# The Subtle Knife

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- Authors: [Philip Pullman](https://www.bookquiver.com/philip-pullman)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2015-03-05
- Genres: Classic fiction: literary and general, Adventure / action fiction, Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics

## Description

The classic recording of The Subtle Knife , read by Philip Pullman and a full cast of narrators. ‘She had asked: what is he? A friend or an enemy? The alethiometer answered: he is a murderer. When she saw the answer, she relaxed at once.’ Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld - Cittàgazze, where soul-eating Spectres stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. But she is not without allies: 12-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another's, has also stumbled into this strange new realm. On a perilous journey from world to world, Lyra and Will uncover a deadly secret: an object of extraordinary and devastating power. And with every step, they move closer to an even greater threat - and the shattering truth of their own destiny. The full cast of narrators includes: Philip Pullman, Joanna Wyatt, Rupert Degas, Alison Dowling, Douglas Blackwell, Jill Shilling, Stephen Thorne, Sean Barrett, Garrick Hagon, John O'Connor and Susan Sheridan. Brought to you by Penguin. ©1997 Philip Pullman (P)2021 Penguin Audio

## Editions

### The Subtle Knife

- Publisher: Listening Library
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-05-9395-050-0
- Published: 2025-02-04
- Language: en_US

### The Subtle Knife

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: audio
- Length: 10 h 41 min
- Narrated by: Ruth Wilson
- ISBN: 978-02-4170-941-2
- Published: 2025-01-30
- Language: en_GB

### The Subtle Knife

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: audio
- Length: 8 h 53 min
- Narrated by: Philip Pullman
- ISBN: 978-02-4155-275-9
- Published: 2021-11-04
- Language: en_GB

### The Subtle Knife

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: audio
- Length: 8 h 53 min
- Narrated by: Philip Pullman
- ISBN: 978-02-4154-870-7
- Published: 2021-06-24
- Language: en_GB

### The Subtle Knife

- Publisher: Rhcp Digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-4819-692-0
- Published: 2015-03-05
- Language: en_GB

### The Subtle Knife

- Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
- ISBN: 978-03-7582-346-6
- Pages: 368
- Published: 2002-09-10
- Language: en_US

## This book in other languages

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- [La daga](https://www.bookquiver.com/philip-pullman/es/la-daga) (es_ES)
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- [Delikatny nóż](https://www.bookquiver.com/philip-pullman/pl/delikatny-noz) (pl_PL)
- [A faca sutil](https://www.bookquiver.com/philip-pullman/pt/a-faca-sutil) (pt_BR)
- [Магічний ніж](https://www.bookquiver.com/filip-pullman/uk/mahichnyi-nizh) (uk_UA)