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title: "Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)"
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# Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)

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From the Publisher The epic original trilogy Since the first volume was published in 1995, His Dark Materials has been acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, and has won the UK's top awards for children's literature. Today, the trilogy is read and loved by adults and children alike. The first book in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking trilogy The first volume in Philip Pullman's internationally best-selling His Dark Materials trilogy, now a major BBC TV series. Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among the scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. Her destiny will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch clans reign and ice-bears fight. The extraordinary journey that awaits her will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world.

Review: Much better than the film 'The Golden Compass' which is essentially the movie of this book. - This book is far better than the film, The Golden Compass - I decided to read these books as I've seen the film several times and always wondered what happened in Books 2 and 3. They never made the follow up films, apparently due to objections made by the church on anti religious grounds, so the books were the only way to finish the journey. I decided that I ought to read the first book anyway and am really glad I did as it goes into far more detail, switches things round a lot and adds a large chunk on to the end which simply wasn't in the film. I guess if I were comparing it on a level it would be a little bit Hobbiteque in its style - certainly not as dark / deep as Lord of the Rings, but fun to read anyway. Recommend this as a bit of entertaining, light reading
Review: S. Brown - A wonderful adventure by a master storyteller, if you haven't read these books then you're in for a real treat and escape into this amazing world, well worth your time and money. Still waiting with great anticipation for the 6th book of Dust, I just wanted to visit old friends by rereading the series again.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 2,342 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1 in Steampunk Sci-Fi Books for Young Adults 2 in Children's Television Programming 3 in History Reference Material for Young Adults |
| Book 1 of 3  | His Dark Materials |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (15,489) |
| Dimensions  | 12.9 x 3.5 x 19.5 cm |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 1407186108 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1407186108 |
| Item weight  | 1.05 kg |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 448 pages |
| Publication date  | 19 Oct. 2017 |
| Publisher  | Scholastic |
| Reading age  | 9 - 11 years |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Much better than the film 'The Golden Compass' which is essentially the movie of this book.
*by J***C on 22 December 2017*

This book is far better than the film, The Golden Compass - I decided to read these books as I've seen the film several times and always wondered what happened in Books 2 and 3. They never made the follow up films, apparently due to objections made by the church on anti religious grounds, so the books were the only way to finish the journey. I decided that I ought to read the first book anyway and am really glad I did as it goes into far more detail, switches things round a lot and adds a large chunk on to the end which simply wasn't in the film. I guess if I were comparing it on a level it would be a little bit Hobbiteque in its style - certainly not as dark / deep as Lord of the Rings, but fun to read anyway. Recommend this as a bit of entertaining, light reading

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ S. Brown
*by K***R on 3 March 2024*

A wonderful adventure by a master storyteller, if you haven't read these books then you're in for a real treat and escape into this amazing world, well worth your time and money. Still waiting with great anticipation for the 6th book of Dust, I just wanted to visit old friends by rereading the series again.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Strange, unusual story.
*by A***B on 17 December 2019*

The first in the series. Rather a strange book. Found my attention wandering at times, but persevered. Overall quite interesting but at the end hoped the second book would be better. If I hadn't bought the whole series of three books I would not have bothered to buy the next two.

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