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The Subtle Knife is a young-adult fantasy novel published in 1997 and the second book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. The novel continues the adventures of Lyra Belacqua (now known as Lyra Silvertongue) recounted in the first novel, Northern Lights, as she investigates the mysterious phenomenon of Dust.
The subtle knife, also known as Æsahættr or Τελευταίο Μαχαίρι, was a double-bladed knife, one of whose edges could slice through the fabric between the worlds of the multiverse, opening a portal between them, with the other edge capable of cutting any substance.
The Subtle Knife is the second book in the His Dark Materials trilogy. It follows on from Northern Lights (also known as The Golden Compass) by adding a new protagonist Will Parry, who, around the same time as Lyra Silvertongue discovers a window to gain access to Cittàgazze, a world haunted by...
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His Dark Materials is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of Northern Lights (1995; published as The Golden Compass in North America), The Subtle Knife (1997), and The Amber Spyglass (2000).
William 'Will' Parry (born 1984)[6] was a young boy from England, and the final bearer of the subtle knife. Although not born in Lyra's world, after he visited the land of the dead his soul became a dæmon named Kirjava.
The Subtle Knife. At the beginning of The Subtle Knife, Will is trying to discover the truth behind his father's disappearance and searches his house for a box of his mother's letters, which may contain a clue to his whereabouts.
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Jul 22, 1997 · The alethiometer answered: He is a murderer. When she saw the answer, she relaxed at once. Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld – Cittàgazze, where soul-eating Spectres stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky.
