at the beginning of the week, i finished the last of the philip pullman trilogy called his dark materials. the first book is what the film the golden compass is based on.
i'm going to strongly recommend this trilogy. i read all of the books very quickly (and not just because i was getting pressure from gerry).
it's an adventure along the lines of the lion, the witch and the wardrobe and there is a strong theme of god challenge going on. but the fantasy was well drawn out, and the characters endearing.
