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The Subtle Knife Graphic Novel (His Dark Materials Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Philip Pullman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 127 ratings
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This graphic novel adaptation of The Subtle Knife is a great entry for readers new to His Dark Materials and an exciting new look at the classic for existing Pullman fans.

Philip Pullman's world is brought to visual life in The Subtle Knife Graphic Novel, a companion to the successful The Golden Compass Graphic Novel. The stunning full-color art will offer both new and returning readers a chance to experience the story of Lyra, an ordinary girl with an extraordinary role to play in the fates of multiple worlds, in an entirely new way.

In The Subtle Knife, Lyra meets 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 angels.

Each is searching--Lyra for the meaning of Dark Matter, Will for his missing father--but what they find instead is a deadly secret, a knife of untold power. And neither Lyra nor Will suspects how tightly their lives, their loves, their destinies are bound together...until they are split apart.
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    10 years and up
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    His Dark Materials
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    272 pages
  4. Language
    English
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    Knopf Books for Young Readers
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    February 22, 2022
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Gr 5 Up—Lyra finds a new companion in this beautifully adapted version of Pullman's The Subtle Knife. Will Parry is a hopeful kid from our world with a missing father and an unwell mother. He accidentally slips into a parallel world through a cut in the fabric of the universe and meets Lyra, sealing their fates. Will takes Lyra and Pantalaimon, her dæmons, back home to Oxford, where they seek information regarding Will's father and Lyra continues her search for Dust. Lyra meets an Oxford professor studying dark matter, which they determine is the same thing as the Dust of her world. Back in Lyra's world, Lee Scoresby tracks down Stanislaus Grumman for details on a weapon that could save her. Serafina Pekkala, the witch, seeks to protect Lyra and soon finds that Will needs her help, too. When the boy comes in possession of a knife that can slice through anything, people in multiple dimensions want to see him destroyed. Gilbert uses Clément Oubrerie's character designs from the previous volume (Lyra's hair remains delightfully disheveled) but brings his own style to the extra fantastical worlds of the witches and angels. His faces for the dæmons are particularly expressive. It's no small feat to take a story as dense as this one and render it into a graphic novel, but fans of the series will be rewarded with lovingly depicted characters, vivid illustrations, and thrilling adventure. VERDICT A worthy addition to the series, brought to life with stunning art.—Gretchen Hardin

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"It’s no small feat to take a story as dense as this one and render it into a graphic novel, but fans of the series will be rewarded with lovingly depicted characters, vivid illustrations, and thrilling adventure. A worthy addition to the series, brought to life with stunning art." —SLJ

"In this graphic adaptation of Pullman’s classic, Will, a boy from our world in search of his father, stumbles upon a window into another world. There, he meets Lyra and her dæmon, Pantalaimon, who have traveled from their own world, leaving behind both allies and enemies, in search of answers about the ineffable Dust. The art shines when depicting the fantastical worlds the characters inhabit, including sweeping landscapes and cityscapes." —Kirkus Reviews

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B097ZCSS2K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf Books for Young Readers (February 22, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 22, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 147405 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
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    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 127 ratings

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PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass), which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly. He has also won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal for The Golden Compass (and the reader-voted "Carnegie of Carnegies" for the best children's book of the past seventy years); the Whitbread (now Costa) Award for The Amber Spyglass; a Booker Prize long-list nomination (The Amber Spyglass); Parents' Choice Gold Awards (The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass); and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, in honor of his body of work. In 2004, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

It has recently been announced that The Book of Dust, the much anticipated new book from Mr. Pullman, also set in the world of His Dark Materials, will be published as a major work in three parts, with the first part to arrive in October 2017.

Philip Pullman is the author of many other much-lauded novels. Other volumes related to His Dark Materials: Lyra’s Oxford, Once Upon a Time in the North, and The Collectors. For younger readers: I Was a Rat!; Count Karlstein; Two Crafty Criminals; Spring-Heeled Jack, and The Scarecrow and His Servant. For older readers: the Sally Lockhart quartet: The Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well, and The Tin Princess; The White Mercedes; and The Broken Bridge.

Philip Pullman lives in Oxford, England. To learn more, please visit philip-pullman.com and hisdarkmaterials.com. Or follow him on Twitter at @PhilipPullman.

