of chases or violence 20% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 30% Descript. The conclusion of Pullman's trilogy is masterful, spellbinding, and unforgettable.Ĭlick here to see the rest of this reviewĬlick on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Composition of Book Descript. and perhaps settle the problems that have unsettled the multiple worlds from which Lyra, Will, and various other characters and creatures hail. And the Magisterium and Lord Asriel gather up their forces for all-out war that will decide the fate of their world. Mary Malone, the physicist and ex-nun, has stepped through a window to a world of creatures with diamond-shaped legs that travel on seed pods that roll like wheels, and gets to know their ways before meeting her destiny in Lyra's and Will's fate. The two kids are accompanied by a pair of tiny Gallivespians, who ride dragonflies and serve as spies for Lord Asriel - but no one has ever come back from the land of the dead! Meanwhile, Dr. Lyra decides she wants to travel to the land of the dead to make peace with her friend Roger, to whose death she feels she directed, and Will can finally speak to his father there. Will searches for and rescues Lyra, but accidentally shatters the subtle knife in his confrontation with Mrs. Coulter's ally, is not sure what she is up to, and sends out an assassin to kill Lyra because of the threat she poses to the world order.

We continuously go back and forth between the lives of Will and Lyra.

To begin with, this was a story that was full of twists and turns. These are two children of about 10 who are destined for great works. Coulter, who keeps her in a drugged sleep in a cave in the Himalayas (on their world). The Amber Spyglass is a fascinating fantasy of nearly 500 pages.

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