Lyra's Oxford

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Customer Reviews:

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  2007-01-07
  By Alexa, East Sussex, England
  I LOVED the Dark Materials Trilogy so when I saw this book I obviously wanted to buy it. This book is nothing like the trilogy. There is no story what so ever. It is boring and quite honestly just seems like a way for the company to make more money. I had finished it in about half an hour and was totaly disapointed. This book seriously runis the trilogy. I would say don't buy it.
  
  
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  2007-02-08
  By Ms. M. Mccabe, UK
  This is just an introduction to the next release from Philip Pullman, 'The Book of Dust'. It gives some relevant information leading to the next book. I guess it's just a little something to keep us going!
  
  
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  2008-01-30
  By B. Chandler, Arlington, Texas
  "This book contains a story in several other things. The other things might be connected with the story, or they might not; they might be connected to stories that haven't appeared yet. It's not easy to tell."
  
  It has now been a couple of years since Lyra had her adventures in the dark materials. She is now settled in the Oxford of her world. Lying on the roof with her daemon, Pantalaimon (From: Pine marten) Lyra speculates on the meaning of the random movements of birds. Little did Lyra realize that this would soon bring her to a new adventure in the search for a well known alchemist; and a new understanding of witches, and life in general.
  
  This story can easily be a trial balloon for a new book.
  
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  The unabridged production on one compact disk may be a tad more expensive. However it is performed by the author and a full cast on top of this is not a well-designed case and a pamphlet tells a little bit about the beginning of the book also includes some of the materials that he describes the beginning it might've been lost between worlds. There are some pictures of Oxford that might be the real one might not. And a foldout map of Lyra's Oxford.
  
  Bill Pullman sounds awful lot like Jim Dale as he begins his story with a quote from Oskar Baedecker's "The Coast of Bohemia."
  
  
  
  
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  2008-05-28
  By Kellso, Ireland
  A complete money making exercise is all this short story is. You can dress it up all you want with fancy maps and illustrations but I think the loyal fans of His Dark Materials trilogy are being seriously ripped off with this.
  
  
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  2008-08-04
  By Steve Kay,
  If you have read "His Dark Materials Trilogy" and enjoyed them you might be asking yourself the very question my title asks; where are they now?
  Well... If you take a chance to read this book you will get some idea.
  Here we look in on Lyra about two years after the end of the book "The Amber Spyglass".
  Some people might describe this as a cheap money making ploy, but I think true fans (like myself) that were left at the end of the last book sobbing into their tissues, would enjoy this.
  Yes, it might be a bit pricely, let us not forget that this short story is about the same length as a long chapter. But, we get the cool map and other paraphernalia that have fallen out between worlds into ours.
  
  If the trilogy was nothing more than a story to you, you probably won't be all that excited about this, nor will you be very happy at paying a regular book price for a chapter long story. But, if it was more; if you fell in love with Lyra and Pan and all her friends then you should check this book out as it gives you that little bit more of a connection to that world and its magic.
  It shows you that even though the trilogy is finished and all's right with the world(s), Lyra may be dealing with the aftermath for years to come!