The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials, Book 1
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<p><b><i>His Dark Materials</i></b><b> is now an HBO original series starring Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, James Mcavoy, and Lin-Manuel Miranda!  </b></p> <p><b>Featuring an exclusive bonus interview between the author, Philip Pullman, and </b><b><i>His Dark Materials</i></b><b> star Ruth Wilson. </b></p> <p>The modern fantasy classic that <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> named an “All-Time Greatest Novel” and <i>Newsweek </i>hailed as a “Top 100 Book of All Time”. </p> <p>Philip Pullman takes listeners to a world where humans have animal familiars and where parallel universes are within reach.</p> <p>Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal - including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.</p> <p>Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want.</p> <p>But what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other....</p> <p>A masterwork of storytelling and suspense, Philip Pullman's award-winning <i>The Golden Compass</i> is the first in the His Dark Materials series, which continues with <i>The Subtle Knife</i> and <i>The Amber Spyglass</i>.</p> <p><b>A number one </b><b><i>New York Times</i></b><b> best seller</b></p> <p><b>Winner of the </b><b><i>Guardian </i></b><b>Prize for Children's Fiction</b></p> <p><b>Published in 40 countries</b></p> <p><b>"Arguably the best juvenile fantasy novel of the past 20 years." (</b><b><i>The Washington Post</i></b><b>)</b></p> <p><b>"Very grand indeed." (</b><b><i>The New York Times</i></b><b>)</b></p> <p><b>"Pullman is quite possibly a genius." (</b><b><i>Newsweek</i></b><b>)</b></p> <p><b>Don't miss Philip Pullman's epic new trilogy set in the world of </b><b><i>His Dark Materials</i></b><b>, the Book of Dust:</b></p> <p></p> <ul> <li><b><i>La Belle Sauvage</i></b></li> <li><b><i>The Secret Commonwealth </i></b></li> </ul>