Jaelyn's review of Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)

Jaelyn reviewed Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials (1))

Philip Pullman: Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) (1998, Scholastic Point)

In a landmark epic of fantasy and storytelling, Philip Pullman invites readers into a world …

Review of 'Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

Amid the witches and armoured PolarBears, the His Dark Materials trilogy flips Paradise Lost with a celebration of the original sin and culminating in a new war against god to build a Republic of Heaven. What struck me reading the first book as a kid was the heroine being given a non-traditionally feminine skill of lying/manipulation and being celebrated for it as “Lyra Silvertongue”.