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FROM: Matt Purvis <[removed]@cmrls.lib.ms.us>
REC'D: 2/10/03, 3:32 PM

Does anyone know any Golden Compass readalikes or Philip Pullman's
style?
Thank you in advance.
Matt Purvis
Central Mississippi Regional Library System

FROM: jessica emily moyer <[removed]@students.uiuc.edu>
REC'D: 2/10/03, 5:10 PM

Are you looking for Golden Compass readalikes, based on the subject matter
of the His Dark Materials Trilogy or more for Philip Pullman in general
who has written books from dark fantasy to historical fiction? for adults
or young adults?

I am going to be doing a website later this semester for a YA lit class on
Pullman readalikes, esp His Dark Materials books, so I am really
interested in all the responses

Jessica E. Moyer
Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security Librarian
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Library Phone: (217) 333 9173
http://acdisweb.acdis.uiuc.edu/Library.html

On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, Matt Purvis wrote:

> Does anyone know any Golden Compass readalikes or Philip Pullman's
> style?
> Thank you in advance.
> Matt Purvis
> Central Mississippi Regional Library System
>
>
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FROM: "Siewert, Karl" <[removed]@tulsalibrary.org>
REC'D: 2/11/03, 3:18 PM

I have only read the His Dark Materials series by Pullman, but I would
highly recommend a similar series by Garth Nix. There are currently two
books (Sabriel and Lirael) and a third due out this month (title is
Abhorsen). The trilogy deals with a fantasy world that shares a border with
ours, and the great magicians called Abhorsens who protect both worlds from
the depredations of the Dead. They are wonderful, exciting reads with a bit
of romance and darkness, and Lirael in the second novel is a librarian!

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FROM: Kathleen Stipek <[removed]@exchange.acld.lib.fl.us>
REC'D: 2/11/03, 3:28 PM

I was discussing The Amber Spyglass with an adolescent Pullman fan who
wanted to know how it came out, and I told him to read the book. When he
got pushy, I gave him the standard adult reply, "That would be telling." I
did tell him that there were at least 3 places where he could expect to cry
his heart out, but that was all I would tell him. Thanks for the lead on
Nix. I could use a new good read.

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From: Siewert, Karl [[removed]@tulsalibrary.org]
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 4:05 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: RE: Golden Compass

I have only read the His Dark Materials series by Pullman, but I would
highly recommend a similar series by Garth Nix. There are currently two
books (Sabriel and Lirael) and a third due out this month (title is
Abhorsen). The trilogy deals with a fantasy world that shares a border with
ours, and the great magicians called Abhorsens who protect both worlds from
the depredations of the Dead. They are wonderful, exciting reads with a bit
of romance and darkness, and Lirael in the second novel is a librarian!

vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
> Karl G. Siewert, MLIS | 918-250-7307 <
> Business Reference Librarian | [removed]@ <
> Hardesty Regional Library | tulsalibrary <
> Tulsa City-County Library System | .org <
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> I know you believe you understand what you <
> think I said, but I'm not sure you realize <
> that what you heard is not what I meant. <
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