Pullman, Philip,  1946- <br/><br/>
The golden compass / 
Philip Pullman. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Alfred A. Knopf ;Distributed by Random House,  1996. 
 - 351 p. ;  22 cm. 
 - His dark materials;  bk. 1 .
 - Pullman, Philip,  1946-  His dark materials ;  bk. 1. .
<br/><br/> Originally published as: Northern lights.  Prequel: Once upon a time in the North.  Sequel: The subtle knife. 
<br/><br/> Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0679879242 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>95033397  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fantasy.<br/>Kidnapping
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label> / Go 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>[Fic]