His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)

His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)
by Philip Pullman

His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)
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Author: Philip Pullman
Edition: Paperback
Format: Box set
Published: 2003-09-23
ISBN: 0440238609
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Book Reviews of His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)

Book Review: Gnostic-like fantasy underlines the evils of personal Godhood independent of His existence.
Summary: 5 Stars

The authors theistic fantasy reminds me of some of form of Gnosticism, in which the immediate God, who has the dominion over earth, is evil, and less powerful than the original creator, a Super-God. Of course in this case the "Super-God" has a pantheistic, impersonal nature, it is the dust who created the tyrannical angel who called himself "God"

The author injects a lot of supernatural in his story like "witches", "demons", "angels", "spirits". By doing that he suggests that the evil of the personal Godhood stems on the ethical, rather than just epistemological grounds. Thus even if Personal God, existed ,and every word written in the Bible were true, it wouldn't deserved to be worshiped more than any other tyrant. In fact the whole process of worshiping, that denotes a process of slave-like submission, it is unethical in its nature.

Summary of His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)

In the epic trilogy His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman unlocks the door to worlds parallel to our own. D?mons and winged creatures live side by side with humans, and a mysterious entity called Dust just might have the power to unite the universes--if it isn't destroyed first. The three books in Pullman's heroic fantasy series, published as mass-market paperbacks with new covers, are united here in one boxed set that includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. Join Lyra, Pantalaimon, Will, and the rest as they embark on the most breathtaking, heartbreaking adventure of their lives. The fate of the universe is in their hands. (Ages 13 and older)
Now, for the first time, the HIS DARK MATERIALS Trilogy is available in a trade paperback edition. All three books in the His Dark Materials trilogy-- THE GOLDEN COMPASS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE, and THE AMBER SPYGLASS--are available in a new complete boxed set featuring the trade paperbacks. New material is available in all three books: The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife feature black-and-white chapter-opening art by Philip Pullman himself; The Amber Spyglass features chapter-opening quotes from the likes of Milton, Donne, Blake, Byron and the Bible, which did not appear in hardcover.

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