Lyra and Will, the two ordinary children whose extraordinary adventures began in<i>The Golden Compass</i>and continued in<i>The Subtle Knife,</i>are in unspeakable danger. With help from the armored bear Iorek Byrnison and two tiny Gallivespian spies, they must journey to a gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone. All the while, Dr. Mary Malone builds a maagnificent amber spyglass. An assassin hunts her down. And Lord Asriel, with troops of shining angels, fights his mighty rebellion, a battle of strange allies—and shocking sacrifices.<br /> <br /> As war rages and Dust drains from the sky, the fate of the living—and the dead—finally comes to depend on two children and the simple truth of one simple story.<i>The Amber Spyglass</i>reveals that story, bringing Philip Pullman's His Dar Materials to an astonishing conclusion.<br /> <br /> This Yearling paperback edition contains 13 pages of bonus material: the found notes and letters of Mary Malone. It also features chapter-opening artwork by Philip Pullman.