His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (HBO Tie-In Edition)
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Philip Pullman
The modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an “All-Time Greatest Novel” and Newsweek hailed as a “Top 100 Book of All Time.” Philip Pullman takes readers to a world where humans have animal familiars and where parallel universes are within reach.An Entertainment Weekly "All-Time Greatest Novel"A Newsweek "Top 100 Book of All Time"Philip Pullman takes readers to a world where humans have animal familiars and where parallel universes are within reach. A war is brewing in Lyra's world--a battle between those who would keep people in ignorance and those who are willing to fight for true freedom. Lyra is thrust into the middle of the conflict when her uncle Asriel comes to Oxford, fomenting rebellion, and when her best friend, Roger, suddenly disappears.Lyra learns that Roger was kidnapped by a shadowy organization that steals children and, it is rumored, experiments on them. To find him, she will travel to the cold, far North, where armored bears and witch clans rule . . . and where her uncle Asriel is attempting to build a bridge to a parallel world.What Lyra doesn't know, mustn't know, is that her actions will have consequences not just in her world, but in all the worlds beyond.A masterwork of storytelling and suspense, Philip Pullman's award-winning The Golden Compass is the first in the His Dark Materials series, which continues with The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.Don't miss Philip Pullman's epic new trilogy set in the world of His Dark Materials!** THE BOOK OF DUST **La Belle SauvageThe Secret Commonwealth
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Author
Philip Pullman
Pages
432
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published Date
2019-10-01
ISBN
0593178556 9780593178553
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"The book series but not the movie or show!"
Regina Simmons
"I’m going to be completely honest. I started reading this book after watching the HBO series. However, this series took me by the hand and showed me the wonder of a children’s fantasy. I felt like every turn of the page would lad to more adventure and trouble. Great book. Great start to a series. "
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Matthew Petrucci
"In the series or overall?"
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Ellie Horne
"One of my favorites, I could read it again and again and never get tired! "
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Isadora Graham
"A literary masterpiece. I spent my late childhood reading through these pages with vigor and it still stands the test of time today (one movie and an HBO series later). Read it, read all of the books, but please endeavor to understand the themes. I won't get into it here, but there's a very important message in His Dark Materials that people seem to be missing. A lesson that truly needs to be learned."
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