The intrepid young Lyra has passed through a shimmering portal in the sky and finds herself in a beautiful, haunted otherworld — Cittagazze, where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. But she is not without allies: twelve-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another`s, has also stumbled into this strange new realm.
On a perilous journey from world to world, Lyra and Will uncover a deadly secret: anobject of extraordinary and devastating power. With every step, they move closer to an even greater threat—and the shattering truth of their own destiny.
"The story gallops with ferocious momentum [and] Pullman is devilishly inventive."
—The New York Times Book Review
"As rich and complex a fantasy novel as any adult reader could wish for."
—San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle