The Subtle Knife

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As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife. She had asked: What is he? A friend or an enemy? The alethiometer answered: He is a murderer. When she saw the answer, she relaxed at once. Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld – Cittàgazze, where soul-eating Spectres stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. But she is not without allies: twelve-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another's, has also stumbled into this strange new realm. On a perilous journey from world to world, Lyra and Will uncover a deadly secret: an object of extraordinary and devastating power. And with every step, they move closer to an even greater threat – and the shattering truth of their own destiny.

First Sentence

Will tugged at his mother's hand and said, "Come on, come on..." But his mother hung back.

Description

As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.

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• His Dark Materials

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Other Editions

• The Subtle KnifeAlfred A. Knopf1997-01-01
• The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2)Mass Market PaperbackDel Rey1998-03-28
• La DagaHardoverCírculo de Lectores, S.A.1999-01-01
• The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2)PaperbackDel Rey1999-10-01
• The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials)Scholastic Point2000-11-17
• Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials)Library BindingTandem Library2001-05-01