The release date for the English version of 'The Golden Compass' by
Philip Pullman is Apr 1996. 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 is racing to the vast, icy North, where bears with armor and witch tribes govern. North, where her companion Roger is taken by the Gobblers along with other kidnapped youngsters. North, where her evil uncle Asriel is attempting to construct a bridge to an other reality.
In undertakings this huge and horrible, can one little child really make a difference? This is Lyra: a liar, a barbarian, a schemer, and as fierce and genuine a champion as Asriel or Roger could hope for. However, Lyra is unaware that aiding one of them would mean betraying the other.