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His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) | 
| Author: Philip Pullman
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Category: Book
List Price: $22.50
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Rating:  1070 reviews
Sales Rank: 277
Format: Box Set
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
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
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Boxed set as pictured. All 3 books are gently read. First two books have creased spines. All 3 are clean and tight. (Not a remainder) Ships to you with free delivery confirmation.
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
In the epic trilogy His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman unlocks the door to worlds parallel to our own. Daemons and winged creatures live side by side with humans, and a mysterious entity called Dust just might have the power to unite the universes--if it isn't destroyed first. The three books in Pullman's heroic fantasy series, published as mass-market paperbacks with new covers, are united here in one boxed set that includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. Join Lyra, Pantalaimon, Will, and the rest as they embark on the most breathtaking, heartbreaking adventure of their lives. The fate of the universe is in their hands. (Ages 13 and older)
Book Description
Now, for the first time, the HIS DARK MATERIALS Trilogy is available in a trade paperback edition. All three books in the His Dark Materials trilogy-- THE GOLDEN COMPASS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE, and THE AMBER SPYGLASS--are available in a new complete boxed set featuring the trade paperbacks. New material is available in all three books: The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife feature black-and-white chapter-opening art by Philip Pullman himself; The Amber Spyglass features chapter-opening quotes from the likes of Milton, Donne, Blake, Byron and the Bible, which did not appear in hardcover.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 420 more reviews...
Pullman package July 13, 2008
John Jakes (South Carolina + Florida)
Volume 2 of this handsome trilogy package from Knopf came with many of
the later pages improperly bound, with portions of each sentence cut off
in the gutter. Someone in Knopf quality control wasn't paying attention.
I bought the Pullman trilogy for my wife as a gift, and it came shrink-
sealed, so the problem originated with the publisher, not Amazon.
 Not an antitheistic book at all, but one that opens the mind to all the glorious wonders of our universe July 5, 2008
j . p . f (San Francisco, CA United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've read a number of one-star reviews that compel me to write a review myself. What I think is disturbing is the lack of recognition of the spirituality in Phillip Pullman's writing that reviewers seem to have. This book is not a testament of atheism. On the contrary. There is a VAST difference between spirituality and religiosity. I think Pullman attempts to make these differences more stark in his story-telling.
That does not make one an atheist.
Like the characters in the book we are invited to look beyond our own limited vision of our world and our concepts of what we believe God to embody. Pullman is not out to destroy God, rather he is out to destroy the reification of spirituality. Those that criticize this series on this basis are missing the point entirely. I suggest you go back and re-read with an OPEN mind.
For those who have not read it, it's an enjoyable series that at times can drag a little bit in plot and have seemingly point-less diversions. The arc of the story is not limited to one book but rather all three. See it through and you will understand. Read with an open-mind...because when it comes down to it there is no other way to be.
Very Excellent Work... July 2, 2008
David E. Taylor (Mount Holly, NJ USA)
I greatly enjoyed this trilogy, and would definitely recommend it to other readers. It does have some complicated themes however, so I would probably lean towards 14 and up for the readers age.
One note, the second book had two pages that were narrower then the rest, and error that obviously occurred in manufacturing, fortunately, the text on the pages is complete. Otherwise a very nice package.
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