The second volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking His Dark Materials trilogy, re-published in hardback with a stunning fine art cover.

"What is he? A friend, or an enemy?""He is a murderer."

Will has just killed a man. He's on the run.

His escape will take him far beyond his own world, to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city, and to a girl, Lyra.

Her fate is strangely linked to his own, and together they must find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds...

• The smash-hit, critically adored second season of BBC/HBO television series was based on the story of The Subtle Knife.
• This classic art edition featuring Melancholy and Mystery of the Street, by Georgio de Chirico, 1914 is destined to become a collectors' item.
• The perfect companion to the Classic Art Edition of Northern Lights