{"product_id":"his-dark-materials-the-golden-compass-book-1-isbn-9780440418320","title":"His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1)","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER • “MARVELOUS.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e• An \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e All-Time Greatest Novel • A \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e Top 100 Book of All Time • Winner of the Carnegie Medal • The Inspiration for the HBO Original Series \u003ci\u003eHis Dark Materials\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDON’T MISS THE EPIC FINALE TO LYRA’S STORY: \u003ci\u003eTHE ROSE FIELD, \u003c\/i\u003eAVAILABLE NOW!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the modern fantasy classic that kicked off the epic trilogies His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust—a world where humans have animal familiars and parallel universes are within reach.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Pullman is quite possibly a genius.”—\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA war is brewing in Lyra’s world between those who would keep people in ignorance and those willing to fight for freedom. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyra 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for the modern fantasy classics of HIS DARK MATERIALS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass • The Subtle Knife • The Amber Spyglass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd Lyra’s adventures continue in THE BOOK OF DUST:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Belle Sauvage • The Secret Commonwealth • The Rose Field\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Extraordinary storytelling at its very best.” \u003ci\u003e—The Detroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Superb . . . all-stops-out thrilling.” \u003ci\u003e—The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Very grand indeed.\" \u003ci\u003e—The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Powerful […] a fantasy adventure that sparkles with childlike wonder.\" \u003ci\u003e—The Boston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Marvelous […]  the writing is elegant and challenging.\" \u003ci\u003e—The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Arguably the best juvenile fantasy novel of the past twenty years […]  If [\u003ci\u003eThe Subtle Knife\u003c\/i\u003e] is as good as \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass,\u003c\/i\u003e we'll be two thirds of the way to the completion of a modern fantasy classic.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Pullman is quite possibly a genius…using the lineaments of fantasy to tell the truth about the universal experience of growing up.”  —\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Masterful storytelling […]  with a cast of instantly beguiling characters.\" \u003ci\u003e—The Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The most magnificent fantasy series since Lord of the Rings.”  —\u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Pullman has created the last great fantasy masterpiece of the twentieth century.  An astounding achievement.”  —\u003ci\u003eThe Cincinnati Enquirer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Once in a lifetime a children's author emerges who is so extraordinary that the imagination of generations is altered. Lewis Carroll, E. Nesbit, C.S. Lewis, and Tolkien were all of this cast. So, too, is Philip Pullman, whose Dark Materials trilogy will be devoured by anyone between eight and eighty. The most ambitious work since The Lord of the Rings, it is as intellectually thrilling as it is magnificently written.\" \u003ci\u003e— New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Thrillingly paced and exotic […] breathtaking.\" \u003ci\u003e— Columbus Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[…] a rare few have minds capacious enough to engage in vast cosmos-making, imagining realms and inventing universes. I am thinking of Dante and Milton and Blake. We may now add Philip Pullman.”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Parents Choice (online)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the best fantasy\/adventure stories that I have read in years. This is a book no one should miss.\" —Terry Brooks, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sword of Shannara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"As always, Pullman is a master at combining impeccable characterizations and seamless plotting, maintaining a crackling pace to create scene upon scene of almost unbearable tension.  This glittering gem will leave readers of all ages eagerly awaiting the next installment of Lyra's adventures.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This first fantastic installment of the His Dark Materials trilogy propels readers along with horror and high adventure, a shattering tale that begins with a promise and delivers an entire universe.” \u003ci\u003e– Kirkus Reviews,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"This first fantastic installment propels readers along with horror and high adventure […] A shattering tale that begins with a promise and delivers an entire universe.\" \u003ci\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The characters of Lord Asriel, Mrs. Coutler, and Iorek Byrnison and the cold and beautiful Northern setting are captivating; the constantly twisting plot and escalating suspense are riveting; and Lyra and Pantalaimon are among the gutsiest and wiliest of adventurers. Touching, exciting, and mysterious by turns, this is a splendid work.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Glorious. And what an ending — simply operatic.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal,\u003c\/i\u003e Top 100 Children’s Novels (#28)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"This is a captivating fantasy, filled with excitement, suspense, and unusual characters.\" \u003ci\u003e—School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"A totally involving, intricately plotted fantasy that will leave readers clamoring for the sequels.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Booklist, Starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Glorious. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass \u003c\/i\u003eis one of those lyrical suspensions like \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e that crosses all age lines and intertwines mythologies and legends with seamless beauty.” —\u003ci\u003eBookPage \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Pullman \u003c\/b\u003eis one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy (\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Amber Spyglass\u003c\/i\u003e), which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all time by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the all-time greatest novels by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of another trilogy set in the same world, The Book of Dust (\u003ci\u003eLa Belle Sauvage, The Secret Commonwealth, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Rose Field\u003c\/i\u003e) as well as numerous other much-loved novels, a collection of fairy tales, and a volume of essays and speeches on writing. He has won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread (now Costa) Award, Parents’ Choice Gold Awards, and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Pullman was knighted for services to literature in the New Years Honours 2019. He lives in Oxford, England.One\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THE DECANTER OF TOKAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lyra and her daemon moved through the darkening hall,  taking care to keep to one side, out of sight of the kitchen. The three great tables  that ran the length of the hall were laid already, the silver and the glass catching  what little light there was, and the long benches were pulled out ready for the guests.  