The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3)
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.81 (720 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0807262013 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 12 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-12-25 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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 and other familiar characters from the first two books 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. And all the while, war rages with the Kingdom of Heaven, a brutal battle that - in its shocking
Coulter is as intoxicating and fluid as ever. He must match its predecessors in terms of sheer action and originality and resolve the enigmas he already created. The boy, however, has only one goal in mind--to rescue his friend and return to her the alethiometer, an instrument that has revealed so much to her and to readers of The Golden Compass and its follow-up. Alas, they are on the verge of dying as Dust streams out of their idyllic landscape. There was the memory of the little girl Lyra, whom he had named Silvertongue, and whom he had last seen crossing the fragile snow bridge across a crevasse in his own island of Svalbard. He also offers up several additional worlds. From the very start of its very first scene, The Amber Spyglass will set hearts fluttering and minds racing. Throughout his gal
Perfect Hook for a Kid Who Hates Reading Amazon Customer Loved this whole series. Read it to my 12 year old who has always hated reading on her own, but I started reading her this series months ago and she got so absorbed (as I did, too!) we have both been dreading finishing this 3rd and final book because we've enjoyed the whole series so much! I think it might be a bit odd on its own (without reading the first 2 books) but it was all quit. Amazing series, great read for anyone deepsoul13 Amazing book series; I've been re-reading it for years. This all-in-one book makes it cheaper to buy all three books, and helps keep the Kindle more organized with fewer listings.Overall, the book is about a young girl's exploration of the world around her. First, kids in her town begin disappearing. Next, she finds herself traveling north only to discover witches and armored polar be. Amazon Customer said A must read for me! Beautiful story!. I thought this trilogy was absolutely beautiful and that the progression was true from the first to the last book. I read some reviews where people hated the third book. Did the main characters change? Certainly, but don't we all? Maybe it's because I read them all in a row immediately after one another, but I thought it all worked. Some of the transitions overall may have been a litt