{"product_id":"9781101934661","title":"The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials Series #1) (20th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e***** \u003c\/i\u003eTHE BOOK OF DUST, the long-awaited new novel from Philip Pullman set in the world of His Dark Materials,\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e has been hailed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"a stunning achievement.\"*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe modern fantasy classic that \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e named an “All-Time Greatest Novel” and \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e hailed as a “Top 100 Book of All Time” is now available in a slipcased hardcover edition that includes a conversation with Lev Grossman, bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy. Fans, collectors, and new readers alike will appreciate this beautiful book that has been changing worlds for twenty years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal—including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of storytelling and suspense, Philip Pullman's award-winning\u003ci\u003e The Golden Compass\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in the His Dark Materials series, which continues with \u003ci\u003eThe Subtle Knife\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Amber Spyglass.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes:\u003cbr\u003e* A gorgeous slipcase and new jacket art.\u003cbr\u003e* A conversation between Philip Pullman and Lev Grossman, author of the Magicians trilogy, that covers the scope and tradition of fantasy literature, Pullman's influences, and the impact that the entire His Dark Materials series has had since publication.\u003cbr\u003e* A letter from Philip Pullman to fans, marking the book's twentieth anniversary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Prize for Children's Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished in 40 Countries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Arguably the best juvenile fantasy novel of the past twenty years.\" \u003ci\u003e—The Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Very grand indeed.\" \u003ci\u003e—The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Pullman is quite possibly a genius.\" \u003ci\u003e—Newsweek  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009034174704,"sku":"9781101934661","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101934661_p0.jpg?v=1763689866","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101934661","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}