description: A breathtaking epic, the award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy spans a multitude of worlds. The opening instalment Northern Lights is set in a parallel world like, yet very unlike, our own. Twelve-year-old Lyra, whose daemon Pantalaimon is part of her very self, is growing up in an ancient, ritual-haunted Oxford. She becomes involved in a quest to find her father and rescue her friend Roger from evil kidnappers, aided by armoured bears, Gyptians and a witch-queen. The second instalment, The Subtle Knife, introduces us to Will Parry - a young boy with a dangerous mission to fulfil. When he and Lyra cross paths, they decide to help each other, but the world of Cittágazze is a strange and unsettling place, where deadly soul-eating Spectres roam... The concluding instalment, The Amber Spyglass, brings the saga to a thrilling close. Lyra and Will are aided by friends old and new as they continue their perilous journey. As childhood slips away, they face further dangers - including a terrifying voyage to the world of the dead. Mixing science, theology and magic to fantastic and exciting effect, Pullman's gripping trilogy was an international bestseller, and these thrilling full-cast dramatisations bring Philip Pullman's masterpiece to vivid life.6 CDs. 7 hrs 30 mins.
language: English
title: His Dark Materials Trilogy
titlecomplete: His Dark Materials Trilogy
characters: Serafina Pekkala, Stanislaus Grumman, Lyra Belacqua, Lee Scoresby, Lord Asriel, Roger Parslow, Marisa Coulter, Mary Malone, Pantalaimon, Iofur Raknison, Will Parry, Iorek Byrnison
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Childrens, Fantasy, Steampunk
ratings_count: 158767
places: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
series: His Dark Materials
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser
category: Kinderbuch
publisher: BBC