The Golden Compass
"The witches have talked about this child for centuries past," said the Consul. "Because they live so close to the place where the veil between worlds is thin, they hear immortal whispers from time to time, in the voices of those beings who pass between the worlds. And they have spoken of a child such as this, who has a great destiny that can only be fulfilled elsewhere- not in this world, but far beyond.
Without this child we shall all die, So the witches say. But she must fulfill this destiny in ignorance of what she is doing, because only in her ignorance can we be saved."
Lyra Belaqua is content to run among the scholars of Jordan College, with her dæmon familiar, Pantalaimon, always by her side. But the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, sets off a chain of events that draws Lyra to the heart of a terrible struggle- a struggle that involves scientists performing hideous experiments on children, alliances with Gyptians and witch clans, battles with trained mercenaries, and armored bears. And through it all, there dawns in Lyra a sense that her success or failure may mean even more than simply life or death.
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The Subtle Knife
Having slipped through a newly formed astral portal, the intrepid Lyra finds herself in the beautiful, haunted world of Cittàgazze- a city where soul eating Specters stalk the streets and the wing beats of distant angels sounds against the sky. But she is not without allies. For young Will Parry, in search of his father, has also stumbled into this strange new realm via a magic gateway.
Together the enlightened pair forge ahead on a perilous journey between worlds teeming with witches, angels, and sorcery- and uncover a deadly secret: an object of extraordinary and devastating power. But with every step, they move closer to an even greater threat- and the shattering truth of their own destiny.
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The Amber Spyglass
Lyra and Will are in unspeakable danger. With help from Iorek Byrnison the armored bear and two tiny Gallivespian spies, they must journey to a dank and gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone. All the while, Dr. Mary Malone builds a magnificent amber spyglass. An assassin hunts her down. And Lord Asriel, with troops of shining angels, fights his mighty rebellion, a battle of strange allies -and shocking sacrifice. As war rages and Dust drains from the sky, the fate of the living - and the dead -finally comes to depend on two children and the simple truth of one simple story. The Amber Spyglass reveals that story, bringing Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials to an astonishing conclusion.
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