loppear reviewed The golden compass by Philip Pullman (His dark materials -- bk. 1)
tbd
3 stars
Very part one, but good scary and wintry tale so far.
English language
Published Sept. 11, 1996 by Scholastic.
"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-bearsfight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world...
Very part one, but good scary and wintry tale so far.