But she was familiar with the way of ideas, and she let it shimmer, looking away, thinking about something else. The fantasy elements include witches and armoured polar bears, but the trilogy also alludes to ideas from physics, philosophy and theology. Mulefa are four-legged wheeled animals; they have one leg in front, one in back, and one on each side. Lo pedi en martes y me llego en viernes en lugar de lunes, el tamaño es perfecto para llevarlo en la mochila sin que ocupe nada de espacio, y estoy hablando de los tres al mismo tiempo, individualmente son más compactos y perfectos para leer en el transporte público.

His Dark Materials Trilogy follows the coming of age of the two main characters, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a multiverse of parallel universes and move between many alternate worlds. She draws Lyra into a trap, but birds mysteriously rescue her and Pan and she makes the acquaintance of an alchemist who was formerly the witch's lover. Northern Lights introduces Lyra, an orphan, who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Books I, II and III in Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy -- The Golden Compass (1996), The Subtle Knife (1997), and The Amber Spyglass (2000). Metatron, Asriel's principal adversary, was a human, Enoch, in biblical times, but was later transfigured into an angel.Lyra Belacqua is content to run wild among the scholars of Jordan College, with her demon familiar, Pantalaimon, always by her side.

A witch who seeks revenge for her son's death in the war against the Authority draws Lyra, now 15, into a trap.In addition to the trilogy there are also two short novels: Lyra's Oxford and Once Upon a Time in the North. The three novels have won a number of awards, most notably the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year prize, won by The Amber Spyglass. K Rowling's 'Harry Potter' books, I started off reading the first book, expecting similar themes and tropes, but I don't think I could have been any more wrong. Her purpose is to learn why Dust, which Mulefa civilisation depends on, is flowing out of the universe.

Despite the confusion with the other common meaning of compass ( the navigational instrument), The Golden Compass became the title of the American edition of Northern Lights (the book features an "alethiometer", a rare truth-telling device that one might describe as a "golden compass").

After winning his hot-air balloon, Scoresby heads to the North, landing on the Arctic island Novy Odense, where he finds himself pulled into a dangerous conflict between the oil-tycoon Larsen Manganese, the corrupt mayoral candidate Ivan Poliakov, and his longtime enemy from the Dakota Country, Pierre McConville. Our Adult Fiction Books, Range includes Classics Novels, Comic Books, Crime, Thriller, Mystery Novels, General Fiction, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction and War.

The sale of customised goods or perishable goods, sealed audio or video recordings, or software, which has been opened. Lyra falls out of Scoresby's balloon and is taken by the panserbjørne to the castle of their usurping king, Iofur Raknison. Set after the events of The Amber Spyglass and before The Secret Commonwealth, Lyra and Pantalaimon journey back to the far North to meet with the Consul of Witches.Small format paperback (a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC plus. At the end of The Northern Lights, Lyra Silvertongue watched in fear and fascination as her father, Lord Asriel, created a bridge between worlds. All three volumes are signed by the author in blue ink on the title page (without further inscription). Modern literature] ALL FIRST EDITIONS, with publisher's SIGNED bookplate loosely inserted in first book. We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child.