{"id":1096,"date":"2016-01-25T23:01:06","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T17:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2020-04-04T19:15:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T13:45:06","slug":"book-review-the-amber-spyglass-by-philip-pullman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/book-review-the-amber-spyglass-by-philip-pullman\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Amber Spyglass<\/em>; is the final book of His Dark Materials<\/em> trilogy by Philip Pullman and the first children\u2019s book to be long listed for the Man Booker Prize. You can read the review of the first book Northern Lights\/The Golden compass<\/em>\u00a0 here<\/a><\/span> and the second book\u00a0The Subtle Knife<\/em> here<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0This review may contain spoilers as it is the third book in the series<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Amber Spyglass takes you to different worlds- the world of the dead, the world of wheeled creatures called mulefas and the worlds already described in the earlier books. It tells the story of the battle between Authority and those who believe what the Church calls \u2018sin\u2019 is perhaps just a way of life innate in human nature. The Amber Spyglass<\/em> is more emotional and less fast-paced than its predecessors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first two books were marvellous in the imaginary world that they created and is no lesser. We embark on a journey with Lyra through the world of the dead after being separated from her daemon. (Those who have read the first two books would know how heart crushing that can be). The book stirs up your courage and astonishes you with the bonds of friendships that spring up. Will wants to rescue Lyra from the forbidden lands, Lord Asriel still dreams of questioning the Authority and Mary Maloney (the serpent) tumbles onto a world of mulefas where she realizes her destiny and constructs the Amber Spyglass. Now what does the spyglass do? You have to read the book to find out.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMore new worlds in The Amber Spyglass<\/em><\/h3>\n