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by Philip Pullman · 1997

Book 2 of His Dark Materials

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Fantasy

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Young Adult

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

The Time Traveler's Wife Adult
Audrey Niffenegger · 2003

about 550 pages

Why: Both are science fiction and fantasy books.
- Science fiction
- Fantasy
What both books share
- science fiction
  The Subtle Knife: "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject); "Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic" (OL subject); "Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  The Time Traveler's Wife: "science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
- fantasy
  The Subtle Knife: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject); "Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic" (OL subject)
  The Time Traveler's Wife: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Subtle Knife; Open Library and Wikidata for The Time Traveler's Wife.
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Annihilation Adult
Jeff VanderMeer · 2014

about 210 pages

Why: Both are science fiction and fantasy books.
- Science fiction
- Fantasy
What both books share
- science fiction
  The Subtle Knife: "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject); "Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic" (OL subject); "Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  Annihilation: "Science-Fiction" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
- fantasy
  The Subtle Knife: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject); "Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic" (OL subject)
  Annihilation: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Subtle Knife; Open Library and Wikidata for Annihilation.
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A Princess of Mars Adult
Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1912

about 180 pages

Why: Both are science fiction and fantasy books.
- Science fiction
- Fantasy
What both books share
- science fiction
  The Subtle Knife: "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject); "Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic" (OL subject); "Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  A Princess of Mars: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, romance, science fiction" (OL subject)
- fantasy
  The Subtle Knife: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject); "Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic" (OL subject)
  A Princess of Mars: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Subtle Knife; Open Library and Wikidata for A Princess of Mars.
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The Subtle Knife next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.

Book	Fantasy	Science fiction
The Time Traveler's Wife	shared	shared
Annihilation	shared	shared
A Princess of Mars	shared	shared
A Wrinkle in Time	shared	shared
Skulduggery Pleasant	shared	not shared
City of Bones	shared	not shared
A Great and Terrible Beauty	shared	not shared
Marked	shared	not shared
The Angel Experiment	not shared	shared
Uglies	not shared	shared

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The Subtle Knife: the facts, checked

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First published: First published in 1997. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Series: It is book 2 of the His Dark Materials series. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026. His Dark Materials ... The Golden Compass ... The Subtle Knife

About Philip Pullman

Born: Born in Norwich, United Kingdom, in 1946. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Philip Pullman was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2001. Source: Wikidata, citing Who's Who, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Philip Pullman was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2004. Source: Wikidata, citing Who's Who, checked November 6, 2026.

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