Germanicus Mosaic (Libertus Mystery Series)

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It is the 2nd century A.D., and Libertus, a freedman and pavement-maker, has a reputation for solving crime. When his influential patron asks for his help in a politically-sensitive murder case, Libertus is in no position to refuse. When the main suspect is also found murdered, the truth seems elusive.

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Intricate Patterns.......2004-11-12

186 AD, Britain is the northernmost province of the Roman Empire, the British tribes have settled into a peaceful co-existence with the Roman conquerors.
Libertus the main character of the book is a freedman who lives in Glevum, (modern day Gloucester). By trade he is pavement maker or mosaic artist. By inclination he is a sleuth who is usually called upon to help his patron Marcus. A body is found in a nearby villa and is identified as that of a retired centurion. Libertus is called in by his patron to help solve the murder. . . At the same time Libertus is trying to seek out his wife from whom he was separated while he was a slave.
My kind of book, not much more to say.

A good beginning.......2003-09-08

Rosemary's Rowe's Libertus mystery opener is a neatly styled murder mystery. `The Germanicus Mosaic' centres around the murder of the ex-centurion Crassus Germanicus who is found under his hypocaust at his villa after a procession at Gleva and the disappearance of his personal slave, part time impersonator, Daedulus. Germanicus is an altogether unsavoury character who delighted in tormenting people (such as beating his barber slave, Paulus, for nicking him during shaving, forcing the tenured slave musician Rufus to both watch and listen as he abused Rufus' slave love and constantly fining the head slave, Andrethus)
We meet many other assorted characters:the gatekeeper Aulus (an apparently inept informer for Septimus), Germanicus' brother, the newly christian Lucius and hear about his ex-wife, Regina, amongst others.
All in all we end up with many people at the villa with a motive to murder the man but lacking opportunity. Into the mix steps Longinus Flavius Libertus, a self-deprecating sleuth, ex-Celt who was taken into slavery, then later manumitted and now works as a `pavement' specialist (had to wince at that as he is really a mosaicist) under the patronage of the senatorial class Marcus Septimus, client of the governor Pertinax. With Libertus is his slave, Junio, and the pair of them set about unravelling the complexities behind the motive in true Holmesque manner - with a fine eye for detail. With Marcus' constant hasty desire to approportion blame at the first sniff of a linked motive and suspect it falls to Libertus to remove the web that implicates other innocent parties and discover all of the events leading up to the night in question. As he succinctly puts it `one murder leads to another' as we discover that Regina was also murdered and buried under the very librarium mosaic that Libertus had lain some weeks earlier. So, by the time we figure out the truth we are running fult tilt to catch up with the culprit(s) before another innocent dies and Libertus manages to get the protagonist(s) to ingest the poison meant for him. Poison is a common theme throughout.
As a first offering, Rowe has not done too badly. Admittedly, the plot moves along simply, but the characterisation and sleuthing is excellent. Libertus is constantly under pressure to discern reality and lies lest innocent parties take the blame so the novel is almost screenplay in its delivery. Nevertheless, the promise is there and I have no doubt as Libertus' continues to sleuth that these mysteries will become a delightful addition to the genre. If you're a fan of the genre, certainly worth delving into. It is only a pity I did not spot this novel when it came out four years ago.

Another mystery set in Antiquity.......2003-05-15

The "hero" in this mystery is a freedman turned mosaic maker who is uncreatively called "Libertus" a name that basically just means "freedman". The mystery and the way it is solved isn't particularly complicated; it seems more a matter of luck and logic than investigation as is the case in books by Steven Saylor. Unlike characters in Lindsey Davis' books, the "hero" and his own slave, Junio, are both likeable and you want them to succeed. Rowe has done a good job of trying to explore how Romanization affected distant parts of the Roman Empire as well as exploring the reality that slavery was a social institution embraced and used by everyone, ex-slaves and freeborn, wealthy and poor. What would be truly interesting and difficult to do would be to have a slave who is a "hero" in these ancient mysteries, someone who could really explain this darker institutioin that seems so favored to modern authors yet so distant from their experiences.

