The Amber Spy Glass (The Golden Compass)

*****Just announced!THE BOOK OF DUSTthe long-awaited new work from Philip Pullman set in the world of His Dark Materials will be published as a work in three parts with the first volume to arrive in October 2017! *****The unforgettable His Dark Materials trilogy that began with The Golden Compassthe modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an All-Time Greatest Novel and Newsweek hailed as a Top 100 Book of All Timeand continued with The Subtle Knife reaches its astonishing conclusion in The Amber Spyglass.Throughout the worlds the forces of both heaven and hell are mustering to take part in Lord Asriel''s audacious rebellion. Each player in this epic drama has a role to playand a sacrifice to make. Witches angels spies assassins tempters and pretenders no one will remain unscathed.Lyra and Will have the most dangerous task of all. They must journey to a gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone and from which there is no escape.As war rages and Dust drains from the sky the fate of the livingand the deadcomes to depend on Lyra and Will. On the choices they make in love and for love forevermore.A #1 New York TimesBestsellerWinner of the Whitbread AwardWinner of the British Book Award (Children''s)Published in 40 CountriesMasterful.... This title confirms Pullman''s inclusion in the company of C.S. Lewis and Tolkien. Smithsonian MagazinePullman has created the last great fantasy masterpiece of the twentieth century. An astounding achievement. The Cincinnati EnquirerWar politics magic science individual lives and cosmic destinies are all here . . . shaped and assembled into a narrative of tremendous pace by a man with a generous precise intelligence. I am completely enchanted. The New York Times Book ReviewBreathtaking adventure . . . a terrific story eloquently told. The Boston Globe