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The third volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy, now a thrilling, critically acclaimed BBC/HBO television series.

“We're going to the land of the dead and we're going to come back.”

Will and Lyra, whose fates are bound together by powers beyond their own worlds, have been violently separated.

But they must find each other, for ahead of them lies the greatest war that has ever been – and a journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned…

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Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman is one of the finest and most popular authors writing today. His three HIS DARK MATERIALS books are global bestsellers, loved passionately by young readers and adults alike, and are winners of numerous literary prizes. These novels are acclaimed as modern classics and have sold millions of copies worldwide.

Other Titles in the Series:

  • His Dark Materials: Northern Lights
  • His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife

His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass

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"We're going to the land of the dead and we're going to come back."

Will and Lyra, whose fates are bound together by powers beyond their own worlds, have been violently separated. But they must find each other, for ahead of them lies the greatest war that has ever been - and a journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned.

First published in 1995, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, it won the UK's top awards for children's literature.

  • The third volume in Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy
  • A newly-designed, classic paperback edition to attract new adult and teen readers
  • Over 4 million copies of the trilogy sold in the UK (Nielsen)
  • "Remarkable writing: courageous and dangerous as the best art should be" The Times

- Pub Date: 3rd March 2011

- CBMC code: E3N79

- Age: 11-18

- Rights: UK & Commonwealth excluding Canada

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1407130242
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic; 1st edition (3 Mar. 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 544 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781407130248
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1407130248
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 11 - 18 years
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.8 x 3.5 x 19.7 cm
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PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass), which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly. He has also won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal for The Golden Compass (and the reader-voted "Carnegie of Carnegies" for the best children's book of the past seventy years); the Whitbread (now Costa) Award for The Amber Spyglass; a Booker Prize long-list nomination (The Amber Spyglass); Parents' Choice Gold Awards (The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass); and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, in honor of his body of work. In 2004, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

It has recently been announced that The Book of Dust, the much anticipated new book from Mr. Pullman, also set in the world of His Dark Materials, will be published as a major work in three parts, with the first part to arrive in October 2017.

Philip Pullman is the author of many other much-lauded novels. Other volumes related to His Dark Materials: Lyra’s Oxford, Once Upon a Time in the North, and The Collectors. 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.

Philip Pullman lives in Oxford, England. To learn more, please visit philip-pullman.com and hisdarkmaterials.com. Or follow him on Twitter at @PhilipPullman.

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Mr T Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Phillip Pullman Must read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2022
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Clearly this should be read after the Northern Lights and Subtle Knife, books 1 and 2 in the trilogy.

As an adult, recently retired from work, I'm not sure why it has taken me so long to get round to reading these novels. I suppose the inspiration came from the recent BBC showing of His Dark Materials, which enthralled me and I'm so glad I finally decided to read this trilogy.

This was also my first read on a Kindle and again was pleased to find how enjoyable the experience was. I will say that because I'd seen the TV series first, the images and personalities of the main characters staid with me throughout the books. I do not believe this detracted from my reading experience, far from it. Phillip Pullman is a consummate storey teller, his characters and scenes are beautifully portrayed and evocatively described. It's gripping and believable start to finish.
This is a storey for young and old alike, working on so many levels from learning how we develop personally, to helping us understand the world around us and question people's beliefs. Suitable for those with an enquiring mind!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best ending for my favourite trilogy of all time!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2016
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“The Amber Spyglass” is the last book of the “His Dark Materials” trilogy and, in my opinion, it is the best of them all. Unlike many bad reviews, I actually liked “The Golden Compass” movie that depicts the story of the first book in the trilogy and that was what incited me to read this series. After that, I cannot express fully how disappointed I was with the movie. This series is so much more than evil Mrs. Coulter trying to separate children from their daemons… These books criticise church and the way they spread their influence (probably because Pullman is an atheist), but they also teach the importance of friendship, of telling the truth and the need to be selfless. The relationship between Lyra and Will absolutely sweep me of my feet and the way they parted hurt me so much (nearly as if I was one of the characters) that I simply couldn’t stop crying; I’ve read the book one year ago and every time I think of that ending I still feel shivers and my eyes grow watery! However, I understand that there could be no other ending as Will and Lyra decided to put the wellbeing of the rest of mankind in front of their own wellbeing, something I find truly beautiful and a lesson worth learning.

“He meant the kingdom was over, the kingdom of heaven was all finished. We shouldn’t live as if it mattered more than this life in this world, because where we are is always the most important place.”

I believe this quote sums up what this trilogy is all about, that we should not live with our eyes set in heaven above, but in the people around us, in the world that we live in. I now understand why the movie failed: it was hollow, it lacked all these important moral lessons, they saw it as a children’s book, but “His Dark Materials” goes way beyond that. I absolutely recommend this series, especially to teenagers, as it is a fun read, with animals and magic (a true fantasy book), that still has a lot to teach and can help us find our role in this world.
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Andy
4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully written journey and a conclusion that will stay with you afterwards
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An excellent read and conclusion to Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' series.