A Welcome Addition to the Genre!.......2001-05-17

In this mystery debut, the author has chosen 186 A.D. Roman Britain to set her mystery. Her protagonist is Libertus, a freedman and pavement maker, whose mentor, Marcus Septimus, occasionally asks for favors. This time, Crassus Germanicus has been brutally murdered, and Marcus wants to know by whom. As Libertus begins his investigation by interviewing Crassus' slaves, he begins to suspect that each slave is only telling him enough to satisfy his immediate questions. As he digs deeper, he finds several slaves with either the motive or the means, but not both. In addition, more bodies turn up further muddying the waters. As he closes in on the murderer, his life is in danger, too.

Rowe's debut mystery is a page-turner. The fact that it is not set in Rome as the other two major series (Lindsey Davis and Steven Saylor, authors)are is a plus. Libertus is an interesting man with much to lose if he is not successful in finding the murderer and not much to gain if he succeeds. Rowe does not let her history interfere with her story, and yet the fear the slaves face is palpable. There is much to learn of Roman Britain from this book. The relationship between Libertus and his own slave is interesting, and will, no doubt, be expanded upon as the series progresses. All in all, a very interesting read. In addition, it augurs well for the series.

Rowe offers a new historical fiction hero!.......2001-02-05

It's the second century AD. A body has been found and circumstances are suspicious. Enter Libertus, now a freeman and works as a pavement-maker.

In "The Germanicus Mosaic," Rosemary Rowe begins what we hope is a series featuring Libertus, a sharp, level-headed, determined man with a nose (and a mind) for detection. His patron Marcus Septimus enlists his help. The case seems quite obvious. A slave is missing--the case is cut and dried. The body is that of a centurian, Crassus Germanicus, which, of course, means that particular attention must be paid to finding the murderer. This should be easy. Not so fast, however, as Libertus soon discovers that there are several people with plausible--and likely--motives. Conflicting clues, hidden agendas, deceit--all now combine to cause concern. Libertus himself is preoccupied. He has been searching for years for his wife, from whom he was separated when they were both Roman slaves and he has just recently heard that she may have been seen in a local slave market. Alas, his personal quest must be put on hold while he solves this other mystery. Rosemary Rowe introduces us to a most interesting character.

The author seems well-versed in historical detail and her style of writing is evenly paced in this first-person narrative of Roman Brittain. An excellent read--and hopefully Ms Rowe will grace us with another installment!

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Germanicus Mosaic
Rosemary Rowe
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In the epic trilogy His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman unlocks the door to worlds parallel to our own. Dæmons and winged creatures live side by side with humans, and a mysterious entity called Dust just might have the power to unite the universes--if it isn't destroyed first. The three books in Pullman's heroic fantasy series, published as mass-market paperbacks with new covers, are united here in one boxed set that includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. Join Lyra, Pantalaimon, Will, and the rest as they embark on the most breathtaking, heartbreaking adventure of their lives. The fate of the universe is in their hands. (Ages 13 and older)

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Now, for the first time, the HIS DARK MATERIALS Trilogy is available in a trade paperback edition. All three books in the His Dark Materials trilogy-- THE GOLDEN COMPASS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE, and THE AMBER SPYGLASS--are available in a new complete boxed set featuring the trade paperbacks. New material is available in all three books: The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife feature black-and-white chapter-opening art by Philip Pullman himself; The Amber Spyglass features chapter-opening quotes from the likes of Milton, Donne, Blake, Byron and the Bible, which did not appear in hardcover.

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Anti Christian .......2007-10-11

While I admit that Pullman has considerable skill as a writer, I'd like to warn others that these books are blatantly anti-Christian. Do a simple Google search of the authors name or the book titles and you'll find plenty to concern you IF you are Christian.

Be aware of what you are indoctrinating your kids with!.......2007-10-10

Parents, before you offer these "fantasy" reads for your kids be aware that this author is promoting atheism and these books are anti-christian, anti-church and anti-God. Be Careful, and be sure that this is what you intend to teach and encourage in your children. I have to give all of these books a thumbs down based on my personal values and beliefs.

