Publisher's Synopsis
The first volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy, now a thrilling, critically acclaimed BBC/HBO television series.
First published in 1995, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, this first book in the series won the UK's top awards for children's literature."Without this child, we shall all die."
Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford.
The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight.
Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world…
- This hardback edition has a beautiful cover from celebrated artist, Chris Wormell.
