Pullman, Philip. The Amber Spyglass. Book 3 of the His Dark Materials series. 2000. 548p. ISBN 0-679-87926-9. Available at FIC PUL on the library shelves.
As the Authority’s armies mass around Lord Asriel’s mighty rebel fortress, the children are in extreme danger. Lyra was captured by Mrs. Coulter at the end of The Subtle Knife, and Will is now tracking her. As they reunite, the two companions know they need to travel down to the world of the dead to obtain more information from Roger and from Will’s father.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mary Malone has travelled between worlds and now finds herself in a strange land where the sentient inhabitants developed wheels. But the world is dying, and started to decline about three hundred years ago. Driven to discover an explanation of the vanishing of Dust, Mary creates a spyglass made of amber that can see the dust, something she herself is not able to do with her vision. For his part, Iorek Byrnison and his bears travel away from the melting Arctic to the Himalayas, where he hopes to find better hunting ground. Unfortunately, this proves to not be the case, so the bears continue on their travels to fight for Lord Asriel.
The Authority and its agents remain active, and set in motions several plots to eliminate Lyra and Mary Malone before they are able to join in with Lord Asriel. The venture to the world of the dead, a land from which no one has ever come back, will cost Will and Lyra everything.
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