Philip Pullman

"What is he? A friend, or an enemy?" "He is a murderer." Will has just killed a man. He's on the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world, to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city, and to a girl, Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his own, and together they must find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds... The second volume in Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy. First published in 1995, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, it won the UK's top awards for children's literature.

The Subtle Knife

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“And Serafina Pekkala and her twenty-one companions and Queen Ruta Skadi of Latvia prepared to fly into the new world, where no witch had ever flown before.”

Lena Feldt gasped: "She will be the mother- she will be life - mother - she will disobey she will -" Name her! You are saying everything but the most important thing! Name her!" cried Mrs Coulter. "Eve! Mother of all! Eve, again! Mother Eve!" stammered Lena Feldt, sobbing. "Ah," said Mrs Coulter. And she breathed a great sigh, as if the purpose of her life was clear to her at last.

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