His Dark Materials #2: The Subtle Knife (Gift Edition)

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Oct 3, 2023

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The second volume in Philip Pullman’s incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy, in a stunning gift edition, to publish alongside the major HBO/BBC TV series in autumn 2019.
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