Reddit reviews His Dark Materials Omnibus: The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass

We found 7 Reddit comments about His Dark Materials Omnibus: The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

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7 Reddit comments about His Dark Materials Omnibus: The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass:

u/mistral7 · 15 pointsr/booksuggestions

Consider Philip Pullman. His "His Dark Materials" series is fine Fantasy with Steam Punk style.

As well, Larry Correia's Grimnoir Chronicles are 'wicked good'.

u/SlothMold · 14 pointsr/booksuggestions

So I have a friend in jail that I regularly send books to. This doesn't cover every situation, but I assume the circumstances will be similar.

He says that the (meager) prison library is very skewed towards religious books, classics, GED materials, and low-difficulty grocery store novels. Anything other than that will be appreciated. The books most requested are thick fantasy books, activity books (sudoku, physics workbooks, etc), science non-fiction, and coffee-table books or magazines with lots of pictures. These will be swapped with other inmates so that anyone interested has a chance to read.

Some things to keep in mind:

There is often a limit on how many items can be kept. 3-books-in-1/omnibus editions help get around this.
There may be monetary limits on gifts. Shop for deals and choose the cheaper mass market paperbacks whenever possible.
Mail a receipt ASAP! She might not be able to pick up any books until she has that.
Mail books through a big company (e.g. Amazon, B&N) or they might be destroyed. No third-party Amazon sellers or used book stores in most cases.

Books that have gone over well and can be found in cheap forms:
Mistborn trilogy
His Dark Materials trilogy
The Name of the Wind
The Best American Science Writing/The Best American Science and Nature Writing anthologies
Sudoku
Hyperbole and a Half
A Song of Ice and Fire

u/SmallFruitbat · 6 pointsr/Fantasy

The Mistborn trilogy has the ministry, which is religion and government bureaucracy rolled up into one.

The His Dark Materials trilogy features the Magisterium, which is a version of the Catholic church that never split from Orthodoxy, as far as I can tell. They even oversee scientific expeditions.

u/averedge · 3 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I highly recommend "His dark materials" for you to read. It has to be one of the better books I read and it is a series!

All 3 books (tangible copies)

All 3 books (Kindle)

It has coming of age, strong female protagonist, science fiction, and survival story all rolled into one.

If you liked harry potter, there is a good chance you will like this book series. (They tried to make a movie about it but adapted it horribly.. do not judge the book by the movie)

u/spencerkami · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Tyara, I'm not used to the username yet.

/u/PotatoAssassin because she is fucking awesome and if you vehemently disagree I'll break your arm. Or at least hurt it a hell of a lot!

She should have these books because everyone should have His Dark Materials. Especially Northern Lights which is the best of the triology and no, I wont use the silly American name for it.

u/Qu1nlan · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

All Hail the Lobster!! My item, thanks for contest!

u/elemonated · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Does this count as a match?

Not the Kindle versions, but I have all three paperbacks on my wishlist. (Three separate links.)

If not well...snooble!