description: Not since LORD OF THE RINGS has there been an epic of such breathless excitement - for readers of all ages. Lyra Belacqua just may hold the future of the universe in her hands. It all begins when her uncle, Lord Asriel, returns to England with tales of mystery and danger - and the discovery of a place where the veil between the worlds is thin near the North Pole. Soon Lyra is drawn into the struggle of her life against evil scientists, mercenaries, and a magic truth-telling machine. And the fate of the entire cosmos depends on her. THE GOLDEN COMPASS is a work of stunning originality, a masterpiece of fantasy and storytelling."Beautifully written, shocking, moving, intellectually funny . . . a great story." (The London Times)
language: English
title: The Golden Compass
titlecomplete: The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
characters: Lord Asriel, Lyra Belacqua, Billy Costa, John Faa, Roger Parslow, Farder Coram, Marisa Coulter, Iorek Byrnison, Serafina Pekkala, Lee Scoresby, Hester, Pantalaimon, Iofur Raknison
genres: Middle Grade, Audiobook, Childrens, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 1487690
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: Books on Tape