Spellbinding.

The story’s signature fantasies are realized with compelling force. Skillfully translated back into English, Melchior-Durand and Oubrerie’s retelling will bring Pullman’s work new fans and give previous readers new pleasure.

Superb . . . all-stops-out thrilling.

A stunning, dense and deep novel . . . funny and unquenchably imaginative.

Pullman's writing is spellbinding, his storytelling brilliant.

His Dark Materials wasn't just the best children's book – it was also the most interesting fictional experiment of our times.

An eye-widening fantasy, a scorching thriller and a thought-provoking reflection on the human condition, this is a book that can be enjoyed at many levels.