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His Dark Materials Hardcover Boxed Set (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)

Customer Rating:

10 out of 10

7 total reviews

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Product Description
His Dark Materials, the wildly popular, bestselling young adult fantasy trilogy by Philip Pullman is available in a hardcover boxed set. Following the adventures of the spirited Lyra Belacqua as she seeks out dangerous mysteries that threaten to destroy her world and others, the three novels include THE GOLDEN COMPASS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE, and THE AMBER SPYGLASS. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.

Product Details

Author: Philip Pullman|Nicholas Wright

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 9780375842382

SKU: 10713528

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10 out of 10

Very Much Worth Reading (booklover2008, Austin, TX, 2008-01-09)

A family member purchased these beautiful editions from Overstock because the price for the hardbacks are the same as soft-cover books at local bookstores. I am so glad he did! I look forward to sharing this rich and thoughtful series with my own children. Far too complex to narrow into a few themes, the stories of the Golden Compass takes the reader into a wonderful fantasy world where children are the hero and heroine. Lyra and Will are multi-dimensional and truly grow throughout the series. It is a coming-of-age story with unique thoughts about religion, science and free-will. What makes The Golden Compass and its' companions worth reading is the lack of black and white and good versus evil allowing the reader to make his/her own decisions about the themes. I highly recommend these books for any young adult who is curious about the universe and able to handle a world view that may be different from his/her own.

10 out of 10

Great series (Shannon127, Harrisburg, PA, 2008-01-15)

This set of books has done what Harry Potter could not, they peeked my 13 year old son's interests in reading. He read the first book last fall in anticipation of the movie. He never read for enjoyment until this book. But after only a chapter of two, I had to tell him to put the book down and go to bed. I don't care what anyone has to say about the politics or religion of the author. Any book that can get my ADHD child to concentrate long enough to read 30-40 pages a day, has my vote. This is why I bought him the hardcover set for Christmas. Since then he is nearly finished the Subtle Knife. Great job and a great series.

10 out of 10

Great Deal (Meowhouse, Playa del Rey, 2008-05-09)

I received this beautiful set two days after placing my order--paying less than $1 for shipping! These have the original covers--the only movie tie-in is a small gold medallion on each cover promoting the movie (don't try to remove it like I did, as I sadly made a small tear in doing so) AND the set includes a standalone map of Lyra's Oxford. The books themselves are the best things I've read in the past decade. I bought the set so I could reread them and admire them on my bookshelf.

10 out of 10

His Dark Materials Hardcover Boxed Set (DJL26, Brooklyn,New York, 2008-01-09)

I always enjoy buying from overstocked because the prices are always better then most other places and the products are always of the best quality. These books are no exception. The price was excellent for the complete set of three and the books were beautiful. I will buy more books in the future and advise others to do the same. The books were excellent reading.