num_pages: 544
description: “The most magnificent fantasy series since The Lord of the Rings.” — The OregonianThroughout 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.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. As war rages and Dust drains from the sky, the fate of the living--and the dead--to depend on Lyra and Will.A New York Times BestsellerA Newsweek Top 100 Book of All TimeAn Entertainment Weekly All-Time Greatest NovelWinner of the Whitbread (now Costa) Book of the Year AwardWinner of the British Book Award (Children's)"Pullman has created the last great fantasy masterpiece of the twentieth century. An astounding achievement." -- The Cincinnati Enquirer"Breathtaking adventure . . . a terrific story, eloquently told." -- The Boston Globe"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." -- The New York Times Book Review"Masterful. . . . This title confirms Pullman's inclusion in the company of C. S. Lewis and Tolkien." -- Smithsonian Magazine
language: English
title: The Amber Spyglass
titlecomplete: The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
characters: Stanislaus Grumman, Lee Scoresby, Lyra Belacqua, Lord Asriel, Marisa Coulter, Roger Parslow, Serafina Pekkala, Pantalaimon, Mary Malone, Will Parry, Iorek Byrnison
genres: Fiction, Steampunk, Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Fantasy, Adventure, Audiobook
ratings_count: 352164
series: His Dark Materials
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Booker Prize
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Children's Book of the Year and Book of the Year, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: British Book Award
category: Children's Book of the Year, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Audie Award
category: Children's Titles Ages 8-12, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA)
category: Older Readers
publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers