His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2) - Philip Pullman

Second in the Dark Materials trilogy. Lyra finds herself in a haunted otherworld where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. But she and her new ally, 12-year-old Will Parry, discover an object of devastating power, and with every step they move closer to an even greater truth. \nHIS DARK MATERIALS IS NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, ANDREW SCOTT, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA! \nThe spellbinding sequel to The Golden Compass, the modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an All-Time Greatest Novel and Newsweek hailed as a Top 100 Book of All Time, continues the epic adventure, catapulting readers between worlds, and toward a devastating discovery. \n \nLost in a new world, Lyra finds Will--a boy on the run, a murderer--a worthy and welcome ally. For this is a world where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and witches share the skies with troops of angels. \n \nEach is searching--Lyra for the meaning of Dark Matter, Will for his missing father--but what they find instead is a deadly secret, a knife of untold power. And neither Lyra nor Will suspects how tightly their lives, their loves, their destinies are bound together...until they are split apart. \n \nA #1 New York Times Bestseller \nPublished in 40 Countries \n \nJust as quick-moving and unputdownable as The Golden Compass. . . . The mysteries deepen and the wonders grow even more extravagant. --The Washington Post \n \nPullman's imagination soars . . . A literary rollercoaster ride you won't want to miss.--The Boston Globe \n \n The story gallops with ferocious momentum . . . Devilishly inventive. --The New York Times Book Review \n \nDon't miss Philip Pullman's epic new trilogy set in the world of His Dark Materials! \n** THE BOOK OF DUST ** \nLa Belle Sauvage \nThe Secret Commonwealth\n