Saturday, May 10, 2008

His Dark Materials , Phillip Pullman


For those of you who have heard about Phillip Pullman you would probably have heard that he is an amazing author. Reading a couple of his books I thought he was a good author but maybe amazing was an exaggeration. However, after reading Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass I realised that in actual fact he was more than good.
The triolgy follows the journey of Lyra Belequa who is only a child but she has an unknown responsibility that can hange the whole world and either bring it to hope or to destruction. She gets herself caught in sticky ends but with determination and pereseverance manages to get herself out with the help of her daemon and her friends.
For those of you who love fantasy you will love this book. Maybe The Golden Compass film wasn't all that but the book that it came from is fantastic; you have to give it a go.