The second book of His dark materials has been completed. It is more complex than the first book, with a different pace for events. However, the twists and turns keep you hanging until the end when the story leaves you hanging waiting to know what happens next.

The story reminds me of my early days in blogging somehow, on my old blog, with references to parallel universes and multiple existence of oneself, which I still believe in. The story also goes into the darker side of Christian faith, with the eternal battle between the Authority, the fallen angels, humans, and of course the devil. There are several books which discuss this same subject, each with its own set of references. One that comes to my mind is Memnoch the Devil , part 5 of the Vampire chronicles by Anne Rice, which also eludes to this battle. Another one is the The Apocrypha: There Are Two Sides to Every Story

This part is for tooomz:

The story in the Subtle knife explains further the roles of Will and Lyra, dark matter, Lord Asriel, and more, so you should finish it and get to part 3.