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The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials 3

The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials 3

From the world of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials- now a major critically acclaimed BBC 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 . . .

Reviews

  • "Gripping and extraordinary."

    Sunday Times

  • "An astonishing imaginative feat – Pullman has conjured a universe of an intensity and beauty that leave one gasping . . . for sheer inventiveness he has no equal."

    Telegraph

  • "Pullman is such an original and compelling storyteller that his books make reading an aerobic activity; they literally leave you breathless."

    Daily Mail

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About the Author

Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. Winner of many prestigious awards, including the Carnegie of Carnegies and the Whitbread Award, Pullman's epic fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials has been acclaimed as a modern classic. It has sold 17.5 million copies worldwide and been translated into 40 languages. In 2005 he was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He lives in Oxford.

Philip Pullman

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