Winner of the Carnegie of Carnegies in 2007 and Carnegie winner in 1995, Northern Lights is part one of Philip Pullman’s magnificent trilogy. His Dark Materials is the story of Lyra, a young girl with an exceptional destiny. Brought up in Jordan College, Oxford Lyra uncovers a secret about her mysterious guardian which leads to some dangerous questioning. It also marks the beginning of Lyra’s search for her friend Roger, a search that takes her to the ice kingdoms of the North where armoured bears rule. Lyra’s courage and stubborn determination lead her on this mission of incredible danger in this brilliant and imaginative story. The author’s vivid imagination and vision is so spectacular and moving that it will leave you almost speechless with admiration and the amazingly diverse characters will be universally admired by all those who read about them. It’s completely original and totally spellbinding; a true classic that will stand the test of time much in the way Tolkien’s famous work has done. If we at Lovereading were to pick out our ‘winner of winners’ then it would be Northern Lights, the first in Pullman’s Dark Materials trilogy. (12+)
"Remarkable writing: courageous and
dangerous as the best art should be." The Times
"Only Rankin can light and photograph
faces with such intensity and drama. I'm delighted with this
vision of my story." Philip Pullman
The first volume in the ground-breaking His Dark Materials
trilogy, now with a breath-taking new cover
creatively directed and photographed by the legendary Rankin.
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...
Rankin's lens
has exquisitely captured the bond between character and daemon; the
soul of the stories
The His Dark Materials
trilogy is award-winning, internationally bestselling and
a modern classic.
Now a major BBC/HBO television
series, with an all-star cast of Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy,
Anne-Marie Duff and Lin-Manuel Miranda
