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Fantasy1997

The Subtle Knife

by Philip Pullman

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The second instalment in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, join Lyra as her terrifying journey continues.-----She had asked: What is he? A friend or an enemy?The alethiometer answered: He is a murderer.When she saw the answer, she relaxed at once.Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld – Cittàgazze, where soul-eating Spectres 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 even greater threat – and the shattering truth of their own destiny.

Publisher
RHCP Digital
Genres
Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Childrens, Adventure

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