The trilogy consists of ''The Golden Compass'' (originally published as ''Northern Lights'' in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1995), ''The Subtle Knife'' (published in 1997) and ''The Amber Spyglass'' (published in 2000). The title of the trilogy refers to a line from the 17th century poem ''Paradise Lost'' by [[John Milton]], [http://www.kirkcenter.org/bookman/44-1-bernthal.html], a line that is stated at the start of ''The Golden Compass''. | The trilogy consists of ''The Golden Compass'' (originally published as ''Northern Lights'' in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1995), ''The Subtle Knife'' (published in 1997) and ''The Amber Spyglass'' (published in 2000). The title of the trilogy refers to a line from the 17th century poem ''Paradise Lost'' by [[John Milton]], [http://www.kirkcenter.org/bookman/44-1-bernthal.html], a line that is stated at the start of ''The Golden Compass''. |