It’s not merely that Pullman manages to bring not one world into utter reality, but at least three; it’s his characters that leap off the page and engage the reader with nothing short of a vice grip.

This is on my constant reading list—books I read and re-read every few months—because it is such a satisfying experience.

Pullman’s scrappy protagonists, Lyra and Will, live on in the memory long after The Amber Spyglass comes to a close.

Wonderful, wonderful storytelling grounded in some very ‘this world’ magical truths.