num_pages: 740
description: His Dark Materials takes us on a thrilling journey through worlds familiar and unknown. For Lyra and Will, its two central characters, it's a coming of age and a transforming spiritual experience. Their great quest demands a savage struggle against the most dangerous of enemies. They encounter fantastical creatures in parallel worlds: rebellious angels, soul-eating spectres, child-catching Gobblers and the armoured bears and witch-clans of the Arctic. Finally, before reaching, perhaps, the republic of heaven, they must visit the land of the dead.
language: English
title: His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass
titlecomplete: His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass
characters: Lord Asriel, Lyra Belacqua, Stanislaus Grumman, Roger Parslow, Marisa Coulter, Mary Malone, Iorek Byrnison, Serafina Pekkala, Lee Scoresby, Will Parry, Pantalaimon, Iofur Raknison
genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy
ratings_count: 158755
places: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
series: His Dark Materials
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser
category: Kinderbuch
publisher: Science Fiction Book Club