![]() Coulter, return, though the introduction of layers of new creatures and new worlds may require more careful listening. Favorite characters such as Iorek the bear and Lyra's parents, Lord Asriel and Mrs. Throughout, Pullman challenges Christianity and God (who is a craggy old man here, very different from the usual biblical depiction), asking readers to examine the ideas of organized religion. But she is also happily re-teamed with Will Parry, the young hero who Lyra eventually recognizes is her soul mate/true love. In the most provocative installment yet, Lyra finds herself at the center of what is to be the final battle between good and evil she is a target for the Church, which sees her as a threat. The author picks up the story of Lyra Belaqua where it left off in The Subtle Knife. ![]() ![]() As the assured, silver-tongued narrator weaving amongst the excellent work of approximately 40 British actors, Pullman extends an impossible-to-refuse invitation to listening adventure on this splendid adaptation of the much-anticipated conclusion to the His Dark Materials trilogy. ![]()
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