Similarly the illustrative quotes chosen here are merely those the complete review subjectively believes represent the tenor and judgment of the review as a whole. Please note that these ratings solely represent the complete review 's biased interpretation and subjective opinion of the actual reviews and do not claim to accurately reflect or represent the views of the reviewers. There is scene after scene of power and beauty (.) The Golden Compass is long, but it is told simply and draws us on, as one crisis blossoms out of another.' - Jane Langton, The New York Times Book Review

Le Guin's Wizard of Earthsea, or the wit of Russell Hoban's fable The Mouse and His Child. ' The Golden Compass doesn't quite achieve the majestic poetry of Tolkien's powerful sagas, or the sinewy gravity of Ursula K.Lakonisch verschmilzt er das Wunderbare mit dem Gewöhnlichen' - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Gundel Mattenklott 'Die Elemente sind vertraut, aber Pullman kombiniert sie reizvoll und gibt ihnen überraschende Wendungen und Deutungen.But with under-realized characters to carry the story, even if he had taken us to the end of the plot, we would still be left with an incomplete book.' - Charles de Lint, Fantasy & Science Fiction 'Pullman's prose is quite lovely and he's obviously put a lot of consideration into his setting and background, the fascinating history of this alternate world and the various creatures populating it.The Golden Compass was made into a film in 2007, directed by Chris Weitz and starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, and Dakota Blue Richardsī+ : everything a bit too simple (and, often, convenient) and many jumps too sudden but still a gripping read.Northern Lights is the first volume of the His Dark Materials - trilogy.The American edition comes with an Introduction by Terry Brooks.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. This is a book no one should miss.Northern Lights (The Golden Compass) - Philip Pullman 'The Golden Compass is one of the best fantasy / adventure stories that I have read. 'A shattering tale that begins with a promise and delivers an entire universe.' -Kirkus Reviews, Starred all-stops-out thrilling.' -The Washington Post

Winner of the Guardian Prize for Children's Fiction North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.Ĭan one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want.īut what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.Īn Entertainment Weekly All-Time Greatest Novel North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal-including her friend Roger.

Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule.

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