Portraits of former Masters hung high up in the gloom along the walls. Lyra reached  the dais and looked back at the open kitchen door, and, seeing no one, stepped up  beside the high table. The places here were laid with gold, not silver, and the fourteen  seats were not oak benches but mahogany chairs with velvet cushions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lyra stopped  beside the Master's chair and flicked the biggest glass gently with a fingernail.  The sound rang clearly through the hall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"You're not taking this seriously,\" whispered  her daemon. \"Behave yourself.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Her daemon's name was Pantalaimon, and he was currently  in the form of a moth, a dark brown one so as not to show up in the darkness of the  hall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"They're making too much noise to hear from the kitchen,\" Lyra whispered back.  \"And the Steward doesn't come in till the first bell. Stop fussing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But she put  her palm over the ringing crystal anyway, and Pantalaimon fluttered ahead and through  the slightly open door of the Retiring Room at the other end of the dais. After a  moment he appeared again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"There's no one there,\" he whispered. \"But we must be  quick.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Crouching behind the high table, Lyra darted along and through the door  into the Retiring Room, where she stood up and looked around. The only light in here  came from the fireplace, where a bright blaze of logs settled slightly as she looked,  sending a fountain of sparks up into the chimney. She had lived most of her life  in the College, but had never seen the Retiring Room before: only Scholars and their  guests were allowed in here, and never females. Even the maid-servants didn't clean  in here. That was the Butler's job alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pantalaimon settled on her shoulder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Happy now? Can we go?\" he whispered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Don't be silly! I want to look around!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It was a large room, with an oval table of polished rosewood on which stood various  decanters and glasses, and a silver smoking stand with a rack of pipes. On a sideboard  nearby there was a little chafing dish and a basket of poppy heads.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"They do themselves  well, don't they, Pan?\" she said under her breath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e She sat in one of the green leather  armchairs. It was so deep she found herself nearly lying down, but she sat up again  and tucked her legs under her to look at the portraits on the walls. More old Scholars,  probably; robed, bearded, and gloomy, they stared out of their frames in solemn disapproval.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"What d'you think they talk about?\" Lyra said, or began to say, because before she'd  finished the question she heard voices outside the door.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Behind the chair—quick!\"  whispered Pantalaimon, and in a flash Lyra was out of the armchair and crouching  behind it. It wasn't the best one for hiding behind: she'd chosen one in the very  center of the room, and unless she kept very quiet...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The door opened, and the light  changed in the room; one of the incomers was carrying a lamp, which he put down on  the sideboard. Lyra could see his legs, in their dark green trousers and shiny black  shoes. It was a servant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Then a deep voice said, \"Has Lord Asriel arrived yet?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It was the Master. As Lyra held her breath, she saw the servant's daemon (a dog,  like all servants' daemons) trot in and sit quietly at his feet, and then the Master's  feet became visible too, in the shabby black shoes he always wore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"No, Master,\"  said the Butler. \"No word from the aerodock, either.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"I expect he'll be hungry  when he arrives. Show him straight into Hall, will you?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Very good, Master.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"And  you've decanted some of the special Tokay for him?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Yes, Master. The 1898, as you  ordered. His Lordship is very partial to that, I remember.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Good. Now leave me,  please.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Do you need the lamp, Master?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Yes, leave that too. Look in during dinner  to trim it, will you?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Butler bowed slightly and turned to leave, his daemon  trotting obediently after him. From her not-much-of-a-hiding place Lyra watched as  the Master went to a large oak wardrobe in the corner of the room, took his gown  from a hanger, and pulled it laboriously on. The Master had been a powerful man,  but he was well over seventy now, and his movements were stiff and slow. The Master's  daemon had the form of a raven, and as soon as his robe was on, she jumped down from  the wardrobe and settled in her accustomed place on his right shoulder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lyra could  feel Pantalaimon bristling with anxiety, though he made no sound. For herself, she  was pleasantly excited. The visitor mentioned by the Master, Lord Asriel, was her  uncle, a man whom she admired and feared greatly. He was said to be involved in high  politics, in secret exploration, in distant warfare, and she never knew when he was  going to appear. He was fierce: if he caught her in here she'd be severely punished,  but she could put up with that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What she saw next, however, changed things completely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Master took from his pocket a folded paper and laid it on the table beside the  wine. He took the stopper out of the mouth of a decanter containing a rich golden  wine, unfolded the paper, and poured a thin stream of white powder into the decanter  before crumpling the paper and throwing it into the fire. 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