The Secret Commonwealth
by Philip Pullman
Taste attributes: fantasyadventuremysteryteenfastheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, wide-ranging fantasy novel: polished and pacy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
LYRA SILVERTONGUE thought her adventuring days were long over. Now a twenty-year-old undergraduate at St. Sophia's College, she could almost begin to doubt that she'd once traveled to the world of the dead were it not for the painful separation from her daemon, Pantalaimon.
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- Author
- Philip Pullman
- Published
- 2019
- Pages
- 656
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- Open Library
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