This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Text and appendix text copyright © 1997, 2005 by Philip Pullman
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Excerpt from His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass (Book 3) copyright © 2000 by Philip Pullman
Excerpt from The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage (Volume 1) copyright © 2017 by Philip Pullman
Excerpt from The Secret Commonwealth: The Book of Dust (Volume 2) copyright © 2019 by Philip Pullman

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition of this work as follows:
Pullman, Philip.
[Northern lights]
The subtle knife / by Philip Pullman.—1st ed.
p. cm.
(His dark materials; bk. 2)
Originally published as: Northern lights.
Summary: As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her dæmon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.
ISBN 978-0-679-87925-1 (trade) — ISBN 978-0-440-41861-0 (ebook)
[1. Fantasy.] I. Title. II. Series: Pullman, Philip.
His dark materials; bk. 2.
PZ7.P968Su 1997
[Fic]—dc22
97000673

Ebook ISBN 9780440418610

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