The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials

The final volume of Pullman's critically acclaimed fantasy trilogy brings the heart stopping intrigue of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife to a harrowing conclusion. Pullman deftly weaves the cliffhangers and mysteries of the first two books and provides some startling revelations: the painful price Lyra must pay to walk through the land of the dead; the haunting power of Dr. Malone's amber spyglass; and the names of who will live--and who will die--for love. nHIS 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 Bestseller nWinner of the Whitbread Award nWinner of the British Book Award (Children's) nPublished in 40 Countries n nMasterful.... 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 n nWar, 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 n nBreathtaking adventure . . . a terrific story, eloquently told. --The Boston Globe Don't miss Philip Pullman's epic n