The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2)

The spellbinding sequel to The Golden Compass, the modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and Newsweek hailed as a "Top 100 Book of All Time," continues the epic adventure — catapulting readers between worlds and toward a devastating discovery. 

Lost in a new world, Lyra finds Will — a boy on the run, a murderer — a worthy and welcome ally. For this is a world where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and witches share the skies with troops of angels.

Each is searching — Lyra for the meaning of Dark Matter, Will for his missing father — but what they find instead is a deadly secret: a knife of untold power. And neither Lyra nor Will suspects how tightly their lives, their loves, and their destinies are bound together… until they are split apart.

A #1 New York Times Bestseller
Published in 40 countries

"Just as quick-moving and unputdownable as The Golden Compass… The mysteries deepen and the wonders grow even more extravagant." — The Washington Post

"Pullman’s imagination soars… A literary rollercoaster ride you won’t want to miss." — The Boston Globe

"The story gallops with ferocious momentum… Devilishly inventive." — The New York Times Book Review

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