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In this new prequel episode from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe, Lee Scoresby--Texan aeronaut and future friend to Lyra Belacqua--is just 24 years old, and he's recently won his hot-air balloon in a poker game. He finds himself floating North to the windswept Arctic island of Novy Odense, where he and his hare daemon Hester are quickly tangled in a deadly plot involving oil magnate Larsen Manganese, corrupt mayoral candidate Ivan Poliakov, and Lee's longtime nemesis from the Dakota Country: Pierre McConville, a hired killer with at least twenty murders to his name.
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His
Dark Materials Omnibus
FOR THE FIRST time, all three books of Philip Pullman's award-winning
His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle
Knife, and The Amber Spyglass) will be published in their
entirety in one volume. Perfect for both new and established
Pullman fans who want to read (or reread) the whole trilogy
before The Golden Compass movie debuts. |
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The
Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy is renowned
for its mystery and magic. What’s the truth behind it
all? Is the golden compass actually based in science? How
does the subtle knife cut through anything? Could there be
a bomb like the one made with Lyra’s hair? |
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