The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials)

by Phillip Pullman | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 043999358x Global Overview for this book
Registered by indygo88 of Lafayette, Indiana USA on 2/2/2007
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Journal Entry 1 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Friday, February 2, 2007
"The Amber Spyglass brings the intrigue of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife to a heart-stopping end, marking the final volume of His Dark Materials as the most powerful of the trilogy.
Along with the return of Lyra, Will, Mrs. Coulter, Lord Asriel, Dr. Mary Malone, and Iorek Byrnison the armored bear, come a host of new characters: the Mulefa, mysterious wheeled creatures with the power to see Dust; Gallivespian Lord Roke, a hand-high spymaster to Lord Asriel; and Metatron, a fierce and mighty angel. So, too, come startling revelations: the painful price Lyra must pay to walk through the land of the dead, the haunting power of Dr. Malone's amber spyglass, and the names of who will live--and who will die--for love. And all the while, war rages with the Kingdom of Heaven, a brutal battle that--in its shocking outcome--will uncover the secret of Dust. Philip Pullman deftly brings the cliff-hangers and mysteries of His Dark Materials to an earthshattering conclusion--and confirms his fantasy trilogy as an undoubted and enduring classic."

Didn't have #3 yet, so was excited to find this at Goodwill!

Journal Entry 2 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Friday, November 23, 2007
Mixed feelings about this one. It felt somewhat disjointed to me & I'm not sure I understood exactly what Philip Pullman was trying to say overall. There was a lot of material in this last section of the trilogy, but I didn't feel it was pulled together very well, and it left me with a lot of unanswered questions. He was obviously trying to make a statement about religion, but I didn't come away with a sense of what exactly that statement was and to what purpose many of his characters were put in the story. The climax of the story seemed to fall about 2/3 of the way through the book, and even that wasn't much of a climax. I will say that the book did not end as predictably as I would've expected. And after finishing this trilogy, I will now miss the characters of Lyra and especially Will!

Journal Entry 3 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Sunday, March 23, 2008
Off as a RABCK. SURPRISE!!! :')

Journal Entry 4 by Czersk from Roscoe, Minnesota USA on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
THANK YOU!!! Oh my goodness, I have wanted the opportunity to finish this series from the moment I finished The Golden Compass! Thank you so much indygo88!! Unfortunately I won't be able to even touch these books until after the semester is over (reading for pleasure during the school year is completely impossible), but I tell ya, as soon as summer hits I have a date with Philip Pullman!

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