![]() ![]() ![]() So she hides her away in a cave, keeping her drugged so she can’t try to escape. Coulter is Lyra’s mother and as awful as she is, she doesn’t want her daughter to die. They decide that the only way to save humanity from a second fall is to kill Lyra. She does this because the Magisterium (the church) has learned that Lyra is destined to become the new Eve. At the beginning of The Amber Spyglass, we learn that Mrs. A daring rescue in The Amber SpyglassĪt the end of The Subtle Knife, Lyra goes missing. Children will absorb them at a more subconscious level perhaps, but adults will really think about life, death, free will, and sin and question the established thinking on these concepts. This makes The Amber Spyglass a very heavy novel emotionally and intellectually.Ĭhildren will still enjoy the story, but I think the bigger concepts are aimed more at adults. But the hardest part is still ahead of them. ![]() A heavier storylineīy the time we get to The Amber Spyglass, our heroes have been through a lot. Elsewhere mortals and angels fight Heaven for true free will. Once they do it’s a grueling trip to literal Hell and back for them. Our young heroes, Lyra and Will, have been separated and need to find each other. The Amber Spyglass is the thrilling conclusion to Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series. ![]()
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