His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1)
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His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1) by Philip Pullman
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "MARVELOUS."--The New Yorker * An Entertainment Weekly All-Time Greatest Novel * A Newsweek Top 100 Book of All Time * Winner of the Carnegie Medal * The Inspiration for the HBO Original Series His Dark MaterialsDON'T MISS THE EPIC FINALE TO LYRA'S STORY: THE ROSE FIELD, AVAILABLE NOW!
Discover the modern fantasy classic that kicked off the epic trilogies His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust--a world where humans have animal familiars and parallel universes are within reach.
"Pullman is quite possibly a genius."--Newsweek
A war is brewing in Lyra's world between those who would keep people in ignorance and those willing to fight for freedom. Lyra is thrust into the middle of the conflict when her uncle Asriel comes to Oxford, fomenting rebellion, and when her best friend, Roger, suddenly disappears.
Lyra learns that Roger was kidnapped by a shadowy organization that is rumored to experiment on children. To find him, she will travel to the cold, far North, where armored bears and witch clans rule--and where Asriel is attempting to build a bridge to a parallel world.
What Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other--and that her actions will have consequences not just in her world, but in all the worlds beyond.
Look for the modern fantasy classics of HIS DARK MATERIALS:
The Golden Compass * The Subtle Knife * The Amber Spyglass
And Lyra's adventures continue in THE BOOK OF DUST:
La Belle Sauvage * The Secret Commonwealth * The Rose Field
PHILIP PULLMAN is one of today's most well-known authors. He is most known for the His Dark Materials trilogy, which was rated one of Newsweek's top 100 books of all time and one of Entertainment Weekly's all-time greatest novels. In the 2019 New Year's Honours, Pullman was knighted for his contributions to literature. Pullman's highly awaited return to the universe of His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust, will be a three-part novel. The Hidden Commonwealth continues the story that began with La Belle Sauvage.
Philip Pullman is the author of a number of other well-known works. I Was a Rat! is a book for younger kids. Sally Lockhart's quartet (The Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well, and The Tin Princess), The White Mercedes, and The Broken Bridge are recommended for adult readers. Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm is his great compilation, while Dmon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling is a collection of his essays and lectures on writing and storytelling.
Philip Pullman is an English author who lives in Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780375823459 |
| ISBN 10 | 037582345X |
| Title | His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1) |
| Author | Philip Pullman |
| Series | His Dark Materials |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2002-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Prizes | Winner of ALA Best Books for Young Adults 1997, Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book 1997, Winner of Maine Student Book Award 1997, Winner of Texas Lonestar Reading List 1999, Short-listed for Massachusetts Children's Book Award 1998, Nominated for American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award - Children 1997 |
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