The Golden Compass
Lyra Belacqua is content to run wild among the scholars of Jodan College, with her daemon familiar always by her side. But the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a terrible struggle—a struggle born of Gobblers and stolen children, witch clans and armored bears....
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Lyra Belacqua is content to run wild among the scholars of Jodan College, with her daemon familiar always by her side. But the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a terrible struggle—a struggle born of Gobblers and stolen children, witch clans and armored bears. And as she hurtles toward danger in the cold far North, Lyra never suspects the shocking truth: she alone is destined to win, or to lose, this more-than-mortal battle. Philip Pullman's award-winning The Golden Compass is a masterwork of storytelling and suspense, critically acclaimed and hailed as a modern fantasy classic.This Yearling paperback edition includes 15 pages of bonus material: some found letters of Lord Asriel, his scientific notes and other archival documents. This edition also features artwork by Philip Pullman at the opening of each chapter.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780440418320 (0440418321)
ASIN: 440418321
Publish date: May 22nd 2001
Publisher: Yearling
Pages no: 399
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Teen,
Classics,
Science Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Young Adult Fantasy,
Steampunk
Series: His Dark Materials (#1)
It has taken me years to get to the end of this book. Literally. And I mean literally literally.I first started listening to it on a long drive back in the winter of 2015. I added a bookmark at the end of chapter 7 and then it wasn't until over a year later that I picked it up again. That time I onl...
I listened to this book as an audiobook. I actually enjoyed it in this format very much. It was mainly read by the author, but it also had a full cast for the characters. Much better than when a male reader tries to imitate female voices. Though sometimes that can be very funny. It reminded me of th...
This was a fun YA read, and I probably liked it so much because it was the first fiction book I’ve read in a *long* time. It was also reminiscent of a lot of the fantasy novels I read as a kid. I had a pretty long stint of reading non-fiction, DIY, and self-help books. Happy that my Secret Santa fro...
Dziś pora na recenzję kolejnego cyklu książek fantasy przeznaczonych dla młodszego czytelnika (choć i starszy znajdzie na pewno coś dla siebie;)). Mam tutaj na myśli trylogię Mroczne materie brytyjskiego pisarza Philipa Pullmana. Zapraszam! W przypadku tej trylogii wypadałoby pokrótce opisać każdy...
His Dark Materials is the most recent, and highly successful, OB/MR buddy read. We've now finished the trilogy. I had delayed writing reviews of the books, but after finishing The Amber Spyglass last night, I shall delay no more. The titular Golden Compass - or alethiometer - is a device which Lyr...
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