The Subtle Knife

English language

Published May 22, 2001

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978-0-440-41833-7
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The Subtle Knife, the second book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, is a young-adult fantasy novel published in 1997. The novel continues the adventures of Lyra Belacqua (now known as Lyra Silvertongue) recounted in the first novel, Northern Lights, as she investigates the mysterious phenomenon of Dust. Will Parry is introduced as a companion to Lyra, and together they explore new worlds in the search for Will's father.

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The epic struggle becomes clear, for us if not for Lyra and her new friend

In The Golden Compass, book 1 of this series, we met Lyra, the half-wild charge of a scholar of an Oxford University in a parallel universe, and follow her adventures with warrior polar bears to the gates of a new world. This is book 2 of the series, in which Lyra meets Will, who had fled 'our' world into a parallel world to escape shadowy men who are pursuing him to obtain the papers of Will's long-lost explorer father. As Lyra and Will explore the third parallel universe, we learn of the titular knife, which can cut any substance, including the membranes that separate parallel universes. We also learn of the epic battle playing out across the universes, which involves god and angels, and both of their fathers, and of which they're unwittingly key players. This is a fantastical, imaginative adventure spanning many climes and crossing the boundaries of the …

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Si le premier tome était en voyage dans dans une réalité parallèle, avant tout divertissant, celui-ci mélange 3 mondes parallèles. On y voyage entre celui de Lyra, où les hommes ont tous des démons, le nôtre, ou un jeune garçon subit un sombre complot, et un dernier où les adultes sont tous réduits à l'indifférence. J'ai eu l'impression de voir l'auteur s'enfoncer dans le pire de ce que peut proposer la littérature. On y voit en effet passer des méchants vraiment trop méchant, des prophéties, des tentatives tout à fait rocambolesque de réunir la science et la religion chrétienne, le tout mâtiné de voyage aussi spectaculaires qu'incohérents. C'est dommage parce que certaines idées sont réellement belles et j'ai franchement peur du 3e tome.

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