| Title:
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THE SUBTLE KNIFE
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| Volume: |
Adult Edition |
| By: |
Philip Pullman |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0439994136 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780439994132 |
| Publisher: |
SCHOLASTIC |
| Pub. date: |
14 September, 2001 |
| Edition: |
New ed. of Adult ed. |
| Series: |
His Dark Materials S. No. 2 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
Will is on the run, and his attempts to find his father lead him to another world. where he encounters a girl called Lyra. But even in another world, Will cannot evade those who seek to destroy him, and thus his journey continues - Lyra and Wills destinies are intertwined and their quests are more closely linked than they could have ever imagined. |
| Synopsis: |
Will is on the run. He's killed a man and now he must flee Oxfordand attempt to find his father-an explorer who sought the North Pole and who never returned from his expedition. Will's search for his father leads him to another world, where he encounters a girl and her wildcat daemon...Lyra. After crossing the abyss between the worlds, Lyra finds herself thrown together with Will, in a beautiful but eerily deserted city. It is a city haunted by Spectres-soul-destro ghostly forms that prey on adults, leaving aworld dominated by orphaned children. But even in another world Will cannot evade those who seek to destroy him, and thus the journey continues-Lyra and Will's destinies are intertwined and their |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Scholastic |
| Prizes: |
Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 21 2003
Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |