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The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials 2

By: Philip Pullman
Narrated by: Philip Pullman, Full Cast
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The classic recording of The Subtle Knife, read by Philip Pullman and a full cast of narrators.

‘She had asked: what is he? A friend or an enemy?
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.
But she is not without allies: 12-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another's, has also stumbled into this strange new realm.
On a perilous journey from world to world, Lyra and Will uncover a deadly secret: an object of extraordinary and devastating power.
And with every step, they move closer to an even greater threat - and the shattering truth of their own destiny.
The full cast of narrators includes: Philip Pullman, Joanna Wyatt, Rupert Degas, Alison Dowling, Douglas Blackwell, Jill Shilling, Stephen Thorne, Sean Barrett, Garrick Hagon, John O'Connor and Susan Sheridan.
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©1997 Philip Pullman (P)2021 Penguin Audio

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the cast is brilliant, and I am absolutely engrossed in this world. if only I too had a demon. very enjoyable.

Amazing.

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another great listen with great narration
looking forward to the next in the series

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it was realy good intresting i loved how it had so much intresting deatale perfect

the sutble knife

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Not my first read but it was my first listen. I had worried an ensemble of voices would be off putting after listening to many solo voices books but it was great.

Gripping plot

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I absolutely loved the story, listening to this was a second with the series for me. I read the book as a teen.
I liked the narrator's voice, his was too fast for me to comprehend but I was able to slow it down with Audible functions so bearable. Will's voice (if different) was awesome and captured his described his essence well I thought.

Most of the other full cast were voiced by squeaky and low quality tones that did not portray their characters well at all, they were unpleasant to listen to. Compared to the voices in the book before this one, it was a stark contrast as the voices in the previous book were fantastic, portrayed their characters well, and I enjoyed them immensely..this one was disappointing despite being gripped from start to finish by the fantastic plot and the characters descriptions themselves.

Fantastic Plot and Narrator, but....

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