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His Dark Materials Trilogy: "Northern Lights", "Subtle Knife", "Amber Spyglass" (ISBN: 978 1407 10942 8) is the volume you're looking for. It is the most recent UK edition bound together in paperback with a beautiful cover of a leopard as shown on Scholastic's UK site & now in the customer images of Amazon's site listing. It can take time to get, as many places have it backordered, but it is well worth the wait.If you even slightly enjoyed the movie, you'll love reading the series!
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f_train
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a page turner!
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2009
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My friend let me borrow The Golden Compass but didn't have the other two in the trilogy when I was dying to read it. I finally caved and bought the trilogy because I couldn't wait any longer! Unlike some authors who write sequels and 3rd, 4th, or 5th books just because they're trying to ride out their fame with their first novel, Pullman definitely delivers with all three of the books. They are all beautifully written and incredibly engaging, for both children and adults. At first I felt embarrassed to read a children's novel, but after a chapter or so, I quickly discovered that the book had universal appeal. Pullman has such a wonderful imagination and manages to surprise you all the time throughout the three novels. The characters were infuriating at times, but I quickly reminded myself that he was writing about pre-teens so that explained the juvenile personalities who sometimes acted like mature adults. The trilogy was about loss, friendship, respect, love, betrayal, faith, etc.

Many critics of this book argue that it's deeply anti-Christian. I disagree. I think the book was simply extolling the importance of independent thinking. It was a story plot that taught that we are capable of good even without being religious, and that destinies don't exist because we can make our own futures. It was an uplifting, imaginative story. For children, the story on the surface will be fun enough. For adults, it's definitely interesting to be able to read between the lines and see a deeper meaning to the story than what one might read into it at first.
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Eric T.
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2022
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Ahhhh! I LOVED THIS BOOK! I’d already bought the previous book in the series (The Golden Compass) and absolutely loved it so you can imagine my excitement when I found there was a second book! This book was equally as fantastical and mysteriously enticing as the last one! Both the illustrations and writing were top notch! Highly recommend!
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Sara
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2011
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I saw the Golden Compass movie first and was curious about the book. I haven't finished it yet but so far it's great! Different than the movie but just as interesting.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you're looking for the original un-edited version of this series
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2009
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His Dark Materials Trilogy: "Northern Lights", "Subtle Knife", "Amber Spyglass" (ISBN: 978 1407 10942 8) is the volume you're looking for. It is the most recent UK edition bound together in paperback with a beautiful cover of a leopard as shown on Scholastic's UK site & now in the customer images of Amazon's site listing. It can take time to get, as many places have it backordered, but it is well worth the wait.

If you even slightly enjoyed the movie, you'll love reading the series!
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you're looking for the original un-edited version of this series
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2009
His Dark Materials Trilogy: "Northern Lights", "Subtle Knife", "Amber Spyglass" (ISBN: 978 1407 10942 8) is the volume you're looking for. It is the most recent UK edition bound together in paperback with a beautiful cover of a leopard as shown on Scholastic's UK site & now in the customer images of Amazon's site listing. It can take time to get, as many places have it backordered, but it is well worth the wait.

If you even slightly enjoyed the movie, you'll love reading the series!
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Richard L. Boese
5.0 out of 5 stars Over 1000 pages and couldn't put it down
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2009
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I had watched the Blu-ray version of The Golden Compass and liked it a lot. That prompted me to buy the original books, especially since the second and third books were not going to be made into movies. I certainly wasn't disappointed! As I said in the title, I had a hard time putting it down even though the three novels in this omnibus edition were over 1000 pages long.
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Jennifer Landry
5.0 out of 5 stars His Dark Materials
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2010
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This trilogy is fabulous! I would recommend it to anyone who wants a fantasy (timely messages) with which to spend some time. It would be ideal summer reading for the strong-reader ten to twelve year-olds, and great for adults, but even a ten-year old would have to have a pretty sophisticated mentality. I loved it.
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S. Mahaffey
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2022
Will Parry, a twelve year old boy tries to keep his mentally unstable mother from two men who come and harass her about information on her husband who traveled to the artic but has disappeared. Will ends up fleeing when he accidentally kills one of the thieves that came. He runs into a door that has him in another world. In this world, He meets Lyra with her daemon in this alternative world. Will finds refuge and Lyra is looking for answers about the Dust. Will she find her answers? Will is willing to help her find the answers. Many of Lycra’s friends are looking for her as they wish to help her. This is just a brief introduction to this book. There is so much more to the story.

This is the second book in the author’s series “His Dark Material.s” I enjoyed reading this graphic novel with beautifully illustrated pictures perfect for this novel. The action and adventure of Will and Lyra held my attention especially with the twists and turns in the story. It’s a fantastic read!

