a generous, precise intelligence. I am completely enchanted. --
The New York Times Book Review
Breathtaking adventure . . . a terrific story, eloquently told.
--The Boston Globe Don't miss Philip Pullman's epic new trilogy set in the world of His Dark Materials ** THE BOOK OF DUST **La Belle SauvageThe Secret CommonwealthAuthor: Philip Pullman
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/10/2000
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 8.53h x 5.82w x 1.68d
ISBN: 9780679879268
Audience: Young Adult
Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 6.7
Point Value: 26
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 44562 / Amber Spyglass
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Costa Book Awards - Winner
Award: Bookseller's Choice - Winner
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner
Review Citation(s): Newsweek 09/04/2000 pg. 61
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2000 pg. 1362
Publishers Weekly 09/25/2000 pg. 119
Booklist 10/01/2000 pg. 354
School Library Journal 10/01/2000 pg. 170
Beyond the Cover Author Interv 10/01/2000 pg. 14
Newsweek 10/30/2000 pg. 80
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2000 pg. 762
Booklist 12/01/2000 pg. 693
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/2001 pg. 1382
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 86 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Asimov's Science Fiction 07/01/2001 pg. 136
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/15/2002 pg. 1228
New York Review of Books 03/25/2004 pg. 25
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 86 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Publishers Weekly 09/22/2000
Entertainment Weekly 12/14/2007 pg. 30
About the AuthorPHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy, which has been named one of the top 100 books of all time by
Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by
Entertainment Weekly. Pullman was knighted for his services to literature in the 2019 New Year Honours.
The Book of Dust, Pullman's eagerly anticipated return to the world of His Dark Materials, will also be a book in three parts. It began with
La Belle Sauvage and continues with
The Secret Commonwealth.
Philip Pullman is the author of many other beloved novels. For younger readers:
I Was a Rat!, Count Karlstein, Two Crafty Criminals!, Spring-Heeled Jack, and
The Scarecrow and His Servant. For older readers: the Sally Lockhart quartet (
The Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well, and
The Tin Princess),
The White Mercedes, and The Broken Bridge. He has written a magnificent collection,
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, and his essays and lectures on writing and storytelling have been gathered in a volume called
Dæmon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling.
Philip Pullman lives in Oxford, England.