Title: The Amber Spyglass

Title: The Amber Spyglass Title Record # 6567
Author: Philip Pullman
Date: 2000-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: His Dark Materials
Series Number: 3
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Language: English

Note: Winner of Children's Book of the Year and overall Book of the Year at the 2001 Whitbread Awards. Longlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize.

Synopsis: Two teens from parallel worlds embark on a mystical and dangerous quest which involves the survival of all sentient beings on all parallel worlds, while various factions follow their own plans for them.

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Other Titles

Translations

Year	Language	Title
2001^ⓘTranslated by Jean Esch	French	Le miroir d'ambre
2002^ⓘTranslated by Frans Hille	Dutch	De amberkleurige kijker
2002^ⓘTranslated by Maria do Rosário Monteiro.	Portuguese	O Telescópio de Âmbar
2002^ⓘTranslated by Camila Batlles Vinn María & Dolors Gallart.	Spanish	El catalejo lacado
2004^ⓘTranslated by Vytautas Petrukaitis	Lithuanian	Gintarinis žiūronas^?Gintarinis ziuronas
2017	Portuguese	A luneta âmbar

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Preliminary Nominees	2000 Sidewise	Best Long Form Alternate History
Honorable Mentions ^ⓘAwarded the designation "Highly Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010.	2000 Carnegie	Carnegie Medal
3	2001 Locus	Best Fantasy Novel
Nomination	2001 World Fantasy	Best Novel
Preliminary Nominees	2001 BFA	August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
Nomination (as Le miroir d'ambre)	2002 Imaginaire	Roman jeunesse
Preliminary Nominees	2002 Nebula	Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Amber Spyglass	2000-10-00	Philip Pullman	Alfred A. Knopf	0-679-87926-9	$19.95^?$: US dollar	518	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Eric Rohmann
His Dark Materials	2000-11-00	Philip Pullman	Science Fiction Book Club	0-7394-1335-X / 20087	$14.98^?$: US dollar	740	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Jean Pierre Targete
The Amber Spyglass	2000-11-00	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	0-590-54244-3	£12.99^?£: UK pound	548	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	David Scutt
The Amber Spyglass	2001-09-00	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	0-439-99358-X	£6.99^?£: UK pound	548	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	David Scutt
The Amber Spyglass	2001-09-00	Philip Pullman	Scholastic Press UK	0-439-99414-4	£7.99^?£: UK pound	550	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Nicholas Roerich
The Amber Spyglass	2001-10-00	Philip Pullman	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41337-7	$6.99^?$: US dollar	xii+ 465	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Steven Rawlings
His Dark Materials	2001-11-00	Philip Pullman	Scholastic Press UK	0-439-99434-9	£25.00^?£: UK pound	1016+ [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	David Scutt
His Dark Materials	2001-11-00	Philip Pullman	Scholastic Press UK	0-439-99434-9	£25.00^?£: UK pound	1016	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	David Scutt
His Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass	2001-11-00	Philip Pullman	Ballantine Books	0-345-44889-8	$20.97^?$: US dollar		pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Amber Spyglass	2002-09-00	Philip Pullman	Alfred A. Knopf	0-375-82335-2	$11.95^?$: US dollar	518	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
His Dark Materials	2002-09-10	Philip Pullman	Alfred A. Knopf	0-375-82336-0	$35.85^?$: US dollar		tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
The Amber Spyglass	2003-02-02	Philip Pullman	Thorndike Press	0-7862-4122-5	$25.95^?$: US dollar	686	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2003-05-00	Philip Pullman	Yearling	0-440-41856-9	$6.50^?$: US dollar	521	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Eric Rohmann
The Amber Spyglass	2003-09-00	Philip Pullman	Dell Laurel-Leaf	0-440-23815-3	$7.50^?$: US dollar	467	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Cliff Nielsen
The Amber Spyglass	2005-10-00	Philip Pullman	Alfred A. Knopf / SFBC	1039399	$7.99^?$: US dollar	518	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2005-10-00	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	0-439-95463-0	£12.99^?£: UK pound	538	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	David Scutt
The Amber Spyglass	2007-03-00	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-0-439-94468-7	£7.99^?£: UK pound	x+ 532	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Dominic Harman
His Dark Materials	2007-04-00	Philip Pullman	Alfred A. Knopf	0-375-84722-7	$21.99^?$: US dollar	934	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Douglas Mullen
His Dark Materials	2007-04-00	Philip Pullman	Alfred A. Knopf	0-375-94722-1	$26.99^?$: US dollar	934	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Douglas Mullen
His Dark Materials	2007-08-00	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-1-4071-0642-7	£30.00^?£: UK pound	1016	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Amber Spyglass	2007-08-00	Philip Pullman	Laurel-Leaf	0-440-23815-3	$7.50^?$: US dollar	465	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Amber Spyglass Deluxe Edition	2007-08-00	Philip Pullman	Alfred A. Knopf	0-375-84673-5	$22.99^?$: US dollar	518+ [14]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Ericka O'Rourke
The Amber Spyglass	2007-08-06	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-1-4071-0406-5	£8.99^?£: UK pound	368	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2007-08-28	Philip Pullman	Alfred A. Knopf	978-0-375-94673-8	$25.99^?$: US dollar	560	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Ericka O'Rourke
His Dark Materials (Boxed Set)	2007-09-25	Philip Pullman	Alfred A. Knopf	0-375-84238-1	$59.95^?$: US dollar	1312	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
His Dark Materials	2007-11-01	Philip Pullman	Scholastic	978-1-4071-0547-5		1016	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