Disclaimer: I received an arc from the author/publisher from Netgalley. I wasn’t obligated to write a favorable review or any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens
4.0 out of 5 stars great except for amber spyglass
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2010
Had picked up a paperback from Walmart when the movie was releasing. never touched it beyond the first 100 or so pages .... until last week. every book has an agenda. those who refuse to believe in it are either liars or idiots. the difference in Pullman's is that he has something against a very pervasive concept, namely, the religion of Christianity. The first 2 volumes are really very good. The part about the mulefa or whatever was really stretched beyond imagination. only in the negative sense. i fell asleep every night when I got to that part (i cannot afford more than a couple of hrs everyday) when he was in the mulefa world. the character building for Marisa, Asriel, Metatron etc were in my opinion very weak (even if this was intentional, I don't see the point of it). In comparison, even the gyptian characters were better. Gomez was a joke. That event with the tualapa or whatever and his night visit are a waste of the reader's time. Mary Malone, apart from doing the 'tempting' very well, didn't do much and i am angry that I have wasted so much time in that world that I cannot get back. Still, 4 stars because the first 2 volumes are excellent.
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みっち徒然
4.0 out of 5 stars かなり文字数多めの英語コミック版、でも原作小説を読むよりはずっと楽です
Reviewed in Japan on September 2, 2022
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これはフィリップ・プルマン「黄金の羅針盤」シリーズの第2巻「神秘の短剣」のコミック版です。
フランスで最初に3分冊で出版されました。これはそれを1つにまとめ、英語訳したものです。
コミックですから、気楽に読めると思います。ふつうのコミックよりはテキスト量が多めで、それが「グラフィック・ノベル 絵付き小説」と呼んでいる理由でしょうか。
原作の雰囲気は十分味わえます、愉しいです。BBCがすでにTVドラマシリーズでシーズン2「神秘の短剣」を放映しており、それがBlu-rayになっています。それと比較してみると興味津々です。やはりメディアの違いから、描写が全然変わってきています。全体としての印象ですが、少し後半紙数が足りなくなった感があります。予定が変わったのでしょうか、あるいは前半中盤で盛り上がりすぎたのか。いずれにせよ、ラストは相当忙しくなり、深い感興に欠けるきらいがあります。リー・スコーズビーの英雄的なラストもあっさりしています。これでも前作コミック版の「黄金の羅針盤」の224ページに比べると、272ページとだいぶ増えているのですが。
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Kerstin Roush
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
Reviewed in Germany on December 27, 2013
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One of my favorite books. A must read! If you liked "Narnia" you will like this one, too! Really good.
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Heliotrope Sunrise
5.0 out of 5 stars Monster sized book, suitable for aspiring pagemasters, druids and giants
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2012
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I'll not rehash over the story, it's fantastic and I strongly recommend any one who likes young adult fantasy books to leap on this. I can guarantee you won't be bored, and it's not one of those books we all know too well that is basically someone else's story retold. I first read this in those blurry days after Harry Potter when I was trying to find another series of young adult/magic books to get into. Whilst the 2 books are nothing similar, I still am glad I read this in the aftermath.

That aside, what I am writing this review for is to communicate how large this edition of the book is. I brought this for a friend for her birthday, and it heralded its arrival with a booming at the door and a postman bundling this large box into my arms. Opening it, I discovered a book of epic proportions, the cat's face on the front is practically life-sized! It wouldn't have put me off buying it per say, but it's a hell of book. If like me, you enjoy reading out and about then this is not the edition for you. Yet on the other hand, it does make me feel like the pagemaster pursing through this tome.... Decisions, decisions!
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claire bradleigh
5.0 out of 5 stars Five stars is not enough!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2011
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When I reached the end of this trilogy I almost grieved at the thought it had finished. I feel like no other book will ever grip me and draw me into another world as this one has.

I found the books exciting, moving and enthralling. The descriptions of all the other worlds make me feel as if I am actually there. I love the strength of the characters, the richness of the plot and the way it leaves me thinking over every part of the story for hours afterwards.

I initially borrowed the books individually from a friend. By the time I had reached the end of the second book I knew I would want to re-read them over and over again, which is why I chose this specific product as I wanted them all in one book so that I could carry it with me easily on my travels.

Best book I've ever read. I reached the end of it longing for a deamon of my own!
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G. Brooks
4.0 out of 5 stars Read the book before you see the film
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2011
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I made the mistake of seeing the film before reading the book.

This places pre conceived ideas about characters into your mind. A shame because it is a great read, even if you are NOT a teenager.

I dare you not to love Polar bears even more having read this book!
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