Many people are newcomers to Philip Pullman's world of His Dark Materials. In Discovering the Golden Compass, readers will easily chart their way into a parallel universe and explore the
streets of another Oxford with Lyra, Roger, and the Gyptians; see their own daemons; make friends with armored bears; and glimpse unworldly cities through the Northern Lights.Presents a
readers' guide to Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, exploring key characters, places, and themes, and providing autobiographical infomation about the author and interviews with the
author and the producer of the film adaptation of'The Golden Compass.'
