The first volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking
HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy, now a thrilling, critically
acclaimed BBC/HBO television series. First published
in 1995, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, this first
book in the series won the UK's top awards for children's literature.

"Without this child, we shall all
die."

Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live
half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford.


The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands
of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight.


Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences
far beyond her own world...



This hardback
edition has a beautiful cover from celebrated artist, Chris Wormell.