For the weapon mentioned in this book, see Æsahættr. The Subtle Knife is the second novel in the His Dark Materials series, written by British novelist Philip Pullman, and published in 1997. Image File history File links Sknife. ...
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The Amber Spyglass is the third and final novel in the His Dark Materials series, written by British novelist Philip Pullman, and published in 2000. ...
Æsahættr (or god-destroyer) is the name of the subtle knife in Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy. ...
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Plot summary The plot of The Subtle Knife is dense with details and both builds and unfolds at a fairly fast pace. In general, several new characters are introduced, including Sir Charles Latrom, who is actually Lord Boreal, from Lyra's world, and an associate of her mother's, and a physicist called Mary Malone, who studies dark matter, or what she calls "Shadows." Additional characters, each important to the overall plot, include Will's father John Parry, a mysterious scientist named Stanislaus Grumman, and returning favourites such as Lee Scoresbey the Aeronaut and Iorek Byrnison, the Bear King. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...
Lord Carlo Boreal, or Sir Charles Latrom, CBE as he is known as in Will Parrys world, is a fictional character from Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy. ...
Mary Malone is a character in the second and third books of Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. ...
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But the most intriguing addition of all, almost a protagonist in its own right, is the Subtle Knife itself. This "Subtle" knife has two sides; one which can cut through any known matter, and one which can cut into different worlds. Fashioned by a guild of alchemists, the Subtle Knife is like a worm-hole maker in the shape of a blade, an ordinary looking knife that can cut through the fabric of space-time and open windows between worlds. The knife is part of Will and Lyra's ultimate destiny, which is merely suggested in the second novel and is not fully realised until the third.
The war against heaven continues to escalate in this novel, and familiar Christian doctrines meet physics and metaphysics in unconventional ways. Shades of Milton predominate the plotline that follows Lord Asriel's subterfuge against "the Authority" (God), and Mrs. Coulter reaches true demonic dimensions at the close of the book. As the story ends it's not clear how Dust, or dark matter, the functions of the universe and the Subtle Knife are related, and though separated for now, Will and Lyra will continue their quest to understand.
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Film A film of The Subtle Knife will go into production if the first film, The Golden Compass, which will be released December 7, 2007, is a success at the box office.[citation needed] The Golden Compass is a forthcoming fantasy film based upon Northern Lights (titled The Golden Compass in the US), the first novel in Philip Pullmans trilogy His Dark Materials, slated for release on December 5, 2007 by New Line Cinema. ...
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2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises which premiered or had installments released in 2004, which appear again this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Ocean...
Further reading - Lenz, Millicent (2005). His Dark Materials Illuminated: Critical Essays on Phillip Pullman's Trilogy. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3207-2.
- Frost, Laurie (2006). The Elements of His Dark Materials. The Fell Press.
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