The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3)

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Philip Pullman: The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3) (Paperback, 2001, Del Rey)

Mass Market Paperback, 480 pages

English language

Published Oct. 2, 2001 by Del Rey.

ISBN:
978-0-345-41337-6
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OCLC Number:
48087114

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Lyra and Will find themselves at the center of a battle between the forces of the Authority and those gathered by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel.

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reviewed The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials, #3)

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Third book in the series. Still an amazing world - or should I say 'still amazing worlds'?
Mr Pullman did his best to create a fantastic set and I enjoyed most of it.

Most? (No spoilers but my own opinion follows, proceed at your own peril.)

Yes... the end of this one felt a bit 'forced', as if this book was more a battle of willpower than a bout of inspiration. Maybe I'm totally wrong but there you have it. My view.

Still kudos to the author for pulling off such an epic fantasy story.

reviewed The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3) by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials (3))

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While reading this it felt like the author had decided on an ending to the series after the second book and then tried to make everything that previously happened work in the context of the new direction.

The story felt forced and the character development of Lyra felt like it come from an unintentionally sexist place. The story was going from point to point and the reasoning for the story progressing that way wasn’t strong enough for me.

2.5 stars.

Subjects

  • Action & Adventure - General
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
  • Fiction / Fantasy / General
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Fantasy
  • Fantasy
  • Fiction
  • Kidnapping
  • Missing persons
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)