The three volumes of this award-winning trilogy are beautifully presented in this mighty single volume. Set in two parallel universes, the story of Lyra, a young orphan and her demon Pantalaimon begins in Oxford. Swept up in a dangerous plot against children, Lyra and Pantalaimon set off for the frozen north on a terrifying mission to save the children from their terrible fate.
The subsequent volumes follows Lyra on her quest to discover more about the mysterious substance, Dust. One of the finest contemporary books, His Dark Materials enjoyed by adults as children alike.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "MARVELOUS."-The New Yorker An Entertainment Weekly All-Time Greatest Novel A Newsweek Top 100 Book of All Time Winner of the Carnegie Medal The Inspiration for the HBO Original Series His Dark MaterialsDON'T MISS THE EPIC FINALE TO LYRA'S STORY: THE ROSE FIELD, AVAILABLE NOW!
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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 is rumored to experiment on children. To find him, she will travel to the cold, far North, where armored bears and witch clans rule-and where Asriel is attempting to build a bridge to a parallel world.What Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other-and that her actions will have consequences not just in her world, but in all the worlds beyond.Look for the modern fantasy classics of HIS DARK MATERIALS:The Golden Compass The Subtle Knife The Amber SpyglassAnd Lyra's adventures continue in THE BOOK OF DUST:La Belle Sauvage The Secret Commonwealth The Rose Field
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed His Dark Materials and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
His Dark Materials features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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His Dark Materials was written by Philip Pullman and published by Laurel Leaf an imprint of Random House Children's Books
His Dark Materials has 368 pages
Yes it is part of His Dark Materials series
