His Dark Materials: #2 The Subtle Knife

Subjects

Fantasy Worlds - awesome adventures of magic and mystery

Average rating

5 out 5

Will is twelve years old and he’s just killed a man. Now he’s on his own, on the run, determined to discover the truth about his father’s disappearance. Then Will steps through a window in the air into another world, and finds himself with a companion – a strange, savage girl called Lyra. Like Will, she has a mission which she intends to carry out at all costs. But the world of Cittagazze is a strange and unsettling place. Deadly, soul-eating Spectres stalk its streets, while high above, the wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. And in the mysterious Torre degli Angeli lurks Cittagazze’s most important secret – an object which people from many worlds would kill to possess.

I have read this book

an unforgettable story

Anonymous 02.02.2018

Star Reviewer

It was interesting and good for people who like adventure books.

Commander Pluto Moonbeam 29.08.2024

I really like The Subtle Knife! My favourite character is Lyra and Pan. I would definitely recommend this if you like fantasy fiction/ science fiction.

Mademoiselle Ariel Eragon 23.08.2024

Good

Fairy Bubbles Lavalamp 17.07.2024

Star Reviewer

Very good and interesting read.

Fairy Morgana Haystack 18.08.2023

The second book in the His Dark Materials Series, it was brilliant

Marshal Bart Paddington 19.12.2022

I really enjoyed how two worlds collided

Princess Daisy Pennyfarthing 16.10.2022

Action adventure and fantasy... Great book.

Anonymous 24.08.2022

It was very adventurous and descriptive, but sad a likable character dies.

Superintendent Gonzo Waltzer 14.08.2022

I loved this book. I thought Will was an interesting character

Doctor Phoenix Pineapple 09.08.2022

It was an interesting multi universe book. From the first book northen light the transition was not exactly smooth but worked. Almost all characters from the first book made it all the way through to the second book but some weren’t there or had very little role. Lyra and Will were the main characters and you follow their journey but also the journey of other character, there is multiple plot lines going on at the same time. It is a little hard to get started but once the action really commences it begins to become a book that you just can’t put down. I would recommend the whole trilogy to people who like reading about super natural things but wouldn’t recommend it to people who have a clear idea of what they think angels and ghosts look like because there are some vividly described images that are not necessarily the normal pictures people think of when they think of angels. This is a really great book.

Anonymous 09.09.2021

Phillip Pullman has been dedicated to making this book as it is positively astounding.

Anonymous 02.09.2021

good

King Slip Wheeliebin 26.08.2021

I thought it was great and very exhilarating, it could be scary and emotional. I liked Iroke Byrnis the armoured bear.( I’m not sure I spelt his name right.) I would recommend it to someone who wasn’t squeamish or emotional.

Fairy July Astronomical 17.01.2021