His Dark Materials 3-Book Trade Paperback Boxed Set: The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass

Came super clean and sealed. No dents or anything thank you

I gifted the book set as a birthday gift to my 13 yr old daughter & she absolutely loved it! It’s a great adventure story & she really looks forward to read more titles by Philip Pullman! The book set arrived on time, in a neat book-set.

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This much recommended work does not disappoint. Indeed it has much to offer readers of differing ages and experiences. It is at once: a rollicking fantasy adventure, a coming of age story as well as a work of philosophy and a love story. Pullman draws on the full canon of western literature with clear inspiration being drawn from: Homer, Greek mythology, Blake and Milton as well as The Old Testament. He also weaves modern scientific themes such as multiverse theory and quantum entanglement to produce an intoxicating narrative. The compelling Northern Lights is the hook drawing the reader into a recognisable but very different world of: Oxford spires, humans with external souls, the frozen north, witches and warring bears. The reader is subsequently thrown back into reality at the beginning of The Subtle Knife, set in the council estates of a car choked contemporary Oxford, redolent of the modern Manchester of Elidor. Indeed the plot similarities with Alan Garner’s work do not end here, as the fulfilment of an ancient prophecy takes centre stage in the plot reaching its denouement in The Amber Spyglass. It is understandable that the author has received criticism for being overtly anti-Catholic. Concepts such as pre-emptive absolution, the Magisterium and lack of daemons in animals are recognizably indictments of Papal premises. However it is probably fairer to view this trilogy as a condemnation of all dogmatic religion which seeks to control and restrict the freedom of the individual. This Gift Edition comes with an insightful preface by the author and accompanying essay.

Fantastic story for young adults - and even adults themselves. This edition has zero pictures anywhere, and the pages are rather thin, but for the price (around 100PLN for the trilogy) i'm more than happy. my daughter is enthralled and so am I!

Every child who loved the Narnia books should read this. It's meat and potatoes compared to the candyfloss books out there. Satisfying and thought provoking.

This is a great edition. You can feel the quality of the pages. It came in great condition. Amazing purchase

It's Phillip Pullman, nothing else needs to be added here