Wonderful for young and old alike.......2007-10-08

I am not at all ashamed to admitt that I am a 27 year old person, and I absolutly LOVED all of these books. The author, Pullman, gives such colorful and imaginative explinations that I would actually find it HARD not to fall in love with the main character, Lyra, and her friend, Will. Not to mention the scores of other colorful characters that fit into Lyra and Wills' adventures. I found myself so atatched to Lyra and the other characters in this book that I actually shed a tear MORE THAN ONCE during my readings. I highly recommend this seris of books not only for familys or the newly independent readers, but also for adults who like fantasy fiction books. I have found myself thinking about these books and these characters long after I retired them to my library.

Not good.......2007-10-06

Do all of you realize that the author of these books is an Atheist? He is AGAINST any Christian whether Catholic or non-Catholic. This is NOT a set of books that you want your kids to read. And I really believe that no adult should read these books either. This man Pullman does not like C.S. Lewis or any Christian for that matter. I don't see why any Christian would buy and read these books.

The author is going to use the movie to pull your children in to read these anti-Christian books. I've read that the movie is not as bad as the first book is. This is to lure you in and then to buy the books and then to see the other movies if this man gets that far with the other two movies. We Christians have to stand together and boycott these books.

his dark materials.......2007-10-05

I enjoyed the entire harry potter series very much, but phillip pullman's his dark materials is even better!

The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1)

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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1)
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Release Date: 2001-05-22

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Some books improve with age--the age of the reader, that is. Such is certainly the case with Philip Pullman's heroic, at times heart-wrenching novel, The Golden Compass, a story ostensibly for children but one perhaps even better appreciated by adults. The protagonist of this complex fantasy is young Lyra Belacqua, a precocious orphan growing up within the precincts of Oxford University. But it quickly becomes clear that Lyra's Oxford is not precisely like our own--nor is her world. For one thing, people there each have a personal dæmon, the manifestation of their soul in animal form. For another, hers is a universe in which science, theology, and magic are closely allied:

As for what experimental theology was, Lyra had no more idea than the urchins. She had formed the notion that it was concerned with magic, with the movements of the stars and planets, with tiny particles of matter, but that was guesswork, really. Probably the stars had dæmons just as humans did, and experimental theology involved talking to them.

Not that Lyra spends much time worrying about it; what she likes best is "clambering over the College roofs with Roger the kitchen boy who was her particular friend, to spit plum stones on the heads of passing Scholars or to hoot like owls outside a window where a tutorial was going on, or racing through the narrow streets, or stealing apples from the market, or waging war." But Lyra's carefree existence changes forever when she and her dæmon, Pantalaimon, first prevent an assassination attempt against her uncle, the powerful Lord Asriel, and then overhear a secret discussion about a mysterious entity known as Dust. Soon she and Pan are swept up in a dangerous game involving disappearing children, a beautiful woman with a golden monkey dæmon, a trip to the far north, and a set of allies ranging from "gyptians" to witches to an armor-clad polar bear.

In The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman has written a masterpiece that transcends genre. It is a children's book that will appeal to adults, a fantasy novel that will charm even the most hardened realist. Best of all, the author doesn't speak down to his audience, nor does he pull his punches; there is genuine terror in this book, and heartbreak, betrayal, and loss. There is also love, loyalty, and an abiding morality that infuses the story but never overwhelms it. This is one of those rare novels that one wishes would never end. Fortunately, its sequel, The Subtle Knife, will help put off that inevitability for a while longer. --Alix Wilber

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In a landmark epic of fantasy and storytelling, Philip Pullman invites readers into a world as convincing and thoroughly realized as Narnia, Earthsea, or Redwall. Here lives an orphaned ward named Lyra Belacqua, whose carefree life among the scholars at Oxford's Jordan College is shattered by the arrival of two powerful visitors. First, her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, appears with evidence of mystery and danger in the far North, including photographs of a mysterious celestial phenomenon called Dust and the dim outline of a city suspended in the Aurora Borealis that he suspects is part of an alternate universe. He leaves Lyra in the care of Mrs. Coulter, an enigmatic scholar and explorer who offers to give Lyra the attention her uncle has long refused her. In this multilayered narrative, however, nothing is as it seems. Lyra sets out for the top of the world in search of her kidnapped playmate, Roger, bearing a rare truth-telling instrument, the compass of the title. All around her children are disappearing—victims of so-called "Gobblers"—and being used as subjects in terrible experiments that separate humans from their daemons, creatures that reflect each person's inner being. And somehow, both Lord Asriel and Mrs. Coulter are involved.

