By Phillip Pullman
A good follow up to The Golden Compas.
The story branches out a lot. The GC only followed Lyra and her adventures. The Subtle Knife follows Lyra, the witch Serafina Pecola and the aeronaut Lee Scoresby.
The plot is a little heavy handed at times with the alethiomieter dropping very pointed hints to Lyra as to what she do next. The scene were Will meets his father is also very forced. I'm not even sure it was necessary.
Lee Scoresby's death was a good twist on a trope. Scoresby was carrying a magic flower that when he used it in a time of need, it would summon Serafina. Scoresby uses it too late and dies anyways. In the progress he lures Serafina into a trap.
A good follow up to The Golden Compas.
The story branches out a lot. The GC only followed Lyra and her adventures. The Subtle Knife follows Lyra, the witch Serafina Pecola and the aeronaut Lee Scoresby.
The plot is a little heavy handed at times with the alethiomieter dropping very pointed hints to Lyra as to what she do next. The scene were Will meets his father is also very forced. I'm not even sure it was necessary.
Lee Scoresby's death was a good twist on a trope. Scoresby was carrying a magic flower that when he used it in a time of need, it would summon Serafina. Scoresby uses it too late and dies anyways. In the progress he lures Serafina into a trap.
