Review by lozzina (2004-01-22)
brilliant, just like the first book!

Review by coranon (2003-03-09)
The second book in His Dark Materials series. Not a 10 like The Golden Compass or The Amber Spyglass, but a 9 / 10 for sure. A good read, and like so many 2nd out of trilogy books, is the needed filler in the series.