The Golden Compass

Author: Philip Pullman

Category: Fictiom

Published: 1995

Status: Available

Description

The Golden Compass is the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy. The novel follows a 12‑year‑old girl named Lyra Silvertongue in a parallel world where every human has a “dæmon,” an animal representation of one’s soul. When children start disappearing under mysterious circumstances, Lyra embarks on a dangerous journey to the Arctic to rescue them, only to uncover a sinister conspiracy involving a mysterious substance known as “Dust.”

Filled with bold imagination, moral complexity and breathtaking adventure, the story weaves exploration of freedom, power and innocence with a richly built alternate world, making The Golden Compass a modern fantasy classic.