I'm registering all my Christmas presents right now. Once I've had a chance to read them, I'll review them properly. :)

Wow, this one was kind of a bummer compared to the first book in the series. Which is not to say I don't still want the next book...

Since the characters are now in their early 20s, it's really more of an adult kind of series after all, especially judging by the unpleasant things that happen to everyone. It's still teeming with adventure, evil villains, an interesting foray into the spiritualism movement, and other interesting (and often anachronistic) period details.

I'm coming to the conclusion that it would be perfectly fine to release these all separately, except that the "Book 1," "Book 2," etc. would distress those who found themselves with a middle to late member of the series by itself. We'll see...

I'm sending this to MidwestGal, along with its predecessor.

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I'm really looking forward to this series. I love Philip Pullman and I'm sure this will be no exception. Will read in order and then release as I go. Thank you!

Well, I'm weeding out my bookshelf and I came across this series. I never got a chance to finish it. I picked it up a few times but I couldn't get in to it. A paperbackswap.com member has requested it. So it's off to them. Enjoy!!