description: She had asked: What is he? A friend or an enemy?The alethiometer answered: He is a murderer.When she saw the answer, she relaxed at once.Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld – Cittàgazze, where soul-eating Spectres stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky.But she is not without allies: twelve-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another's, has also stumbled into this strange new realm.On a perilous journey from world to world, Lyra and Will uncover a deadly secret: an object of extraordinary and devastating power.And with every step, they move closer to an even greater threat – and the shattering truth of their own destiny.
language: English
title: The Subtle Knife
titlecomplete: The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
characters: Serafina Pekkala, Stanislaus Grumman, Hester, Lyra Belacqua, Lee Scoresby, Marisa Coulter, Mary Malone, Pantalaimon, Will Parry
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Science Fiction Fantasy, Childrens, Fantasy, Audiobook, Steampunk
ratings_count: 426670
series: His Dark Materials
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Audie Award
category: Children's Titles Ages 8-12, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: North East Teenage Book Award
publisher: Galaxy