num_pages: 11
description: Lyra is content to run wild among the scholars of Jordan College, with her daemon familiar always by her side. The arrival of Lyra's fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, to Jordan College draws her to the heart of a terrible struggle—a struggle born of Gobblers and stolen children, witch clans and armored bears. As she hurtles toward danger in the far North, young Lyra never suspects the shocking truth.An unabridged recording on 9 CDs (10 hours, 33 minutes).
language: English
title: The Golden Compass
titlecomplete: The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
characters: Serafina Pekkala, Hester, Lyra Belacqua, Lee Scoresby, Lord Asriel, Roger Parslow, John Faa, Billy Costa, Marisa Coulter, Pantalaimon, Farder Coram, Iofur Raknison, Iorek Byrnison
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Fantasy, Audiobook, Steampunk
ratings_count: 1487845
places: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, Svalbard, Spitsbergen
series: His Dark Materials
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Audie Award
category: Children's Titles, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Lincoln Award, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: Listening Library