Series

His Dark Materials series in reading order

There are 3 books in the His Dark Materials series.

Published between 1995 and 2000. The publication order differs from the reading order — both are below.

In a parallel Oxford where every person's soul walks beside them as an animal daemon, young Lyra Belacqua stumbles into a conspiracy involving stolen children, mysterious Dust, and her uncle's Arctic expedition. Armed with a truth-telling alethiometer she barely understands, Lyra journeys north into

All 3 books, in reading order

• 1. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) (2000) — Philip Pullman · 80 pages
• 2. The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) (1995) — Philip Pullman · 326 pages
• 3. The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) (1999) — Philip Pullman · 536 pages

His Dark Materials in publication order

1. The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) (1995) — Philip Pullman
2. The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) (1999) — Philip Pullman
3. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) (2000) — Philip Pullman

All 3 books total 942 pages.

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