His Dark Materials: The Series

*ProphetofGanja* · 03-16-2017, 06:10 PM

The Golden Compass. The Subtle Knife. The Amber Spyglass.

Anybody read these books? I just finished the first two on audiobook and am most of the way through the last one. The BBC is developing the story into a miniseries which I think will premiere by the end of the year.

If you're into anti-authoritarianism or philosophy you'd probably like these books.

Also, having a daemon would be really ****ing cool

asfaloth12 · 05-13-2017, 09:36 AM

It's been several years since I read this trilogy. The first two were quite enjoyable. Loved the concept of daemons.

The Amber Spyglass, however...... oh boy. I really wanted to like that book, but it just did not work for me. I seem to remember it being quite boring, and it was quite a struggle to finish it. Worst of all, I had difficulty caring what happened to any of the characters.
One caveat: this seems to be a minority opinion.

*ProphetofGanja* · 05-13-2017, 10:00 AM

Oh man, forgot I made this thread

I agree that the first two are largely better than the third; the third suffers from something of a slowdown in the third quarter. I did like the ending but it was also very bittersweet. Still,one of my favorite science fiction/fantasy trilogies.

03-16-2017, 06:10 PM	#1
ProphetofGanja Dub Professor Join Date: May 2013 Location: Dub Side of the Moon Posts: 3,442	His Dark Materials: The Series The Golden Compass. The Subtle Knife. The Amber Spyglass. Anybody read these books? I just finished the first two on audiobook and am most of the way through the last one. The BBC is developing the story into a miniseries which I think will premiere by the end of the year. If you're into anti-authoritarianism or philosophy you'd probably like these books. Also, having a daemon would be really **ing cool __________________ "We've been frantically trying to reach you, Dude."**

05-13-2017, 09:36 AM	#2
asfaloth12 Thug Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rivendell Posts: 90	It's been several years since I read this trilogy. The first two were quite enjoyable. Loved the concept of daemons. The Amber Spyglass, however...... oh boy. I really wanted to like that book, but it just did not work for me. I seem to remember it being quite boring, and it was quite a struggle to finish it. Worst of all, I had difficulty caring what happened to any of the characters. One caveat: this seems to be a minority opinion. __________________ Avatar moonchild_x

05-13-2017, 10:00 AM	#3
ProphetofGanja Dub Professor Join Date: May 2013 Location: Dub Side of the Moon Posts: 3,442	Oh man, forgot I made this thread I agree that the first two are largely better than the third; the third suffers from something of a slowdown in the third quarter. I did like the ending but it was also very bittersweet. Still,one of my favorite science fiction/fantasy trilogies. __________________ "We've been frantically trying to reach you, Dude."