Lyra Belacqua and her demon, Pantalaimon, live a wild and unruly life among the scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. But all that changes with the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel. Unwittingly thrust into the heart of a terrible struggle - one of kidnapped children, fearsome experimentation and extraordinary rebellion - Lyra will draw on all her fierce resourcefulness to not only survive but fight.
Lyra Belacqua and her demon, Pantalaimon, live a wild and unruly life among the scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. But all that changes with the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel. Unwittingly thrust into the heart of a terrible struggle - one of kidnapped children, fearsome experimentation and extraordinary rebellion - Lyra will draw on all her fierce resourcefulness to not only survive but fight.