Lyra is interested to go while remaining wary.
Coulter arrives, seeming worldly and sophisticated, she offers to bring Lyra with her on fantastic journeys. Lyra wants to find him, but her world is limited. The beginning of the book has Lyra spying on her Uncle as he visits with the people at the college - and saving his life before hearing him speak about something called "Dust."Ĭhildren are disappearing, being taken by Gobblers, for unknown purposes - and one of the children stolen is Lyra's friend Roger. As a child, Lyra's daemon Pantalaimon can take many forms, and together with her friend Roger and his daemon, they tend to get into trouble. Every person has a daemon, a manifestation of their self/soul, whose shape is fully formed when they reach adolescence. This middle grade fantasy novel takes place in a world similar to ours but with a dash of magic. THE GOLDEN COMPASS ILLUSTRATED EDITION is a gorgeous new edition of this classic read that brings together the fantastic writing of the original novel with key illustrations of unforgettable moments throughout.
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