by Emerald <elfmailwithoutspam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Dec 23, 2007 at 11:09 AM
In article <72f5e$476de414$62102a6d$28292@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Wild Monkshood <Wild_Monkshood@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I freely admit that I'd never heard of this author or these "Dark
> Materials" books until ads for the Movie. I bought a paperback of "The
> Golden Compass" and must admit being mesmerized by what little I've read
> due to time constraints. I plan on delving fully into it on the
> Holidays. I am quite taken with his idea of daemons that allude to the
> soul, changing form 'til it solidifies in later life. Opinions?
>
> WM
I must get the books. I did what I NEVER do--saw the film before
reading the book--but I, too, was taken with the daemon concept. And I
want to know more about Dust. With great caution, I will venture to say
that these books could have the first truly fresh ideas since Dune.
Em