His Dark Materials 1. Northern Lights

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The first volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking His Dark Materials trilogy. "Without this child, we shall all die." Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world... Northern Lights is one of the nation's favourite books, adored by adults and children alike.