The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials 2

The new, definitive production of The Subtle Knife. Available to pre-order now.

“She had asked: what is he? A friend or an enemy?
The alethiometer answered: he is a murderer.
When she saw the answer, she relaxed at once.”

Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld - Cittàgazze, where soul-eating Spectres stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky.

But she is not without allies: 12-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another's, has also stumbled into this strange new realm.

On a perilous journey from world to world, Lyra and Will uncover a deadly secret: an object of extraordinary and devastating power.

And with every step, they move closer to an even greater threat - and the shattering truth of their own destiny.

The second volume in Philip Pullman's globally bestselling His Dark Materials trilogy.

Also available in His Dark Materials:

Northern Lights
The Amber Spyglass, which includes a bonus conversation between Ruth Wilson and Philip Pullman.

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