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Northern Lights
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By Philip Pullman
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112 reviews
“Without this child, we shall all die.” Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world…
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I love this book and it has a lot of blood and guts!
This was a very good and interesting book that is just so amazing. It is definitely a favourite for me and I deeply recommend it. It’s such a great book and when I started reading it I couldn’t put it down.
My dad read this to me. I thought it was great. I liked Roger.
Amazing....
This was a really good book and really interesting story line.
I do not really like the content but the reason for the 4 stars is because of how th author writes this book. I recommend this book to ages 8 and above.
Amazing!
This was difficult to understand in parts.
A cool, entertaining book and really a TRUE page turner...
I really enjoyed this book; especially the setting
Fabulous
This is not a book I would have read if it had not been on a list to complete. However, I did enjoy listening to this on Audible and I was pleasantly surprised by being drawn into the story by the main character and her journey.
This was a really gripping book. I liked Pantalaimon best.
An amazing book, you will really enjoy it, especially if you have read 'The Hobbit' and 'Lord of the Rings'. I was so excited to see if the quest was going to be successful, and I completely adored the polar bear. I am extremely close to my pet cat, and I have always believed that cats were my best friends. I would really love to live in a world where we all have have animal daemons.
Good plot lines. Liked how they put the plot together. Characters explained and introduced well. Setting described with lots of detail.
This fiction book is very exciting my favourite character is pantolimon because always there for Lyra and they shar3 such a bueatiful friendship. There’s lots of interesting chapters some funny some bone chilling and some that seem to go on forever and some that seem to go by in a flash. If your really Squamish it might be for you as there’s the odd bit of blood but for someone whose a bit Squamish themselves it’s not to bad. 4/5 stars would recommend especially to fantasy fun lovers can’t wait to read the subtle knife (the next book in the seris) fun fact some people think it’s a trilogy but there’s actually 5 book northern lights, the subtle knife, the amber spyglass, the beautiful savage and the book of dust (not sure if that’s the exact order of the last two)
This was a very interesting book with lots of plot twists and amazing chapters some funny some sad some bone chilling! My favourite character was pantalimon because he’s always there for Lyra and they have such a sweet friendship I would recommend this book to anyone ten or over as it’s got lots of tricky words like fathomless it’s also a bit scary with the odd bit of blood so if your really Squamish it might not be for you but for someone who is a bit Squamish it wasn’t that bad would definitely recommend for fantasy lovers
I didn't think I would enjoy this book as much as I did. I really enjoyed the concept of each human having a 'demon' and the idea of a world on the other side of the northern lights.
Despite having watched the two BBC series adaptations of 'Northern Lights' and 'Subtle Knife' I was hesitant at the start when reading Northern Lights knowing exactly what was going to happen. However, it did not take long before Pullman's writing had me hooked and I couldn't put it down. Pullman creates powerful relationships and more delicate intricacies and emotions amongst a multitude of characters expertly. The story itself is captivating and absorbing, leaving me constantly in awe of Lyra's courage and bravery in the face of adult's stupidity and powers beyond her imagination.
really exciting lots action and adventure
Exciting read and interesting characters.
Another briliant novel i've read.
Action packed, its amazing for anyone who likes books.
Thank you Philip
It took a while to get in too. I wanted to read the sequel after all.
This was a very enjoyable fiction book. I really enjoyed reading about Lyra and Pantalaimon and their journey north. My favourite part was when she met the bear called Iorek Byrnison.
I would recommend this book to someone as the book is full of adventure with lots of twits and turns.
I really liked the alethiometer, I don't know why!
A thrilling masterpiece. The plot is as twisty as an intestine.
This book is full of adventure and wonder and is one of the most intriguing novels I have ever read. I would recommend this novel for readers who like adventurous books.
I enjoyed this book as it was very interesting. I enjoyed the mystery and the plot twist as well as the adventure and danger involved. I would recommend it to children who like long stories as it carries on to a trilogy. It has some things that may be difficult to understand without a good imagination so I believe that people reading this must have a good imagination. It was a fiction book and my favourite character was the main character also Lyra. I really liked the idea of a modern twist, with the alethiometer being a little like the internet today. I also like the idea of Lyra being a special and the mistaken identity really helped the feel of the book.
nice
Best book I have ever read