The release date for the English version of 'Lyra's Oxford' by
Philip Pullman is Oct 2003. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Lyra and Pantalaimon discover a witch's demon at the start of Lyra's Oxford. After protecting the daemon from a harried group of birds, Lyra makes an effort to assist by leading the creature to the residence of an alchemist in the Oxford neighborhood known as Jericho. There are more hazards in Oxford than Lyra had imagined when she travels there.