An over-sized, lavishly illustrated, full-color edition of Philip Pullman's beloved classic.
Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass has been changing the world for twenty-five years.
We are delighted to offer this new edition of the classic, with more than 100 full-color illustrations from acclaimed illustrator Chris Wormell.
A masterwork of storytelling and suspense, The Golden Compass is the story of Lyra and her dæmon familiar and their dangerous journey to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule, and where her fearsome uncle is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world...
Fans and newcomers alike will be drawn into the story as never before by Wormell's thrilling illustrations.
"Sure to evoke nostalgia in existing fans and instill wonder in those new to the series." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Philip Pullman is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass), which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly. He is also the author of another trilogy set in the same world, The Book of Dust (La Belle Sauvage, The Secret Commonwealth, and The Rose Field) as well as numerous other much-loved novels, a collection of fairy tales, and a volume of essays and speeches on writing. He has won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread (now Costa) Award, Parents’ Choice Gold Awards, and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Pullman was knighted for services to literature in the New Years Honours 2019. He lives in Oxford, England.
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Chris Wormell was the winner of the Ragazza Prize at Bologna in 1991. His book Two Frogs was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and was awarded the Nestlé Smarties Book Bronze Medal Prize for Ages 5 and under.
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An over-sized, lavishly illustrated, full-color edition of Philip Pullman's beloved classic.
Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass has been changing the world for twenty-five years.
We are delighted to offer this new edition of the classic, with more than 100 full-color illustrations from acclaimed illustrator Chris Wormell.
A masterwork of storytelling and suspense, The Golden Compass is the story of Lyra and her dæmon familiar and their dangerous journey to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule, and where her fearsome uncle is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world...
Fans and newcomers alike will be drawn into the story as never before by Wormell's thrilling illustrations.
Reviews
"Sure to evoke nostalgia in existing fans and instill wonder in those new to the series." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Philip Pullman is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass), which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly. He is also the author of another trilogy set in the same world, The Book of Dust (La Belle Sauvage, The Secret Commonwealth, and The Rose Field) as well as numerous other much-loved novels, a collection of fairy tales, and a volume of essays and speeches on writing. He has won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread (now Costa) Award, Parents’ Choice Gold Awards, and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Pullman was knighted for services to literature in the New Years Honours 2019. He lives in Oxford, England.
View titles by Philip Pullman
Chris Wormell was the winner of the Ragazza Prize at Bologna in 1991. His book Two Frogs was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and was awarded the Nestlé Smarties Book Bronze Medal Prize for Ages 5 and under.
View titles by Chris Wormell
