<P> His Dark Materials is an epic trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of Northern Lights ( 1995 , published as The Golden Compass in North America ) , The Subtle Knife ( 1997 ) , and The Amber Spyglass ( 2000 ) . It follows the coming of age of two children , Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry , as they wander through a series of parallel universes . The novels have won a number of awards , including the Carnegie Medal in 1995 for Northern Lights and the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year for The Amber Spyglass . </P>
<P> His Dark Materials is an epic trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of Northern Lights ( 1995 , published as The Golden Compass in North America ) , The Subtle Knife ( 1997 ) , and The Amber Spyglass ( 2000 ) . It follows the coming of age of two children , Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry , as they wander through a series of parallel universes . The novels have won a number of awards , including the Carnegie Medal in 1995 for Northern Lights and the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year for The Amber Spyglass . </P>
when did the golden compass book come out
when did the golden compass book come out
1995
1995