Synopsis
Lyra and Will find themselves at the center of a battle between the forces of the Authority and those gathered by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2004-09-30 | | Series: | Pullman, Philip, His Dark Materials (New York, N.Y.), Books 3. | | Edition Description: | Unabridged |
| Size | | Height: | 4.5 in | | Width: | 4.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 0.8 oz |
Publisher's Note
In this conclusion to the fantasy trilogy begun by The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife, Lyra encounters a host of new characters like Gallivespian Lord Roke, a hand-high spymaster to Lord Asriel, and the Mulefa, which are mysterious wheeled creatures with the power to see Dust--and its secrets. Read by the author and a full cast.
Industry Reviews
"Pullman's intellectual imagination has scope for inventions that can match his ambitious themes, but such freedom overrides the constraints of plot and characterization necessary to a credible and satisfying dramatic shape."
New York Times Book Review - Brian Alderson (11/19/2000)
"THE AMBER SPYGLASS is vast and engrossing, though likely a little too challenging for younger readers or those lacking a certain intellectual sophistication."
January Magazine - Monica Stark
Fans who endured the three-year-wait . . . will be rewarded once more by powerful writing, vivid description, and realistic action. This 500-pager is packed with the struggles between good and evil, realizations both true and painful, and an almost-tangible sense of otherworldliness. Its myriad twisting and intertwining plots and its emotional roller coaster make it an exhausting yet exhilarating read. . . . Almost-13-year-old Lyra should not necessarily set the readership age. Some disturbing images and mature themes may make this book more appropriate for older readers. <BR>Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Christian Science Monitor - Karen Carden (10/24/2000)
The question of God's existence, the problem of death, the power of the imagination--all these meet in Pullman's long-awaited conclusion. . . . [In the first two books], Pullman set up an argument between the old orders of faith and the new republicanism and scientism of the Enlightenment, an argument which was . . . utterly gripping. . . . It was pretty heady stuff, and rumors circulated that Pullman was paralyzed with writer's block. . . . In fact, there was no way he could satisfactorily conclude what he had undertaken, as the amazing, admirable, and disappointing The Amber Spyglass testifies. . . . I am willing to follow Pullman a long way . . . in his argument against our theological inheritance. . . . But to seize Heaven on the ground that it straightjackets desire, what a bore! . . . But we might remember that . . . blasphemy is often the handmaiden of awe. This fantasy series is worth a read. <BR>Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Commonweal - Daria Donnelly (11/17/2000)
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