THE AMBER SPYGLASS

TITLE: THE AMBER SPYGLASS
AUTHOR: PHILLIP PULLMAN
Pages: 548
Date: 27/01/2008
Grade: 4.5
Details: nr. 3 His Dark Materials Trilogy
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The final instalment in this series.
Will, still devastated by the loss of his father, has to rescue Lyra from her mother, Mrs. Coulter, before the two of them can complete their dangerous journey which will take them to The Land of the Dead and a huge change in how the Universe works.
Mary Malone is in a different world discovering a way to see Dust and looking for a way to stop it from losing its function.
Mrs. Coulter turns out not to be as bad as she seemed, and she and Lord Asriel find themselves having to make a huge sacrifice.
A good story, but a bit unsatisfying in that it left some questions (more or less) unanswered; Lyra's big decision, and Mary's role as "the Snake".
I also found the writing a bit flat, not making me feel any emotions.
But the idea and the story were fascinating.