Northern Lights

There are worlds beyond our own - the Compass will show the way...The first novel in Philip Pullman's epic His Dark Materials trilogy is now the stunning motion picture The Golden Compass ; made by New Line Cinema and Scholastic Media. When Lyra is given the strange and secret alethiometer; she begins an extraordinary journey that will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic; where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. The destiny that awaits her will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world...'Spellbinding writing; brilliant storytelling' - Scotsman .