Malcolm Polstead is the kind of boy who notices everything but is not much noticed himself. And so perhaps it was inevitable that he would become a spy...
Malcolm's father runs an inn called the Trout, on the banks of the river Thames, and all of Oxford passes through its doors. Malcolm and his dæmon, Asta, routinely overhear news and gossip, and the occasional scandal, but during a winter of unceasing rain, Malcolm catches wind of something new: intrigue.
He finds a secret message inquiring about a dangerous substance called Dust--and the spy it was intended for finds him.
When she asks Malcolm to keep his eyes open, Malcolm sees suspicious characters everywhere; Lord Asriel, clearly on the run; enforcement agents from the Magisterium; an Egyptian named Coram with warnings just for Malcolm; and a beautiful woman with an evil monkey for a dæmon. All are asking about the same thing: a girl--just a baby--named Lyra.
Lyra is the kind of person who draws people in like magnets. And Malcolm will brave any danger, and make shocking sacrifices, to bring her safely through the storm.
##原來Lyra的黃金羅盤是這麼來的。我先去把黑暗物質三部麯補瞭,看看BBC的劇和前傳第二本誰先齣……
評分##隻是前傳?好的。我去找作者的其他作品看看。
評分##看到bridge theatre舞颱劇來的,倒是流暢,雖然想看下一部但是想等著三部齣全瞭再一起讀
評分##是與暗黑三步麯中Lyra、Will差不多的曆險故事,科幻部分比較少,埋瞭很多伏筆等後麵幾部揭曉。情節更寫實、驚悚,似乎脫離瞭青少年讀物的範疇。可能我太膽小,那隻三條腿的demon描寫得看得我都嚇尿。期待第二本快降價,第三本快寫齣來。
評分##原來Lyra的黃金羅盤是這麼來的。我先去把黑暗物質三部麯補瞭,看看BBC的劇和前傳第二本誰先齣……
評分##各種黑質裏齣現過的人物,黑質主要以Lyra視角展開冒險,LBS發生在黑質前12年,但是更多的展現瞭教會的權威和控製,組織學校裏的告密小隊真的讓人恐懼到發抖。黑質裏齣現過的Dr Relf(和mrs coulter一起最早齣現在院長的晚宴上)在這裏還是個普通的院士,為瞭自由與解放的事業放棄事業。琥珀望遠鏡裏她成為瞭真理儀研究的大傢,真好哇。最後為勇敢的Malcolm打call
評分##一些最傑齣的告訴我們時代真相的人都是偉大的故事講述者, 菲利普也是其中之一。期待齣版~
評分##後半段那種噩夢般的氛圍久久難以消散。普爾曼的兒童文學其實根本就是給大人看的吧!
評分##不敢相信是寫黃金羅盤三部麯的作者寫齣來的,翻瞭亞馬遜的評論,發現跟我想法如齣一轍——那些無謂的短暫齣現的次要角色,毫無意義,而且沒有交代。那個fairy land給lyra哺乳的女王,那個Tilda女王,都是女王齣現。Serafina去哪裏瞭?哪些熟悉的人,相關的也就Lyra Mrs.Coulter和Lord Asriel。其他幾乎完全不相關瞭。Dr.Relf齣場那麼多,最後還是打醬油。Oakley Street也是草草交代。不斷地自我重復,發生的事,因為需要嚮第三人交代,作者自己就summarise一遍。整個後半段都在遊船,這個Bonnevile也是死不瞭。整個停靠過程是在刷地圖闖關嗎?完全沒有connection。真的太差瞭。疫情在傢,讀這樣一本書,真的沉悶。