The Horn Book Magazine, September 1st, 1997
In this second book of the trilogy His Dark Materials, following The Golden Compass, the adventures of Lyra Belacqua continue, with the introduction of young Will Parry as a major protagonist. Will comes from Oxford in our world; he is anxious to find his long-lost explorer father and struggles to protect his mother and some valuable papers from sinister men in black. He accidentally kills one and escapes through a window into a city, Ci'gazze, in a middle world where he joins up with Lyra. The two become friends and allies against a bewildering conglomeration of enemies. They are pursued for ...
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