This is the first volume in Philip Pullman’s groundbreaking HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy.

The book was 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.

Lyra and her animal daemon live a wild and happy life among the scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. But her destiny lies in the frozen Arctic, a land ruled by witch-clans and fierce ice-bears. This extraordinary journey will have vast ramifications, extending far beyond her own world...

"One of the best children's novels I have ever read" Nick Day