Broomsticks And Owls

by **sea-plunder** » Monday 29 March 2004 1:08:21pm

has anyone else read this amazing trilogy by philip pullman ?? i thought it was great and i wish he would do another follow up story. even though this is a harry potter forum i have to say i liked his dark materials trilogy just as much as harry potter. for anyone who likes harry potter i would advice you to read this trilogy because you will definatly like it :grin:

by **Female_alien** » Monday 29 March 2004 8:07:19pm

No I haven't read it and haven't heard of it. But I will look for the first book in the library when I find the time

by **Mint** » Monday 29 March 2004 9:56:05pm

Im gonna have to check it out!!!

by **Liquid Ice** » Tuesday 30 March 2004 8:10:22am

Ive read it! I thought the first 2 books especialy were really good though I did get a bit bored towards the end of the amber spyglass, its still a great trilogy though!

by **fierce** » Tuesday 30 March 2004 9:57:19am

I'm still trying to read the first one. I'm having trouble with it though, i think it's just the style of writing, i feel too alienated from the characters. I'll keep trying though, sometimes it just takes me a while to get into a book.

by **Jotomicron** » Tuesday 30 March 2004 4:39:22pm

Never heard of... But it must be pretty amazing, following what you say.

by **Nobby** » Tuesday 30 March 2004 4:56:29pm

I must check that out! sounds good! :grin:

by **sea-plunder** » Tuesday 30 March 2004 5:01:16pm

some people might not like it as much as harry potter but i think everyone will like it . the three books in the trilogy are :

northern lights
subtle knife
the amber spyglass

just in case you wanna know what its about this is a good site :

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/pullman/

by **Stargazer** » Wednesday 31 March 2004 4:04:54pm

First off, I can't believe there are so mlittle people here who have actually read His Dark Materials. :eek:

It's a brilliant, brilliant piece of fantasy literature. It's a bit more mature and complex than Harry Potter and I would almost say more enjoyable. It's clearly not a young children's book (which again I believe is part of the charm of Harry Potter however old you are) as testified maybe most loudly by the ending. Like J. K. Rowling Pullman combines elements from mythology and folklore in his books but the references are more subtle and less pronounced. I could go on and on about how great I think these books are but I'll just finish off with saying that if you liked Harry Potter, you will enjoy HDM. They might not become your favorite books, but you will enjoy them.

sea-plunder wrote:northern lights
subtle knife
the amber spyglass

And yeah, about this. The first book is titled "Northern Lights" only in the UK, everywhere else (at least according to my knowledge) it's called "The Golden Compass" (which at least in my opinion works much better with the other names).

* Starry *

by **Writer** » Wednesday 31 March 2004 5:39:51pm

So, sea-plunder; your favourite books are Harry Potter and His Dark Materials? :lol:

Ooh excuse me that just got a few giggles out of me. Yes I am immature.

I've heard of Northern Lights but I never knew it was part of a trilogy.

*scoots off to read Northern Lights*

by **sea-plunder** » Wednesday 31 March 2004 6:02:54pm

wanders why that made writer laugh :???:

by **Writer** » Wednesday 31 March 2004 6:22:02pm

Harry Potter and his dark materials? no? Or am I just odd that I see the the humour in that? Probably. Harry potter and his... Oh never mind :razz:

Just alluding to the fact that dark materials could mean any number of things... One day i'll grow up

by **sea-plunder** » Wednesday 31 March 2004 6:33:26pm

oooohhh , k naw i get tha joke :lol:

Website · by **Morningstar** » Thursday 1 April 2004 1:24:56am

And yeah, about this. The first book is titled "Northern Lights" only in the UK, everywhere else (at least according to my knowledge) it's called "The Golden Compass" (which at least in my opinion works much better with the other names).

Thanks for clearing that up, me got a little confuzled there. :-)

I got The Golden Compass for Xmas last year and I've never really gotten into it. Probably because I got LotR (book) that same Xmas and it kinda overshadowed TGC. I'll try reading it again eventually.

by **imc130d** » Tuesday 4 May 2004 6:47:53pm

I saw this thread and thought I'd mention that JKR has recommended another book by the same author, called "Clockwork". I haven't had a chance to track it down yet, I was wondering if anyone else here had read it.

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