His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1)
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1) by Philip Pullman is a first edition published by National Geographic Books on May 22, 2001. This 448-page work invites readers into a richly imagined world where humans are accompanied by animal familiars and parallel universes are accessible. The story follows Lyra as she embarks on a perilous journey to the North, a land ruled by witch clans and armored bears, in search of her kidnapped friend Roger and her uncle Asriel, who is attempting to bridge worlds.
Readers will discover a narrative filled with action and adventure, as Lyra navigates complex relationships and moral dilemmas. The book explores themes of survival and the consequences of choices, set against a backdrop of fantasy and magic. As the first installment in the His Dark Materials series, this edition lays the groundwork for the unfolding epic that continues with subsequent titles.
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HIS DARK MATERIALS IS NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, ANDREW SCOTT, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA!
The modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an “All-Time Greatest Novel” and Newsweek hailed as a “Top 100 Book of All Time.” Philip Pullman takes readers to a world where humans have animal familiars and where parallel universes are within reach.
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.
A #1 New York Times Bestseller
Published in 40 Countries
“Arguably the best juvenile fantasy novel of the past twenty years.” —The Washington Post
“Very grand indeed.”—The New York Times
“Pullman is quite possibly a genius.” —Newsweek
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