[PAR] [TLE] Northern Lights (novel) [SEP] Northern Lights (known as The Golden Compass in North America and some other countries) is a young-adult fantasy novel by Philip Pullman, published by Scholastic UK in 1995.  Set in a parallel universe, it features the journey of Lyra Belacqua to the Arctic in search of her missing friend, Roger Parslow, and her imprisoned uncle, Lord Asriel, who has been conducting experiments with a mysterious substance known as "Dust". [PAR] [TLE] His Dark Materials [SEP] 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 three novels have won a number of awards, most notably the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year prize, won by "The Amber Spyglass".  "Northern Lights" won the Carnegie Medal for children's fiction in the UK in 1995.  The trilogy took third place in the BBC's Big Read poll in 2003.
[PAR] [TLE] Northern Lights ( novel ) [ SEP ] Northern Lights ( known as The Golden Compass in North America and some other countries ) is a young - adult fantasy novel by Philip Pullman , published by Scholastic UK in 1995 . Set in a parallel universe , it features the journey of Lyra Belacqua to the Arctic in search of her missing friend , Roger Parslow , and her imprisoned uncle , Lord Asriel , who has been conducting experiments with a mysterious substance known as " Dust " . [PAR] [TLE] His Dark Materials [ SEP ] 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 three novels have won a number of awards , most notably the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year prize , won by " The Amber Spyglass " . " Northern Lights " won the Carnegie Medal for children 's fiction in the UK in 1995 . The trilogy took third place in the BBC 's Big Read poll in 2003 .
"His Dark Materials" is an epic trilogy that includes this book, featuring experiments with a substance called "Dust."
" His Dark Materials " is an epic trilogy that includes this book , featuring experiments with a substance called " Dust . "
Northern Lights
Northern Lights