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His Dark Materials June 23, 2005
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Pullman's world is an interesting mix of magic, mad science, and theology that sharpens one of the hooks used by good fantasy: world building. Pullman skillfully reveals things about his world --daemons, talking and armor-clad bears, witches, zepelins, and spirits-- at just the right pace to keep you interested. It's pretty imaginative and the non-standard setting puts new twists on even old concepts.
So on one level this book was about adventure and fun, but about two thirds of the way through the first book things snapped into place and I realized that it also has deeper meanings on other levels. Meanings that deal with religion (specifically organized religion), sin, childhood, and what it is to be human. It's pretty interesting stuff, moreso because one of the main characters is trying to kill God.
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