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Subtle Knife


book 1, His Dark Materials

No. of pages 368

Published: 2015

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Great for age 8-18 years

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The second volume in Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy. First published in 1997, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, it won the UK's top awards for children's literature. "What is he? A friend, or an enemy?" "He is a murderer." Will has just killed a man. He's on the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world, to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city, and to a girl, Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his own, and together they must find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds...

 

This is book 1 in His Dark Materials .

There are 368 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Scholastic .

Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. He lives in Oxford.

This book is in the following series:

His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials is a trilogy by Philip Pullman's which tells of a parallel world where people's souls have physical form in the shape of a daemon. This spellbinding adventure featuring armoured polar bears, magical devices, witches and daemons, is also a re-imagining of Milton's Paradise Lost.

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This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Long Novel category by the Children's Book Award.

American Library Association Awards
This book was recognised by the American Library Association Awards.

Parents' Choice Award
This book was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award.

Bbc Book Awards
This book was recognised in the Big Read Top 100 category by the Bbc Book Awards.

Bbc Book Awards
This book was recognised in the Big Read Top 20 category by the Bbc Book Awards.

This book features the following character:

Will Parry
This book features the character Will Parry.

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