Ο ΑΡΧΟΝΤΑΣ ΤΩΝ ΔΥΟ ΚΟΣΜΩΝ
The Subtle Knife - from Philip Pullman's "Dark Materials" Trilogy (Book 2 of 3)
Ο Γουίλ είναι 12 χρονών. Κυνηγημένος από κάποιους μυστηρώδεις άντρες, το σκάει και προσπαθεί να ανακαλύψει την αλήθεια που κρύβεται πίσω από την εξαφάνιση του πατέρα του. Και ξαφνικά, μέσα από ένα παράθυρο, περνάει σ? έναν άλλον κόσμο. Εκεί συναντά τη Λύρα, την πανέξυπνη και θαρραλέα ηρωίδα του πρώτου βιβλίου της Τριλογίας του Κόσμου, η οποία ακολουθεί τη δική της αποστολή, εξίσου παράξενη και επικίνδυνη.Τα δυο παιδιά θα περιπλανηθούν στην πόλη με τα Φαντάσματα, τα βάσανα που όλοι οι άνθρωποι κουβαλούν μέσα τους και κει, στο μυστηριώδη Πύργο των Αγγέλων, θα ανακαλύψουν ένα σπουδαίο μυστικό ? ένα αντικείμενο που άνθρωποι απ? όλους τους κόσμους θα έκαναν τα πάντα για να το αποκτήσουν: το κοφτερό μαχαίρι.
In this book, Lyra journeys through the Aurora to Cittàgazze, an otherworldly city whose denizens have discovered a clean path between worlds at a far earlier point in time than others in the storyline. Cittàgazze's reckless use of the technology has released soul-eating Spectres, rendering much of the world incapable of transit by post-adolescents. Here, Lyra meets Will Parry, a twelve-year-old boy from our world who has stumbled into Cittàgazze after recently killing a man to protect his ailing mother in an effort to locate his long-lost father. Will becomes the bearer of the eponymous Subtle Knife, a tool forged 300 years ago by Cittàgazze's scientists from the same materials as the silver guillotine. One edge of the knife can create portals between worlds and the other edge easily cuts through any form of matter. After meeting with witches from Lyra's world, they journey on, only to encounter some unexpected some hurdles...
408 pages
paperback
His Dark Materials, a trilogy of fantasy, award-winning novels by Philip Pullman, comprises Northern Lights (1995 — released as The Golden Compass in North America), The Subtle Knife (1997) and The Amber Spyglass (2000). The books have also appeared as a single-volume omnibus in the United Kingdom and in North America, titled His Dark Materials. The trilogy follows the coming-of-age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes against a backdrop of epic events. The story involves fantasy elements such as witches and armoured polar bears, and alludes to a broad range of ideas from fields such as physics, philosophy, theology and spirituality. The trilogy functions in part as a retelling and inversion of John Milton's epic, Paradise Lost; Pullman commends humanity for its attainment of wisdom and knowledge rather than condemning it (as in Milton's poem). Although Pullman's publishers have primarily marketed the series to young adults, Pullman also intended to speak to adults.