Not much time for reading of late for various reasons but I have at last read
the third and final part of 'His Dark Materials' and it is splendid. I did wonder
if the excellent writing, thought-provoking ideas and pace of the first two books would be sustained - they are not.... they have been surpassed. The
book moves at an exhilarating speed with firm adherence to what has gone
before, drawing together several interrupted strands and allowing for Lyra
and Will to resolve many unfinished items. Pullman does not succumb to
the romantic way of finishing the story but leaves it realistically open though
complete. Definitely to be read again someday.