The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1)

Paperback, 416 pages

English language

Published July 28, 1998 by Knopf Books for Young Readers.

ISBN:
978-0-679-89310-3
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OCLC Number:
39724522

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Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North. Living among scholars in the hallowed halls of Jordan College, Lyra hears rumors of a magical dust that supposedly possesses powers that can unite whole universes, and begins a difficult and dangerous journey to find it.

36 editions

Subjects

  • Missing persons
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)
  • Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Fantasy
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
  • Kidnapping
  • Action & Adventure
  • Action & Adventure - General
  • Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
  • Fantasy
  • Fiction