TY - BOOK AU - Pullman, Philip. 1946- TI - The amber spyglass: : His dark materials book 3 SN - 0439954630 U1 - 823.914 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Scholastic KW - aka "The Golden Compass" KW - Belacqua, Lyra (Fictitious character)--Fiction KW - Parry, Will (Fictitious character)--Fiction KW - Fantasy fiction KW - Young adult fiction N1 - "Will is the bearer of the subtle knife. He has promised his dying father that he will deliver the terrible blade to Lord Asriel. There is a war coming, the greatest war that has ever been, and the knife is the only weapon in all the worlds that can defeat the enemy. Accompanied by great winged angels, he sets out on his perilous journey. But how can he fulfil his promise when Lyra, his brave companion, has vanished...? The destiny that has been waiting for Lyra all her life will soon be revealed. As she and Will approach the end of childhood, the fate of the worlds lives in their hands..." -- BOOK JACKET; Previous ed.: 2000 ER -