His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2)

His Dark Materials, Book 2

By: Philip Pullman

Narrated by: Philip Pullman, full cast

Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Coming soon! A new HBO series, His Dark Materials, based on Pullman’s books.

The spellbinding sequel to The Golden Compass, the modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and Newsweek hailed as a "Top 100 Book of All Time", continues the epic adventure, catapulting listeners between worlds and toward a devastating discovery.

Lost in a new world, Lyra finds Will - a boy on the run, a murderer - a worthy and welcome ally. For this is a world where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and witches share the skies with troops of angels.

Each is searching - Lyra for the meaning of Dark Matter, Will for his missing father - but what they find instead is a deadly secret, a knife of untold power. And neither Lyra nor Will suspects how tightly their lives, their loves, their destinies are bound together...until they are split apart.

A number one New York Times best seller.

Published in 40 countries.

“Just as quick-moving and unputdownable as The Golden Compass.... The mysteries deepen and the wonders grow even more extravagant.” (The Washington Post)

“Pullman’s imagination soars.... A literary rollercoaster ride you won’t want to miss.” (The Boston Globe)

“The story gallops with ferocious momentum.... Devilishly inventive.” (The New York Times Book Review)

Listen to the rest of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series.

©1997 Philip Pullman

Critic reviews

"The superb production of this fascinating fantasy epic makes it a heart-thumping listening adventure." (AudioFile)

"More than fulfilling the promise of The Golden Compass, this second volume starts off at a heart-thumping pace and never slows down." (Publishers Weekly)

"A resoundingly successful sequel." (Booklist)

A mixed quality production of a solid, albeit exposition heavy sequel

The second book in the series relies a bit too heavily on exposition for my tastes, but it moves the story along well enough. I find it odd how quickly people accept things that should shatter their conceptions of the nature of reality, but it is genre fiction. I guess that comes with the territory.

The music on the chapter breaks is god awful. I like atonality, but this is downright arbitrary.

awesome

these multi cast recordings are the definitive way to enjoy this tale. I listen to these over and over

This is a great book!

I was reading this at first for school but now that I’ve gotten into it its GREAT

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wonderfully performed!

this is my second time through this series! I read it the first time, and was very pleased that this audio series is performed by a full cast! nicely done!

Quick and enjoyable story

Good sequel to the Golden compass. The reading is made more enjoyable by having a cast of readers to personalize each character.

Great story

The first book is narrated slowly but very interesting. The second book has a much better pace and the story is every bit as enthralling as book 1.

Great narration to a great story

This is a fun series to listen to and watch. I only wish they didn’t yell or get loud bursts especially when I’m listening to this as I fall asleep

I've long loved this series

I purchased this long ago for a road trip with my then middle-school aged sons. I re-listened in anticipation for the HBO series based on the book. The Subtle Knife is a fabulous middle story, introducing a key character to Lyra's adventure as well as building the world and the stakes for everyone involved. I wish the final book was as good as the first two.

interesting, I wonder what happens last

watched three movie, and the 2 seasons on HBO. thought I'd give the books a try. I like it. it's still got a lot of WTF moments. I would not understand the direction things were going and assumed wrongly more than once.
good story, keeps you interested. explains things I didn't understand clearly in the tv show. that's always welcome. I recommend the series.
now on to last book in trilogy. without a clue as to what's actually going to happen. lots I'm looking forward to getting to the bottom of.