The Subtle Knife
Will has just killed a man. He's on the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world, to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city, and to a girl, Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his own, and together they must find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds...
Will has just killed a man. He's on the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world, to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city, and to a girl, Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his own, and together they must find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781407130231 (1407130234)
Publish date: March 1st 2011
Publisher: Scholastic
Pages no: 325
Edition language: English
Series: His Dark Materials (#2)
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