The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2)

The Subtle Knife is the dazzling sequel to the Northern Lights. In this book we meet a new main character, Will. He stumbles upon a portal through to another world, where he meets Lyra and Pan, our courageous heroine from the Northern Lights, and her daemon. This book swaps between different perspectives of different characters, mostly only Will and Lyra but there a few others that have a say in this book.

Lyra journey is not at a end when Roger dies, it is truly only beginning, with its focus on a type of matter called Dust (in Lyra's world). In this book Will obtains a knife that can cut a hole into another dimension. This knife has its advantages but with it come its disadvantages., they are hunted.

Full of war, love, adventure, enemies and friends, this book is truly out of this world.

Reader reviewed by Ched28

Philip Pullman outdoes himself with The Subtle Knife. It is one of those books that definitely leaves you wanting more. You get introduced to a new character right away, a boy named Will. He's faced a lot of hardship, but he is one of those people that you love immediately. There is a lot of perspective changes in this book, but it's something that you really don't notice.

Lyra is also in this book, and she stands her ground once again as one of the youngest, yet stronger female heroine's in book history. Her journey continues, but this one is to find the meaning of Dust, and to protect the life that she has loved for so long. You get to see a lot of old faces, and new faces, as well as new worlds.

Pullman weaves an intricate story of comrades, love, hate, and adventure in the exciting second installment of His Dark Materials trilogy.

Reader reviewed by Connie



In the second book of His Dark Materials trilogy, we are introduced to Will who lives in our world. He lives with his mother (his father having disappeared on an expedition years ago) who others believe has mental issues. Will comes into posession of the Subtle Knife, which allows him to open and close "windows" to other worlds. He soon meets Lyra, and together they journey to discover more about dust. This second installment is also very entertaining and kept me hooked to the end.

Reader reviewed by carmen

Well, I wouldn't say these books have replaced any books on my shelves, but I sure hope to add them there as soon as possable!
The Subtle Knife is the second installment in Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials series. It is an excellent-No, fantastic-No! Outstanding continuation of the first book, The Golden Compass! You just can't put them down. I sure couldn't! I'm on the final book now, The Amber Spyglass, and it is awesome! Thrilling and mesmorisingly tastefull!
Blah.
Just read them,

Carmen

Reader reviewed by daisy

I loved all three books, and couldn't put them down. I read them back to back in about 1 1/2 weeks. They're well written, suspencefull, intriguing, and heartfelt. Yes I wept, and even dare to say that these have replaced harry potter on my shelves.