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Once Upon a Time in the North

by: Philip Pullman

Release Date April 03, 2008
I throughly enjoyed this book. I was a little disappointed that it was so short as i wanted to keep reading, hence how good it was. This was the only reason i didn't give it a 5 star.
The book was a nice addition to the dark materials series. It gave me a insight to lee scorsby the aeronaut, this was interesting and enjoyable as we dont hear so much about him in the other books.
The prensentation of the book was brillant. It has a nice cover and not only that it includes a board game which was mentioned in the book. I throughly enjoyed playing it.

Overall i would say it was a very welcome addition to his dark materails series. My next book will be lyras oxford as i am sure it will be another interesting insight into ... Read More:

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His Dark Materials Boxed set (His Dark Materials)

by: Philip Pullman

Release Date April 02, 2007
Northern Lights is brilliant in almost every respect; fast-moving, well-written, imaginative. The Subtle Knife is almost as good, but begins to be diffuse. The Amber Spyglass is, frankly, rubbish. In order to understand what is going on here, you have to have read an obscure essay by a second-rank German author (Heinrich v. Kleist) that Pullman is always going on about. By a logic that defeats me, it concludes that a re-temptation of Eve will undo the disaster that came from the first temptation. Hence Lyra (she's the new Eve, we're told) goes all tingly when she's kissed (only kissed, mind you). This saves the world (don't ask me how). Pullman's cosmogony/theology is even wackier than the Christian version to which he's so hostile. Nor does The ... Read More:

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Amber Spyglass, The (Golden Compass) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials)

by: Philip Pullman

Release Date August 06, 2007
I've just finished Philip Pullan's trilogy, His Dark Materials Series and I think it is one of the best books I've ever read. The plot is deep and dense with moral themes to it as well. I rate this book a good five stars

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Subtle Knife, The (Golden Compass) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials)

by: Philip Pullman

Release Date August 06, 2007
I've just finished Philip Pullan's trilogy, His Dark Materials Series and I think it is one of the best books I've ever read. The plot is deep and dense with moral themes to it as well. I rate this book a good five stars

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The Firework-maker's Daughter

by: Philip Pullman

Release Date November 04, 2004
I bought this Pullman book thinking it might be suitable for my 10 yr old daughter. She is doing a project on China so I thought it might bring in an interesting aspect on Chinese culture, as the main character is a Chinese girl called Lila.- Not only did the prose not live up to it's review status, I was shocked to discover that the imagery and moral values are totally unsuitable for young children.(The book has been recommended for 8 year olds and up).
Pullman's main push in his book seemed to be to subtly yet profoundly introduce the philosophies of atheism and humanism - with no hint of this on the cover.
My main concerns as a parent are;
1) The book undermines a child's confidence in his parents;"Didn't your father ... Read More:

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Lyra's Oxford

by: Philip Pullman

Release Date November 01, 2007
As someone who has recently finished reading His Dark Materials and considers it one of the best series of novels ever written, I eagerly bought both this and Once Upon A Time In The North together from Amazon and - considering them both together - I am glad I did. I love miscellanies and companion books and both of these books are both great for the serious fan, containing snippets of information deliberately out of context - the idea being to make you think and fill in the gaps with your own imagination.

But if you have only read the first book (or seen the film), I would advise buying Once Upon A Time In The North - as that is a great standalone story of reasonable length - and not this one until you have read your way to the end of ... Read More:

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The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials)

by: Philip Pullman

Release Date March 05, 2007
Although I generally enjoyed the trilogy there was a steady decline as you read each book. Whereas the first book is excellent the reader may get sidetracked by Pullman's strong atheist views which start to get on your nerves. I feel he should have concentrated more on the story rather than his viewpoint. Saying that there are some nice parts in this last book and the ending is a good one for the trilogy.

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The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials)

by: Philip Pullman

Release Date March 05, 2007
This is a brilliant book about a boy called Will who has to try and find his father, and a girl called Lyra. They both come from different worlds. Will has just murdered a man and he's on the run. He finds a window which leads to a different world where for the first time he meets Lyra. Lyra has also come from another world but not from Will's world. She has come from a world where people have deamons. Lyra and Will have to work together to find Roger, Lyra's friend, and Will's father who has mysteriously disappeared.

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Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)

by: Philip Pullman

Release Date March 05, 2007
I truly believe that in years to come, this will be regarded as one of the great children's classics, right up at the top with Alice in Wonderland.

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The Tin Princess (Sally Lockhart Quartet) (Sally Lockhart Quartet) (Sally Lockhart)

by: Philip Pullman

Release Date April 02, 2007
This is not the genre of books that I usually read but I was hooked from the first page.

The quality of Phillip Pullman's writing meant that I was instantly transported to firstly Victorian London, then Razkavia, a country that I almost feel patriotic about.

I now look forward to reading the preceeding three Sally Lockhart books.