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| His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 1081 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1060
Category: Book
Author: Philip Pullman
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Studio: Laurel Leaf
Manufacturer: Laurel Leaf
Label: Laurel Leaf
Format: Box Set
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 4.4 x 3.1
ISBN: 0440238609
EAN: 9780440238607
ASIN: 0440238609
Publication Date: September 23, 2003
Release Date: September 23, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Series June 13, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Not only is this a very entertaining story - it also makes you think. It's a very deep investigation into the nature of reality, presented in a very easy-to-follow manner. Excellent!
Better than Harry Potter. June 12, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I don't write a title like that lightly. I read these books when I was little, but didn't appreciate their complexity until I re-read them earlier this year. They're incredibly imagined and written, and - at least in my opinion - never predictable.
dark materials June 12, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Philip Pullman's books are great - fantastic adventure and wonderful narrative. I have read them before but am reading them again having seen the Golden Compass movie recently. The movie was great but the books are so much richer - but that always seems to be the case. Looking forward to the second movie now.
One of the best trilogies I've read in a long time June 10, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
After reading the end of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit a couple times, and all of the Chronicles of Narnia, I really needed a book that would let me escape from the only reading I had been doing which were scholarly articles on Political Science and the Environment for school. I heard about the Golden Compass due tot he movie, but had not yet seen it. So since I had a gift certificate, I figured I'd pick it up on the hope it wasn't going to be a dog.
I have to say I am a slow reader, but this book enchanted me so much I finished it in less than a week (probably would have been a day if I had the time). So I then went and got the other two books, both of which I loved and lost myself in. I do wish there was more, since the ending was, to me, sad (but it's a matter of opinion). However, I think the book puts some good thoughts on what life should be about (in a non-preachy way). I felt as though I could somehow connect with the characters and even though they were in different worlds, still understand what they were feeling. I will admit it gets a tad confusing in the third book with so many worlds being talked about, but it's so enticing I don't think it's hard to follow at all.
If you want a book to take you away into another world(s), that is full of adventure, wonderful characters, action, enchantment, and more- I'd recommend this book highly! I will always have a love for the characters Will and Lyra and it will probably stay as one of my #1 favorite trilogies for a long time.
I also can't wait until his new book "The Book of Dust" comes out!
Great Series June 9, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
These books were extremely captivating. Amazingly written. I intend to read every book that Philip Pullman has written!
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