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Pullman introduces readers to a world as convincing and thoroughly realized as Narnia, Earthsea, of Redwall, wherein lives a half-wild, half-civilized girl named Lyra Belacqua, whose carefree life among the scholars of Jordan College is about the shattered by the arrival of two powerful visitors.

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Has Everything A Great Story Should Have.......2007-10-02

The Golden Compass is the beginning of a great series - but also a story of it's own. Enlisting science, mysticism, history, geography, and great themes of heroism, determination, willpower, tragedy and destiny - this book will hook you and keep you interested. Although the content seems a bit older than it's central character, Lyra - she's still up to the challenges presented to her. This series is a great way to escape into a different world. The audio versions of this book are performed brilliantly - and are a joy to listen to. Looking forward to the movie this year: if anything like the book - it'll be a smash hit.

Read it before you see the movie!!.......2007-09-28

Phillip Pullman's, The Golden Compass is an entertaining and imaginative fantasy yarn that starts off light and fluffy but takes the reader on an unpredictable and thought-provoking ride.

I was drawn to this book after seeing the movie trailer this summer, figuring that any fantasy/sci fi book with enough popularity to garner a Nicole Kidman movie must be worth a look. My early disappointment led to eventual satisfaction as the novel works on many levels. The story has numerous threads but mostly centers on a young girl on a journey to figure out the mysterious disappearance of other young children. It's really best to know nothing else of the plot, as the surprises are part of the fun. Needless to say the imaginative alternative world Pullman creates is one the reasons this book is so fun. The different inhabitants of the world including sentient polar bears and personal daemons make a complicated but well executed backdrop for the intricacies of the story. Pullman writes entertaining action sequences and can pull off the various emotions required of his main characters. Finally, the book works because it slowly ends up being a whole lot more then just a "quest" story and it exhibits many different tones within the prose. The Golden Compass is wondrous, foreboding, dark, philosophical, and biblical often at the same time.

The Golden Compass is the first of a trilogy but I haven't yet read the others so I can't comment on their quality. The movie comes out 12/07 and is produced by New Line Cinema (the same company that made the LOTR trilogy).

Bottom Line: A great read for fantasy fans but make sure you don't give up on it too early.

Great book, crummy title.......2007-09-27

I've had these books on my shelf for several years now and for some reason, haven't taken them down. I don't know why, when I was wasting my time reading the entertaining but inferior Harry Potter books. But now I'm a convert. Pullman is an powerful writer who doesn't patronize or pull punches. Characters in this book suffer sometimes and he lets them do so. The suffering is sometimes useful to help mature the character, and then it is sometimes senseless and tragic, just like in real life. As a teenager, that would have made me respect Pullman immensely, as it does now. His writing is in the tradition of Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm Brothers, before Disney got hold of them and fabricated ridiculous happy endings and grating little song-and-dance numbers. While I haven't read the last of the trilogy yet, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I bet everybody isn't brought back to life for a forced happy ending.

My one complaint, which is absolutely not the fault of the author, is that the same irritating editor at Knopf who "translated" the title of the first Harry Potter book committed the same crime against this book. The Brit title was Northern Lights. Why change that? Was the editor afraid that American children might not know what those were or, god forbid, might have to do a little research to find out? With the Potter book, the change was even more egregious because the original title, The Philosopher's Stone actually made reference to a historical myth, while The Sorcerer's Stone doesn't. Hello Knopf editor, if you want to change Brit spellings to American ones, fine. But please don't change content. It's gratuitous and insulting to the intelligence of American kids. Here is what Pullman had to say about it on his web site FAQ:

Q. Northern Lights was re-titled The Golden Compass for the American market. Why did this change come about? Do you have a title in mind when you start a story?

A. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. The editor who made that change was also responsible for changing "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", which made sense, into "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," which didn't. At the time, I didn't have enough clout to resist.

Also, if you bought a first American edition, you should know that the beautiful little symbols Pullman drew for each chapter head and the quotes he selected were not included. Subsequent versions have them though.

Oolon Coluphid's Blockbuster Trilogy Begins!.......2007-09-25

Lyra is a ten-year old hellion "raised" at Jordan College, Oxford, in an Alternate Dimension England. In her world, spiritual phenomena take different form than they do in ours. There are such things as ghosts, and all humans have visible "souls" in the form of animal familiars called daemons. This has led to a blend of science and metaphysics called Experimental Theology, which is the field of both Lord Asriel and Mrs. Coulter, two Northern explorers/scientists/rivals. Mrs. Coulter is an ally of the Theocracy ruling this world, while Asriel is a defiant freethinker.

As Lyra aspires to be like Coulter and Asriel, she might seem a perfect heroine for this sort of sci-fi/fantasy, which deals with the intersection of physics and theology as major parts of the plot. Unfortunately, as Lyra has no actual interest in physics or theology, one would think that it would be hard to make the story work. How can she be a meaningful heroine for metaphysical science fiction if she is too ignorant and incurious and "unimaginative" even to TRY to figure out what is going on?

Well, she can't be. Lyra -- for all her aggressive, "unladylike" behavior - is a mere damsel, a rambunctious pet carted around by a bunch of doting adult males who (inexplicably) adore her and want her to be their daughter. She is equally adored by some half-naked Witches who want to sleep with Lyra's father so they can have an equally "magnificent" daughter just like her. A Magic Compass tells Lyra exactly where to go and what to do -- and she obeys. But other than the power to understand this compass and make everyone she meets fawn all over her, Lyra has few REAL ten-year-old talents, and shows little of the initiative a real ten-year-old should be capable of.

For example, when her friend (or "devoted slave") Roger goes missing, she is "magnificent" enough to abuse the helpless servants about it - but never thinks to ask her powerful protectress for help. When she finds out some unsavory information about a Certain Person, her response is to take off into the night without a plan, clue, map, sandwich, or change of underwear. Then she wanders around aimlessly until she is 1) attacked by villains, 2) rescued by people who just happen to be going where she wants to go. Pullman (in his role as narrator) keeps telling us that Lyra's lack of imagination and planning are good things, because if you actually THINK about what you are trying to do, you might get discouraged and give up. (Seriously, that's what the narrator says.) So, boys and girls. Thinking? Bad. Wandering the docks alone at night aimlessly? Good.

Lyra superficially resembles the impulsive and tomboyish heroines of Joan Aiken (WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE, BLACK HEARTS IN BATTERSY, NIGHTBIRDS ON NANTUCKET). But Lyra does not benefit from the comparison. Aiken's recurring themes included friendships between stronger and (seemingly) weaker children, resulting in empowerment for the weak child. Aiken's boys, like her tomboys, were as gentle to the weak as they were courageous and clever. By contrast, Pullman's recurring themes are the matter-of-fact destruction of the weak, and the author-approved triumph of the brutal. Lyra may pityingly accept the "devoted slavery" of a mere beta male like Roger, but gives her true love to the ruthless and mighty. The shocking climax of Volume One deluded me into thinking she might grow out of this fault, but it actually gets worse.

In fact, GOLDEN COMPASS is by far the best in the trilogy. It starts out plodding, but picks up in the latter half. It has some stretches of lovely language and vividly horrific imagery. The improved second half gave me hope for good things. But HIS DARK MATERIALS, supposedly Pullman's best work, declines after Book One. His many vivid passages prove him a good writer and will make this series a natural fit for Hollywood, which excels at stringing together stirring set pieces, if nothing else. But despite his talent, Pullman has consistently let me down as a storyteller. He has no interest in fleshing out the potentially interesting World he creates, betrays an outright distaste for the humble task of fantasy storytelling, and is shockingly careless with good ideas deserving of better treatment. In Book 3, he springs on us his Agenda, which dominates and derails the series, and leads to one of the most memorably moronic conclusions in literary history.

