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Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.

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Main Author: Pullman, Philip, 1946-
Other Authors: Beck, Ian, 1947- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2006]
Series:Pullman, Philip, 1946- His dark materials ; bk. 1.
Subjects:
Fantasy.
Missing persons > Experiments > Juvenile fiction.
Kidnapping > Juvenile fiction.
Arctic regions > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
Item Description:"Deluxe 10th anniversary edition"--Jacket.
Includes "Some papers from the Library at Jordan College" and other materials that complement the original text.
Prequel: Once upon a time in the North.
Sequel: The subtle knife.
Physical Description:399 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Awards:British Children's Book of the Year, 1997.
ISBN:9780375838309 (trade)
0375838309 (trade)
9780375938306 (lib. bdg.)
0375938303 (lib. bdg.)