MODERN LANGUAGES: LITERARY CRITICISM. An illustrated, comprehensive, reader-friendly reference to Pullman's brilliant trilogy-valuable for fans & researchers alike. Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy has swept the world. Packed with clues to literary imagery and subtle allusions, Frost's encyclopediastyle guide exposes the depths of all three titles-Northern Lights (The Golden Compass), The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass-and includes sections on characters, places, creatures, sciences, languages and much more.