<b>"The most magnificent fantasy series since <i>The Lord of the Rings</i>." - <i>The Oregonian</i></b><br> <b> </b><br> Throughout the worlds, the forces of both heaven and hell are mustering to take part in Lord Asriel's audacious rebellion. Each player in this epic drama has a role to play--and a sacrifice to make. Witches, angels, spies, assassins, tempters, and pretenders, no one will remain unscathed.<br> Lyra and Will have the most dangerous task of all. They must journey to a gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone and from which there is no escape.<br> As war rages and Dust drains from the sky, the fate of the living--and the dead--to depend on Lyra and Will.<br> <br> <b>A <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller</b><br> <b>A <i>Newsweek</i> Top 100 Book of All Time</b><br> <b>An <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> All-Time Greatest Novel</b><br> <b>Winner of the Whitbread (now Costa) Book of the Year Award.</b><br> <b>Winner of the British Book Award (Children's) </b><br> <b> </b><br> "Pullman has created the last great fantasy masterpiece of the twentieth century. An astounding achievement." --<i>The Cincinnati Enquirer</i><br> "Breathtaking adventure . . . a terrific story, eloquently told." --<i>The Boston Globe</i><br> "War, politics, magic, science, individual lives and cosmic destinies are all here . . . shaped and assembled into a narrative of tremendous pace by a man with a generous, precise intelligence. I am completely enchanted." --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br> "Masterful. . . . This title confirms Pullman's inclusion in the company of C. S. Lewis and Tolkien." --<i>Smithsonian Magazine</i>
