The second volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking HIS DARK

MATERIALS trilogy, now a thrilling, critically acclaimed BBC/HBO

series. "What is he? A friend, or an enemy?"

"He is a murderer." Will has just killed a man. He's

on the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world,

to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city, and to a girl, Lyra.

Her fate is strangely linked to his own, and together they

must find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds...



this

edition has a stunning cover by celebrated artist, Chris

Wormell.