The golden compass
By: Philip Pullman
Edition: 1st Knopf pbk. ed.
Series: His dark materials -- bk. 1
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780679893103
Subjects: Missing persons; Fantasy; Experiments; Kidnapping; Fiction
Work titles: Northern lights
Description: Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North. 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 difficult and dangerous journey to find it.
Notes: Originally published as: Northern lights.