The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials 3) by Philip Pullman

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The Amber Spyglass brings the intrigue of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife to a heart-stopping end, marking the final volume of His Dark Materials as the most powerful of the trilogy. Along with the return of Lyra, Will, Mrs. Coulter, Lord Asriel, Dr. Mary Malone, and Iorek... read more

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Summary

At the end of The Subtle Knife, Marisa Coulter captured Lyra. She has now relocated her to a remote cave to hide her from the Magisterium, who are determined to kill Lyra before she yields to original sin. In order to keep her hidden, Marisa forces Lyra to drink drugged tea. While passed out,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Cast of Characters

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Marisa Coulter: Add a description of this character.
Lyra Belacqua: The main character. Illegitimate daughter of Lord Asriel & Mrs. Coulter. Owner of the Golden Compass. Is foretold to be a second Eve. Also known as Lyra Silvertongue.
Roger Parslow
Balthamos: An angel. Lover of Baruch.
Baruch
Lord Asriel: Lyra's father who is leading the fight against God and championing the creation of the Republic of Heaven.
Metatron
Chevalier Tialys: Gallivespian spy the size of a man's hand who rides on a dragonfly.
Lady Salmakia: Gallivespian spy the size of a man's hand who rides on a dragonfly.
Dr. Mary Malone
Mulefa: A gentle race of beings who travel by using the seeds of trees as wheels.
Iorek Byrnison: bear king of Panserbjørne
John Parry: Will's father who was lost in the Arctic and lived in Lyra's world as Stanislaus Grumman until his death in book 2, The Subtle Knife.
Stanislaus Grumman: Will's father's pseudonym.
Lee Scoresby
Xaphania: a female angel
Father Luis Gomez

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Memorable Quotes

“The first thing to do here would be to convince the four-legged creatures, who seemed to have the rudiments of reason, that their habit of riding on wheels was abominable and Satanic, and contrary to the will of God.”
Father Gomez
“If you thought for one moment that I would release my daughter into the care - the care! - of a body of men with a feverish obsession with sexuality, men with dirty fingernails, reeking of ancient sweat, men whose furtive imaginations would crawl over her body like cockroaches - if you thought I would expose my child to that, my Lord President, you are more stupid that you take me for.”
Mrs. Coulter

First Sentence

In a valley shaded with rhododendrons, close to the snow line, where a stream milky with meltwater splashed and where doves and linnets flew among the immense pines, lay a cave, half-hidden by the crag above and the stiff heavy leaves that clustered below.

1 - The Enchanted Sleeper
2 - Balthamos and Baruch
3 - Scavengers
4 - Ama and the Bats
5 - The Adamant Tower
6 - Preemptive Absolution
7 - Mary, Alone
8 - Vodka
9 - Upriver
10 - Wheels
11 - The Dragonflies
12 - The Break
13 - Tialys and Salmakia
14 - Know What It Is
15 - The Forge
16 - The Intention Craft
17 - Oil and Lacquer
18 - The Suburbs of the Dead
19 - Lyra and Her Death
20 - Climbing
21 - The Harpies
22 - The Whisperers
23 - No Way Out
24 - Mrs. Coulter in Geneva
25 - Saint-Jean-les-Eaux
26 - The Abyss
27 - The Platform
28 - Midnight
29 - The Battle on the Plain
30 - The Clouded Mountain
31 - Authority's End
32 - Morning
33 - Marzipan
34 - There Is Now
35 - Over the Hills and Far Away
36 - The Broken Arrow
37 - The Dunes
38 - The Botanic Garden