His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1)
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Publisher Description
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
Winner of the Guardian Prize for Children's Fiction
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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APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The first book of Philip Pullman’s beloved His Dark Materials series introduces us to a fascinating parallel universe where every human has an animal “dæmon” and kids possess elusive qualities that scientists are eager to harness. The book’s young and scrappy heroine, Lyra, gets pulled into a plot in which kids are being kidnapped for brutal experiments, and events turn more sinister with every page. Pullman uses elements of fantasy and adventure to crystallize the thrill and pain of growing up. The Golden Compass is a must-read for fantasy fans of all ages, but the appeal of this complex, imaginative, and page-turning book goes well beyond the genre.
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It's sad that this great country of ours is so resistant to anything that smacks of "non-believers". This book tells an incredible story, which also posits a world without religion, and offers up exciting visuals, ideas, plot, and riveting characters. These books should have been as popular as Twilight, Harry Potter, et al, book because of the foolish intolerant nutcases it's been smeared. If your looking for great young readers (adults enjoy it too) novels then pick this up.
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This is an incredible trilogy to rival the Lord of the Rings!! An absolutely amazing ride, the first book is by far my least favorite, the other two get better and better. Excellent choice for all ages of readers from tweens to adults. Enjoy
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This is honesty one of the best book/book series i've ever read. Highly reccomended!