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The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials Series #2)

By Philip Pullman
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By Philip Pullman
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Following the devastating end to The Golden Compass, Lyra presses forth on her integral quest, but this time, she's joined by a friend.

The spellbinding sequel to The Golden Compass, the modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and Newsweek hailed as a "Top 100 Book of All Time," continues the epic adventure, catapulting readers between worlds, and toward a devastating discovery.

Lost in a new world, Lyra finds Will—a boy on the run, a murderer—a worthy and welcome ally. For this is a world where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and witches share the skies with troops of angel...

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