num_pages: 56
description: This is a wonderful new episode from the world of Philip Pullman's bestselling trilogy, His Dark Materials. In Lyra's Oxford the reader shares the huge excitement of discovering a small bundle of material that has somehow slipped between Lyra's universe and our own. The book includes a wonderful new story by Philip Pullman, fully illustrated intricate maps and other ephemera from Lyra's universe. The text is illustrated throughout in beautiful black and white wood-blocks by the highly acclaimed engraver, John Lawrence, together with specially printed three-colour pull out maps of Lyra's Oxford. This publication could have come from a parallel universe. The short story contained within Lyra's Oxford finds Lyra with her daemon Pantalaimon a couple of years after the end of The Amber Spyglass. Sitting on the roofs of Oxford she sees a bird, the dæmon of a witch, a storm petrel flying towards her pursued by a huge and angry flock of starlings. Birds play a big part in this story. And gradually a mystery unfolds-
language: English
title: Lyra's Oxford
titlecomplete: Lyra's Oxford (His Dark Materials, #3.5)
characters: Lyra Belacqua, Pantalaimon
genres: Audiobook, Short Stories, Novella, Childrens, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 27168
places: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
series: His Dark Materials
publisher: David Fickling Books