
Book guide
The Subtle Knife
Two runaways from different worlds meet around a blade that can cut reality itself.
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyUnlikely alliesFantasyQuestFantasyMagical artifactFantasyPortal fantasyYoung AdultUnlikely alliesAdventureUnlikely alliesAdventureQuestAdventureMagical artifact
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About The Subtle Knife
Will Parry, a boy from our world, crosses into another and meets Lyra as both flee enemies and search for answers about Dust, family and power. At the centre of their journey is the subtle knife, a weapon capable of opening windows between worlds.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Fast
Series
His Dark Materials · Book 2 of 3
Content warnings
- violence
- blood
- injury
- death
- murder



