书名：His Dark Materials Trilogy 黑暗物质三部曲

读者对象：10岁及以上

作者：Philip Pullman

出版社名称：Yearling

出版时间：2003

语种：英文

ISBN：9780440419518

商品尺寸：13.5 x 8.6 x 19.8 cm

包装：盒装共3册

页数：560

His Dark Materials Trilogy《黑暗物质三部曲》是一套在精神层面上极为丰富的具有史诗般气质的幻想文学作品，与流行的魔幻小说有很大不同，它不仅仅热中于讲述惊险，同时还显示出一种坚定的反权威立场，描述了人对终极精神的需求。正是这种精神气质使它超越了儿童文学的范畴，西方评论界认为其深度与文学性足堪名列文学史。 The Golden Compass《黄金罗盘》连同The Subtle Knife《魔法神刀》、The Amber Spyglass《琥珀望远镜》组成的“黑暗物质三部曲”，通过一个宇宙神话故事，颠覆了西方世界传统认知的亚当夏娃创世传说：从牛津大学到极地冰原，从现实世界到平行空间，一对背负救世预言的少年面对重重危机与种种诱惑展开惊天大冒险。

推荐理由： 1.小说不仅承载着神学、宗教、原罪等思想，还融合了一般魔幻作品所缺乏的科学元素，这点也是该部作品不同凡响之处； 2.根据《黄金罗盘》改编的同名影片由妮可·基德曼、“007”丹尼尔·克雷格、“邦女郎”伊娃·格林联合主演，制作成本高达1.8亿美元，是继《魔戒》之后好莱坞奇幻巨制，获得第80届奥斯卡视觉效果奖。 3.作者菲利普•普尔曼（Philip Pullman）被认为是“继《魔戒》作者托尔金之后优秀的盎格鲁-撒克逊奇幻小说家”， 获得2005年第三届林格伦儿童文学奖等诸多重要奖项； 4.《黄金罗盘》获得1996年卡内基勋章（2007年又被评为该奖设置70年来十佳作品之冠）、英国儿童文学奖“卫报小说奖”； 5.《琥珀望远镜》获得2001年度惠特布里德文学奖。 Published in 40 countries, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy— The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass — has graced the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Book Sense, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.

《黄金罗盘》为“黑暗物质三部曲”首部曲，全书的创作灵感来自17世纪英国诗人弥尔顿的经典诗作《失乐园》。莱拉自幼父母双亡，在牛津的约旦学院中由诸位学者抚养教育，但她没有成为淑女，反而个性野蛮，说谎是家常便饭，常常逃课到学院的屋顶或地窖探险，或者率领牛津街坊的玩伴与外来的吉普赛孩子打泥巴仗，俨然是个孩子王。这般无忧无虑的生活，在她偷偷潜入院长贵宾室后宣告终止──躲在衣橱里的她，目睹了一桩谋杀和一项骇人的禁忌知识……

第二部《魔法神刀》讲述宇宙由无数平行的世界组成，借助魔法神刀的切割，人可穿行其间。生活在另一个牛津的少年威尔，离家寻找失踪多年的父亲，殊不知父子俩的命运早已与一场关系宇宙存亡的巨大阴谋密不可分了。在一只猫的指引下，他跨过一个神奇的窗口，来到一个横行着吞噬成人精灵的魔界，遇到了在朝自己使命行进的莱拉，并偶然得到了那把可以切割宇宙，从而在不同世界穿梭的魔法神刀。与此同时，威尔这个世界的牛津大学物理学女博士马隆，为了奇特的黑暗物质问题，也跨过了一个窗口……

第三部《琥珀望远镜》讲述借助神刀，莱拉和威尔穿梭于各个险象环生的黑暗世界，与魔怪、教会，甚至上帝的摄政王进行着殊死战斗。威尔、莱拉和马隆，也就是预言中的亚当、夏娃和蛇终于会合了，阻止了尘埃的流失。但是，天堂共和国无法永久地存在，因为人和精灵只有在属于自己的世界里才能生存，他们可以通过窗口穿越，但不能长久。同时这些窗口又会导致尘埃流失，生出吞噬精灵的妖怪。所有窗口必须关闭，只能留下一个。等待两个回归各自世界的少年的，是那不可抗拒的命运和犹如生死之隔的永别…… The Golden Compass forms the first part of a story in three volumes. The first volume is set in a world like ours, but different in many ways. The second volume is set partly in the world we know. The third moves between many worlds. In The Golden Compass, readers meet for the first time 11-year-old Lyra Belacqua, a precocious orphan growing up within the precincts of Jordan College in Oxford, England. It quickly becomes clear that Lyra’s Oxford is not precisely like our own— nor is her world. In Lyra’s world, everyone has a personal dæmon, a lifelong animal familiar. This is a world in which science, theology and magic are closely intertwined. The Subtle Knife is the second part of the trilogy that began with The Golden Compass. That first book was set in a world like ours, but different. This book begins in our own world. In The Subtle Knife, readers are introduced to Will Parry, a young boy living in modern-day Oxford, England. Will is only twelve years old, but he bears the responsibilities of an adult. Following the disappearance of his explorer-father, John Parry, during an expedition in the North, Will became parent, provider and protector to his frail, confused mother. And it’s in protecting her that he becomes a murderer, too: he accidentally kills a man who breaks into their home to steal valuable letters written by John Parry. After placing his mother in the care of a kind friend, Will takes those letters and sets off to discover the truth about his father. The Amber Spyglass brings the intrigue of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife to a heartstopping close, marking the third and final volume as the most powerful of the trilogy. Along with the return of Lyra, Will, Mrs. Coulter, Lord Asriel, Dr. Mary Malone, and Iorek Byrnison the armored bear, The Amber Spyglass introduces a host of new characters: the Mulefa, mysterious wheeled creatures with the power to see Dust; Gallivespian Lord Roke, a hand-high spy-master to Lord Asriel; and Metatron, a fierce and mighty angel. And this final volume brings startling revelations, too: the painful price Lyra must pay to walk through the land of the dead, the haunting power of Dr. Malone’s amber spyglass, and the names of who will live—and who will die— for love. And all the while, war rages with the Kingdom of Heaven, a brutal battle that— in its shocking outcome— will reveal the secret of Dust.

菲利普•普尔曼（Philip Pullman，1946-），英国当代知名作家，毕业于牛津大学，曾任教威斯敏斯特学院。“黑暗物质三部曲”出版后风靡全球，普尔曼也因此被认为是“继《魔戒》作者托尔金之后优秀的盎格鲁-撒克逊奇幻小说家”，并赢得诸多重要奖项。他的作品还有《烟雾中的红宝石》（The Rubyinthe Smoke）及好几本为青少年读者写的维多利亚时期的历史冒险小说。英国学校里的孩子们也对他的作品非常熟悉，因为学校里经常会用到这些书做教材。 Philip Pullman has won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal for The Golden Compass (and the reader-voted “Carnegie of Carnegies” for the best children’s book of the past seventy years); the Whitbread (now Costa) Book of the Year Award for The Amber Spyglass; a Booker Prize long-list nomination (The Amber Spyglass); Parents’ Choice Gold Awards (The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass); and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, in honor of his body of work. In 2004, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Philip Pullman is the author of many books for young readers, including two volumes related to the His Dark Materials trilogy: Lyra’s Oxford and Once Upon a Time in the North. He lives in Oxford, England.