{"product_id":"the-golden-compass-his-dark-materials-book-1-paperback","title":"The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials Book 1) – Paperback","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe modern fantasy classic that \u003ci\u003eEntertainment\nWeekly\u003c\/i\u003e named an “All-Time Greatest Novel” and \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003ehailed\nas a “Top 100 Book of All Time.” Philip Pullman takes readers to a world where\nhumans have animal familiars and where parallel universes are within reach.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nLyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears\nrule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal--including her\nfriend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a\nbridge to a parallel world.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCan one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This\nis \u003ci\u003eLyra\u003c\/i\u003e: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a\nchampion as Roger or Asriel could want.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBut what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the\nother...\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA masterwork of storytelling and suspense, Philip Pullman's award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe\nGolden Compass\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in the His Dark Materials series, which\ncontinues with \u003ci\u003eThe Subtle Knife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Amber\nSpyglass.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublished in 40 Countries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Arguably the best juvenile fantasy novel of the past twenty\nyears.\" \u003ci\u003e―The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Very grand indeed.\"\u003ci\u003e―The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/i\u003e\"Pullman is quite possibly a genius.\" \u003ci\u003e―Newsweek\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDon't miss Philip Pullman's epic new trilogy set in the world of His Dark\nMaterials!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e** THE BOOK OF DUST **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLa Belle Sauvage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Secret Commonwealth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePHILIP PULLMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most acclaimed writers\nworking today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy, which has\nbeen named one of the top 100 books of all time by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003eand\none of the all-time greatest novels by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly.\u003c\/i\u003e Pullman\nwas knighted for his services to literature in the 2019 New Year Honours.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Book of Dust, Pullman’s eagerly anticipated return to the world of His Dark\nMaterials, will also be a book in three parts. It began with\u003ci\u003e La Belle\nSauvage\u003c\/i\u003e and continues with \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Commonwealth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nPhilip Pullman is the author of many other beloved novels. For younger\nreaders: \u003ci\u003eI Was a Rat!, Count Karlstein, Two Crafty Criminals!,\nSpring-Heeled Jack, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Scarecrow and His Servant.\u003c\/i\u003e For\nolder readers: the Sally Lockhart quartet (\u003ci\u003eThe Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow\nin the North, The Tiger in the Well, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Tin Princess\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe\nWhite Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written a\nmagnificent collection, \u003ci\u003eFairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm,\u003c\/i\u003e and\nhis essays and lectures on writing and storytelling have been gathered in a\nvolume called \u003ci\u003eDæmon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nPhilip Pullman lives in Oxford, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45025511145679,"sku":"9780440418320","price":17.44,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_bb2443f8-0977-4bc2-8a75-7c19bdc6eb9d.jpg?v=1778055201","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/the-golden-compass-his-dark-materials-book-1-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}