The popularity of the series could stem from Pullman's refreshingly different fantasy setting, intriguing metaphysical concepts, and the lip-service paid to certain humanistic notions such as feminism, homosexuality, anti-authoritarianism, and scientific progress. But considering that the setting is so sketchily realized, the concepts so clumsily trashed, the humanist pretensions so completely undermined by the story, the "daring" conclusion such a copout, and the Enemy such a strawman, that a cynic might suspect that HDM's popularity in certain quarters really stems from its ultimate descent into a virulent hate screed. Readers who like the first book should be cautious about spending hard cash on the series until they have finished it.

The blurb on my copy recommends this to children as young as eight, but I recommend parents take this with a heavy dose of salt. Book One contains much to stimulate the imagination, and children will love those "daemons". But the best parts of the story are horrific scenes, usually involving the victimization of children, for which the later books no justice and no comfort. For children who are old enough for the horror, you might want to discuss with them the fact that in later books the heroes are mostly amoral, the author shows clear contempt for the homosexuals, women, and even the child victims he pretends to champion, and the series ultimately confuses nihilism with depth.

A new perspective.......2007-09-22

Well, I probably don't offer much of a new perspective, but I must disagree with the people toting an anti-God message. I read all of the reviews. And, while spiritual myself, and Catholic, I still read it because I wanted to see what all the hub-bub was about. Now that I've read the books, I want to say: How dare you "religious" people say you shouldn't read this to children. This is EXACTLY what you should read to children. I don't see the blasphemy. I see God working in mysterious ways, despite the fact that the author is allegedly an atheist. Does beliving in nothing alter the powerful moral messages in these books? If you think so, then shame on you! That's ashame that you can't trust your children to be more insightful than you and see the message of courage and love and bravery in spite of the evils of this world. Apparently, that's all negated because of the suggestion that people in the church could be there for personal gain and power rather than to help others. Shocking!! Like that's never happened before!!! hello people, open your eyes! God wants you to question yourselves, your church friends, your pastors, and even your God. He wants you to decide for yourself after hearing all of the evidence! And fortunately, with God there's more than one right answer. So stop hatin, please!

Navigating the Golden Compass: Religion, Science and Daemonology in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (Smart Pop series)

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Navigating the Golden Compass: Religion, Science and Daemonology in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (Smart Pop series)

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Contributors with backgrounds in philosophy, theology, science fiction, and children's literature bring their expertise to this critical investigation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, and the insights it offers to today's world. The His Dark Materials trilogy is an unusual sort of young adult series: one that appeals to adults as much as to their children thanks to its richly imagined world, rigorously explored cosmology, and unflinching confrontation of the modern answers to life's big questions. Essays from a variety of critical disciplines do justice to the complexity and intrigue of this trilogy, exploring the answers to questions such as: Is His Dark Materials a new antireligious myth, or a failed perversion of Christian truth? and How does the story of the Specters of Cittagazze challenge our modern-day scientific practices?

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Illumination but overdone.......2007-03-09

Before reading this book, I had no idea what Phillip Pullman's personal positions on faith and religion were and that was pretty much what this book was about -- variations on the theme of "Phillip Pullman wrote this series as a rebuttal to C.S. Lewis and Christianity". I picked this book up because I had so enjoyed Pullman books and had found the previous "Smart Pop" series books I had read so enlightening and mentally stimulating. Unfortunately, this one did not reach that same level of interest. I found the majority of the essays to be rather simplistic and very little of what I read made me think. It was illuminating to hear the underlying philosophy that Pullman brought to his writing, but I would have liked it if they essayists had not all addressed this same topic but had instead looked at other aspects of the books

Hmm........2006-03-26

Pretty cool. Some of the essays are better than others. Some aren't so hot. But it's an interesting read; I'm enjoying it.

The Subtle Knife Sequel to the Golden Compass

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The Subtle Knife Sequel to the Golden Compass
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