The subtle knife

The second volume in Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS<br/> trilogy. First published in 1997 and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece<br/> it won the UK's top awards for children's literature.<br/> "What is he? A friend or an enemy?" <br/> "He is a murderer." <br/> Will has just killed a man. He's on the run. His escape will take<br/> him far beyond his own world to the eerie disquiet of a deserted<br/> city and to a girl Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his<br/> own and together they must find the most powerful weapon in all<br/> the worlds...