Northern Lights
(15 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Book one in the His Dark Materials trilogy
Publisher: Scholastic
Lyra and her animal daemon live a carefree life amongst the scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. Yet the destiny that awaits her will take her far from her home, to the magical frozen lands of the Arctic, amongst the witch-clans and ice-bears. Here, she will discover the truth about her identity, which will have immeasurable consequences reaching beyond her own world.
This extraordinary fantasy is the first book in Philip Pullman's multi-award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy. Exciting, original and enormously powerful it is an incredible feat of imagination, and one of the classics of 20th century children's literature.
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What you thought...
Average rating:
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Bobby, 01 December 2022
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wow
sam, 08 July 2022
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Like, the best book in the entire world!
Cassia, 23 February 2021
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quite hard going
Anonymous, 26 June 2020
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im in the middle of reading this and i love it
ryan, 18 May 2020
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amazing. deserves carneige award. however i don't think it's really in the 12+ zone.
felicity, 15 November 2019
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AMAZING!!!!! ITS GREAT
Anonymous, 26 October 2019
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I loved this book it was so thrilling. I would recommend it to everyone but I don't like hoe they mixed the events in the film
Alexandra, 23 April 2019
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I have read the book and watched the movie, they are both amazing!
Anonymous, 10 February 2019
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It is one of the best books in the world. Philip Pullman is a genius.
panda_05, 06 February 2016
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Very gripping however, in some elements of the book it can become somewhat uninteresting. Would also recommend the Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.
A.P, 29 November 2015
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awesome never saw a book like this this is going to me my next birthday gift because today iam gonna ask my dad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
urvasi, 03 September 2015
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its cool!!!
sindhu, 29 July 2014
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A brilliant book, it's a must read
C.G, 10 October 2013
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excelennt book a must buy
angel, 01 March 2012
Wow Wow Wow!