The Golden Compass - (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon decide to spy on a presentation her uncle, the commanding Lord Asriel, is making to the elders of Jordan College they have no idea that they will become witnesses to an attempted murder.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b><b><i>HIS DARK MATERIALS </i>IS NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, ANDREW SCOTT, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA!</b> <p/>The modern fantasy classic that <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> named an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and <i>Newsweek </i>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.</b> <p/>Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steall--including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world. <p/>Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is <i>Lyra</i> a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want. <p/>But what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other... <p/>A masterwork of storytelling and suspense, Philip Pullman's award-winning <i>The Golden Compass</i> is the first in the His Dark Materials series, which continues with <i>The Subtle Knife</i> and <i>The Amber Spyglass.</i> <p/><b>A #1 <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller</b><br><b>Winner of the<i> Guardian</i> Prize for Children's Fiction</b><br><b>Published in 40 Countries</b> <p/>Arguably the best juvenile fantasy novel of the past twenty years. --<i>The Washington Post </i> <p/>Very grand indeed. <i>--The New York Times <p/></i>Pullman is quite possibly a genius. <i>--Newsweek<br></i><br><b>Don't miss Philip Pullman's epic new trilogy set in the world of His Dark Materials!</b><br><b>** THE BOOK OF DUST **</b><br><b><i>La Belle Sauvage</i></b><br><b><i>The Secret Commonwealth</i></b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"As always, Pullman is a master at combining impeccable characterizations and seamless plotting, maintaining a crackling pace to create scene upon scene of almost unbearable tension. This glittering gem will leave readers of all ages eagerly awaiting the next installment of Lyra's adventures."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, Starred<i> </i> <p/>"Extraordinary storytelling at its very best."--<i>The Detroit Free Press </i> <p/>"Superb . . . all-stops-out thrilling."--<i>The Washington Post</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy, which has been named one of the top 100 books of all time by <i>Newsweek </i>and one of the all-time greatest novels by <i>Entertainment Weekly.</i> Pullman was knighted for his services to literature in the 2019 New Year Honours. <p/> The Book of Dust, Pullman's eagerly anticipated return to the world of His Dark Materials, will also be a book in three parts. It began with<i> La Belle Sauvage</i> and continues with <i>The Secret Commonwealth.</i> <p/> Philip Pullman is the author of many other beloved novels. For younger readers: <i>I Was a Rat!, Count Karlstein, Two Crafty Criminals!, Spring-Heeled Jack, </i>and <i>The Scarecrow and His Servant.</i> For older readers: the Sally Lockhart quartet (<i>The Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well, </i>and<i> The Tin Princess</i>), <i>The White Mercedes</i>, and <i>The Broken Bridge</i>. He has written a magnificent collection, <i>Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, </i> and his essays and lectures on writing and storytelling have been gathered in a volume called <i>Dæmon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling.</i> <p/> Philip Pullman lives in Oxford, England.
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