The Subtle Knife

In this stunning sequel to The Golden Compass, the intrepid Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld-Cittagazze, where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. But she is not without allies: twelve-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 eveng reater threat-and the shattering truth og their own destiny.

"The story gallops with ferocious momentum [and] Pullman is devilishly inventive." -The New York Times Book review

"As rich and complex a fantasy novel as any adult reader could wish for." -San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle