The Horn Book Guide

OLDER FICTION

Pullman, Philip

The Amber Spyglass

523 pp. | Knopf | October, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-679-87926-9 $$19.95

(1) YA His Dark Materials series. The conclusion to Pullman's trilogy delivers much of what was promised in the preceding cliffhangers. Most of the characters, beloved or bedeviled or both, return to continue their fateful roles in this saga. The book rollicks with a narrative gale force, and Pullman achieves effects that rival the best accomplishments of the earlier books. It will take us all a while to discern the counterpoints and overtones in this massive symphonic accomplishment.

Reviewer: Grace McKinney | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2000