Author : Philip Pullman
Citation : Pullman, Philip. The golden compass.
New York : A. A. Knopf, 1995.
A terrible
experiment separating humans from their daemons, creatures that reflect each person's
sinner being, is being conducted and children are disappearing—victims of
so-called "Gobblers". Therefore, an orphan named Lyra Belacqua leaves
her carefree life among the scholars at Oxford's Jordan College and embarks on
a journey to look for her kidnapped bestfriend, Roger. Accompanied by her
shape-shifting daemon and a truth-telling instrument, a compass called
Alethiometer, she keens of finding out a mystery in the far North including
photographs of a mysterious celestial phenomenon called Dust and the dim
outline of a city suspended in the Aurora Borealis that is believed to be part
of a parallel universe. The Golden Compass is the first book of Philip
Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. With a world-building storyline,
fast-paced, tones of atmospheric and suspenseful, Pullman is a master at
combining impeccable characterisations and seamless plotting. The story line
moves along at a fast clip, but flags when it comes into philosophical matter.
The intricate plot makes the book is really compelling and richly detailed.
Other
book in the His Dark Materials Trilogy: The subtle knife (1997), The amber
spyglass (2000), Lyra's Oxford (2003).
