His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife

"My hands shook, turning the pages." The
Times
"Only Rankin can light and photograph faces with
such intensity and drama. I'm delighted with this vision of my
story." Philip Pullman

The second volume in the ground-breaking His Dark Materials
trilogy, now with a breath-taking new cover
creatively directed and photographed by the legendary Rankin.

"What is he? A friend, or an enemy?"

"He is a murderer."

Will has just killed a man. He's on the run.

His escape will take him far beyond his own world, to the eerie
disquiet of a deserted city, and to a girl, Lyra. Her fate is strangely
linked to his own, and together they must find the most
powerful weapon in all the worlds...

• Rankin’s lens has exquisitely captured the bond between
  character and daemon; the soul of the stories

• The His Dark Materials trilogy is award-winning, internationally
  bestselling and a modern classic.

• Now a major BBC/HBO television series, with an all-star cast
  of Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy, Anne-Marie Duff and Lin-Manuel Miranda

Summary

The second volume in Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALStrilogy, in a stunning gift edition, to publish alongside themajor HBO/BBC TV series in autumn 2019.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Pullman
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 16
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.09.2021
• EAN: 9780702311420
• ISBN: 978-0-7023-1142-0
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 195 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 330 g
• Series: His Dark Materials; His Dark Materials (englisch)
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; Fiction > Suspense; Fantasy, Adventure, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem, FICTION / Coming of Age, RELIGION / General, FICTION / Literary, Oxfordshire, SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational, FICTION / Fantasy / General, HISTORY / Military / General, FICTION / Occult & Supernatural, FICTION / Science Fiction / Steampunk, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Genres / Drama, Religion: general, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Warfare and defence, Science fiction: steampunk, Arctic regions, Television: styles and genres, Interest age: from c 17 years, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, FICTION / Horror / General