His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1)

Name: His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1)
Rating: 4.049019607843137 (2397 reviews)
Author: Philip Pullman
ISBN: 9780375838309

by Philip Pullman

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His Dark Materials #1416 pages181 editions1995Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young ReadersISBN 9780375838309

Fantasy

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About this book

Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal—including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world. Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want. But what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other... A masterwork of storytelling and suspense, Philip Pullman's award-winning The Golden Compass is the first in the His Dark Materials series, which continues with The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.

Publication Details

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 1995
Pages: 416
ISBN: 9780375838309
Language: en
Editions: 181

About Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, *His Dark Materials*, and his fictional biography of Jesus, *The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ*. The first of *His Dark Materials* has been turned into the film The Golden Compass and the first two books from his Sally Lockhart series have been adapted for television. In 2008, The Times named Pullman in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Pullman