Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted underworld—Cittàgazze, where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. But she is not without allies: 12-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another’s, has also stumbled into this strange new realm.
On a perilous journey from world to world, Lyra and Will discover an object of devastating power. And with every step, they move closer to an even greater threat—and the shattering truth of their own destiny.
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The Subtle Knife by Phillip Pullman is the sequel to The Golden Compass, and for the most part, it lived up to it's predecessor. The writing style did not seem to change at all in this sequel, which is good, don't get me wrong, It's annoying when the writer changes between books. I did feel like the character depth did drop off slightly, but that may be because it is a few hundred pages short of the first installment. A new character, Will, is introduced to the story at the very beginning, and I think he is brilliantly designed and well thought-out. His life story is complex and interesting. However, I do think that some of Lyra's presence in the first book is lost, perhaps because one does not quite notice a characters brilliance when next to another just as interesting. I do think the plot of this book is just as if not more interesting than the first, many strings that were left un-tied at the end of the Golden Compass were knotted firmly in this sequel. Over all, a great addition to fantastical literature, but not quite as great as it's ancestor.
ReplyDeleteI've only read the first one, but I am think about reading the rest, are they similar, and would you recommend this book?
ReplyDeleteI have just started reading this book and the world building is very interesting, having the characters in another world more similar to our own is fascinating, and everything is just done very well with the setting. Lyra has also developed a lot as a character.
ReplyDeletethis Book has a lot of the same feel as the first, but it does some things much better, like the characters, in the first book, the only well developed character was lyra, this has greatly improved in this new book.
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