A girl, a boy and a talking polar bear cross worlds in a trilogy about growing up and fighting authority
What it is about
The trilogy begins with Lyra Belacqua, a girl in an alternate Oxford where every person has an animal companion called a daemon. She follows a trail of missing children and a mysterious substance called Dust. Over the course of three books, she and a boy from our world named Will travel between universes.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like ambitious fantasy for older children and adults.
What you will get
A rich fantasy trilogy that works for both teens and adults. It was adapted for television by the BBC and HBO.
Behind the book
It consists of Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass, published between 1995 and 2000.
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His Dark Materials Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Fantasy · Parallel worlds · Daemons · Coming of age
Length
1000 pages · ≈ 29 h
More about this book
Characters
Lyra Belacqua, Will Parry, Lord Asriel and Iorek Byrnison the armored bear.
Setting
Parallel worlds, including a version of Oxford and the Arctic.
What makes it different
A children’s fantasy with big questions about authority, religion and freedom.
Feel
Adventurous, deep and daring.
The Amber Spyglass
The Subtle Knife
The Dragon Reborn
The Well of Ascension
The Shadow Rising
New Spring
The Name of the Wind