The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1)

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Summary: The Most Fantastic Book on the Face of this World!
Review: "The Golden Compass" is a the best book I ever read! If you like fantasy, adventure, mystery, and great characters, this book is for you! Lyra, a young girl is plunged into mystery and intrigue by a visit from her uncle Asriel ans the appearance of the Gobblers. Filled with great characters, new ideas, and a wonderful storyline, "The Golden Compass" is a book to read and enjoy many, many, many times over

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Summary: CHAMP!!!
Review: I bought this book last summer while I was in Nebraska, and I was absorbed by the pages, the characters and the mystery. Lyra is one of the most memorable characters ever, and I want a daemon for myself. Apparently, plart two, The Subtle Knife, will be released on August 1. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: A book for all ages.
Review: No matter your age and all, I'm sure you'll love it. I sure did, and I'm 11. It's about an 11 year old girl and her daemon. They're determined to find out what happened to their friend Roger. Their had been a rumour going around that some "gobblers" had been going around taking kids and bringing them to the North to eat them. Lyra soon finds herself in the North surrounded by scientists doing hideous experiments on children.

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Summary: Beautiful, stirring, imaginative and compelling...
Review: For all of you out there who are weary of the "same old same old" when it comes to current fantasy novels - endless rehashing of 30 year old themes, here is something new and beautifully different. A classic theme, yes. There is a struggle between good and evil - what story doesn't have this in some form? But here - ahhh, what a puzzlement. Who is evil? Who is good? People, and bears, are not always what they seem in this wonderful book, evidently the first of a series. A young protagonist (thank you Mr. Pullman for creating a wonderful girl!) who must confront a situation far more serious that she knows, while satisfying her thirst for adventure and far away places. Please - read this book and then send me an e-mail so we can talk about it! I love to share experiences like this. Erika J. Muller

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Summary: Lyric's Review For The Best Book Ever Written
Review: Armored bears, witches, talking animals, daemons, and a cruel woman out to distroy. A story this fantastic could only happen in a book. Which one? The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman. Lyra stays with her uncle, Lord Asturiel, in a collage. But when she is given the compass, her life is forever changed. With her daemon, she sets off to try and stop a horrible woman from commiting a deadly crime. Can Lyra, a young girl, save her friends. Can she save herself? Find out in The Golden Compass

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Summary: Brilliant Book!
Review: I think this book is fantastic,as it is very descriptive, and you can really believe that the author had been to a place where people had deamons

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Summary: FOUR THUMBS UP!!!
Review: I was skeptical at first of whether or not "The golden compass" would be a good read, as I am not a fan of fantasy. But it enthralled me. I was taken by the complexity of the plot, coupled with a startlingly realistic portrait of the main character, Lyra, and, of course, the notion of daemons. Pullman's novel should set a precedent for all aspiring fantasy writers. FOUR THUMBS UP!!

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Summary: A young girl is faced with a dangerous quest.Fantasy classic
Review: The Golden Compass is a compelling and wonderful story of fantasy and adventure. I was still wondering about Lyra and her friends long after it ended. A must read on my shel

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Summary: This was a amazingly complex book!
Review: I have read this book many times. It is wonderful. I can't wait until this books companions are all out in stores. This is a complex book about a universe similar to ours but in many ways different. Many people have heard of a witches familiar, in this book all the people have something similar called a daemon. In this book young Lyra Belacqua lives in a wild college life with her friend Roger, who suddenly disappears sending Lyra into whirlwind of... well I don't want to spoil it. It is so good I have read it 2 times. If you haven't read the book, I am telling you Read It

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Summary: The best book in a long time.
Review: I've just started this one,but even now I think it's better than any kind of book I ever read. Come soon, books two and three!