description: Living among scholars in the hallowed halls of Jordan College, Lyra hears rumors of a magical dust that supposedly possesses powers that can unite whole universes, and begins a dangerous journey to find it
language: English
title: The Golden Compass
titlecomplete: The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
characters: Roger Parslow, Marisa Coulter, Serafina Pekkala, Iorek Byrnison, Farder Coram, Lord Asriel, Iofur Raknison, John Faa, Hester, Lee Scoresby, Pantalaimon, Billy Costa, Lyra Belacqua
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Middle Grade, Childrens, Audiobook, Fantasy, Adventure, Young Adult, Classics
ratings_count: 1488315
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: Demco Media