His Dark Materials	2008-00-00	Philip Pullman	The Folio Society		$225.00^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 362, 299, 466+ [30]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Peter Bailey
The Amber Spyglass	2008-05-05	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-1-4071-0855-1	£20.00^?£: UK pound	560	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2009-04-09	Philip Pullman	Paw Prints	978-1-4395-2188-5	$16.50^?$: US dollar		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2009-12-07	Philip Pullman	Galaxy	978-1-4056-6350-2	£12.99^?£: UK pound		tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2011-00-00	Philip Pullman	Yearling	978-0-440-41856-6	$7.99^?$: US dollar	518	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Dominic Harman
The Amber Spyglass	2011-03-00	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-1-4071-3024-8	£6.99^?£: UK pound	544	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
His Dark Materials	2011-10-28	Philip Pullman	Everyman's Library (UK) (Everyman's Library #342)	978-1-84159-342-5	£20.00^?£: UK pound	xxxvi+ 1102	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Kay Bayley
His Dark Materials (boxed set)	2011-11-03	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-1-4071-3118-4	£21.97^?£: UK pound	1360	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
His Dark Materials	2011-12-06	Philip Pullman	Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #342)	978-0-307-95783-2	$35.00^?$: US dollar	xviii+ 1099	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Kate Baylay
His Dark Materials	2012-01-25	Philip Pullman	Alfred A. Knopf	978-0-307-80820-2	$21.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	Douglas Mullen
His Dark Materials	2012-10-04	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-1-4071-3559-5	£16.99^?£: UK pound	1360	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
His Dark Materials	2013-00-00	Philip Pullman	The Folio Society		$225.00^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 362, 299, 466+ [30]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Peter Bailey
The Amber Spyglass	2013-10-03	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-1-4071-3977-7	£7.99^?£: UK pound	544	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2014-10-02	Philip Pullman	Scholastic Press	978-1-4071-5330-8	£12.99^?£: UK pound	544	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2015-03-05	Philip Pullman	Scholastic Press	978-1-4071-5417-6	£7.99^?£: UK pound	544	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2015-03-05	Philip Pullman	RHCP Digital	978-1-4481-9693-7	£5.49^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
His Dark Materials: The Complete Trilogy	2015-11-20	Philip Pullman	RHCP Digital	978-1-4481-9770-5	£11.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
The Amber Spyglass	2017-10-19	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-1-4071-8612-2	£7.99^?£: UK pound	544	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2017-10-19	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-1-4071-8759-4	£12.99^?£: UK pound		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2018-07-05	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-1-4071-9120-1	£12.99^?£: UK pound	448	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
His Dark Materials	2019-11-07	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-0-7023-0162-9	£16.99^?£: UK pound	1120	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Jean Pierre Targete
The Amber Spyglass	2019-11-21	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-0-7023-0169-8	£8.99^?£: UK pound	352	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2021-09-02	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-0-7023-1140-6	£9.99^?£: UK pound	352	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2021-11-04	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-0-7023-1401-8	£14.99^?£: UK pound	522	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Nicholas Roerich
The Amber Spyglass	2022-11-10	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-0-7023-1043-0	£30.00^?£: UK pound	400	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Amber Spyglass	2022-11-10	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	978-0-7023-2267-9	£8.99^?£: UK pound	560	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
His Dark Materials	date unknown	Philip Pullman	Dell Yearling	0-440-41951-8	$22.50^?$: US dollar	399, 326, 518	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Eric Rohmann
His Dark Materials: The Complete Trilogy	date unknown	Philip Pullman	RHCP Digital	978-1-4481-9770-5	£11.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	John Lawrence
The Amber Spyglass	date unknown	Philip Pullman	Yearling	0-440-41856-9	$7.50^?$: US dollar	521	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Eric Rohmann
The Amber Spyglass	date unknown	Philip Pullman	Alfred A. Knopf	0-679-87926-9	$19.95^?$: US dollar	518	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Eric Rohmann
The Amber Spyglass	date unknown	Philip Pullman	Scholastic UK	0-439-99358-X	£6.99^?£: UK pound	548	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	David Scutt
The Amber Spyglass	date unknown	Philip Pullman	Dell Laurel-Leaf	0-440-23815-3	$7.50^?$: US dollar	xii+ 467	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Cliff Nielsen
The Amber Spyglass	date unknown	Philip Pullman	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41337-7	$6.99^?$: US dollar	xii+ 465	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Steven Rawlings

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Reviews

Review by Carolyn Cushman (2000) in Locus, #478 November 2000
Review by John Clute (2000) in Interzone, #162 December 2000 , reprinted in:
Scores: Reviews 1993 - 2003 (2003)
Scores: Reviews 1993 - 2003 (2016)
Review by Charles de Lint (2001) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2001
Review by Gahan Wilson (2001) in Realms of Fantasy, June 2001
Review by Peter Heck (2001) in Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2001
Review by Liz Bowyer (2001) in Fables and Reflections, Issue #1
Review [French] by Patrick Imbert (2004) in Bifrost, #33