After the cliffhanger ending from the previous book, 'The Amber Spyglass' picks up the pieces with Mrs Coulter holed up in a cave 'looking after' a sedated Lyra, and Will, still smarting from the death of his father and the disappearance of Lyra, is now accompanied by a pair of angels in his search for her, and with the Subtle Knife still in his possession, Will must travel through other worlds in order to rescue Lyra before the Magisterium can get to her.

As Pullman's trilogy has progressed, so the tone of the story has gotten that little bit darker with each subsequent book (Not least because we visit the land of the dead here, which also happened to be one of my favourite sequences in the book), but so much so, that 'The Amber Spyglass' feels so far removed and more sedate than the beginning of Lyra's journey in the more action packed and faster paced 'Northern Lights / The Golden Compass'. The pace here was a lot slower and as a result I felt the story was given more time to grow and flesh out the details more. As such, it felt like the story matured alongside Lyra as she became of age. The slower momentum of the story isn't a complaint, far from it, but just an observation, as it certainly drew me more into narrative and into the characters of Will and Lyra.

We also meet some familiar faces that we've gotten to know over the course of the trilogy, which was very welcome, as well as some new ones too. Pullman gives his characters very human qualities, not completely black and white, good or bad, but somewhere in between that it sometimes twists your expectations of what to expect from certain characters, adding many layers of depth to his characterizations. Even with Will and Lyra, the 'young and innocent' protagonists, they have to do what it takes to fulfil their quest, even if it means lying, threaten and even kill!

There is also more of Pullman's theological exploration, as Lord Asriel's war on the Magisterium and The Authority gathers pace to its conclusion. Although I lean towards the atheist aspect, and agree with Lord Asriel's point of view of enlightenment over blind obedience, he still comes across as a most unlikeable character, very cold and calculated, even towards his wife and daughter. Whereas my assumptions of Marisa Coulter were turned on it's head completely and I had more empathy for her by the end. A mother doing what she must to protect her daughter.

And the ending is such a bittersweet one. After all that Lyra and Will have gone through, and with it being classed as a younger readers book, you might have at least expected some kind of happy ever after. Almost but not quite, as what we got was heartbreaking. I closed the book glassy eyed but still with a smile on my face, as two of my favourite book characters, Lyra Balacqua and Will Parry, came to the end of their quest on that park bench in Oxford's Botanical Gardens.

All credit to Philip Pullman for a wonderfully written journey, with such memorable characters. And with his new 'The Book Of Dust' trilogy, we get to see Lyra and revisit this world again. I can't wait.
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Edmundo Zarate Alanis
5.0 out of 5 stars trepidante y atrapante
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La cpnclusión de la saga, que ata todos los cabos sueltos en una narrativa excepcional.
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Bálint Mosóczi
5.0 out of 5 stars The book is great, but it's ironic how amazon can't deliver books undamaged anymore...
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Phil Pullman is an amazing author, and all the books we've read from him were great. However it's ironic how amazon (a former online bookstore) can't deliver books undamaged anymore. Such a shame. At least on this book the damage would be similar with everyday wear and tear, but recently I received books half-torn etc. Non of the books were in pristine conditions in the past two years. Please fix your book deliveries...
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Phil Pullman is an amazing author, and all the books we've read from him were great. However it's ironic how amazon (a former online bookstore) can't deliver books undamaged anymore. Such a shame. At least on this book the damage would be similar with everyday wear and tear, but recently I received books half-torn etc. Non of the books were in pristine conditions in the past two years. Please fix your book deliveries...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
Reviewed in Spain on 12 August 2023
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I have looking for a long time after the Philipe Pullman audiobook, His Dark Materials. I found this one one a bargain and I just bought it. There are 12 CD for the third book, The Amber Glass, and I will look for the other 2 books too. The audio is great, I just love the book and the audio. Phillip Pullman is one of my favourite writers!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
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5.0 out of 5 stars Big ideas distinguish the conclusion of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy
Reviewed in the United States on 8 March 2020
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Volume three of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, "The Amber Spyglass" begins with Lyra Silvertongue simultaneously at the mercy and in the care of her mother, Mrs. Coulter, who is in turmoil, as she recognizes the love she feels for her daughter is in direct conflict with everything for which she has ever plotted and schemed. Meanwhile, Will Parry, newly devastated by the death of his father, searches for her.

The story that follows finds the two of them reunited, but pursued by malevolence in an increasingly chaotic universe, as the veils between the worlds grows thinner, and a war between Lord Asriel's upstart army and the forces of The Authority itself begins to grow. Lyra and Will will travel to the land of the dead, learn what it is like to live without their daemons, and fundamentally change the forces underpinning all of creation.

There are big ideas within "The Amber Spyglass", taking the story of "His Dark Materials" into realms beyond that of young adult fantasy-adventure. The author takes on the cruelties and tyranny of organized religion, lifts up compassion as the highest of virtues, and ultimately imagines a universe in which there is no Kingdom of Heaven, but instead a Republic. All of the elements that have made the prior books so successful remain - fast-paced adventure, sympathetic characters, and richly-imagined worlds - but there is a lesson here, too, on individual morality, our duty to one another, and doing our best to make things better, no matter who, or where, we are.
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