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Brought to you by Penguin. The third book in the Sally Lockhart Quartet, narrated by Adjoa Andoh. Sally is 25, and somebody wants to destroy her. She receives divorce papers from a man she has never met, let alone married - yet this trap is so well laid that she is powerless to prove otherwise...

The award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy is a breathtaking epic adventure spanning a multitude of worlds. Northern Lights, the opening instalment, sees Lyra and her shape-changing daemon embark on a dangerous quest. In Oxford, Lyra learns that children are being kidnapped by the mysterious...

Brought to you by Penguin. The very first children's novel by Philip Pullman, Count Karlstien is a deliciously terrifying, wickedly funny adventure, beautifully illustrated by Peter Bailey. All Souls' Eve is a night when nobody in the village of Karlstein dares to leave their homes. For that is...

A story in the Arctic from the world of His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust by master storyteller, Philip Pullman and read by Olivia Colman. 'Lyra Silvertongue, you're very welcome . . . Yes, I know your new name. Serafina Pekkala told me everything about your exploits' Lyra and her daemon...

Brought to you by Penguin. I was a Rat! Roger insists, and insists . . . In fact, when Bob the cobbler and his washerwoman wife, Joan, find the young boy abandoned on their doorstep, these are the only words he says. And he does have ratty behaviour, it's true. Staying with Bob and Joan, however...

Brought to you by Penguin. The fourth book in the Sally Lockhart Quartet, narrated by Adjoa Andoh. Jim Taylor, Sally's oldest friend, is engaged as bodyguard to a princess. But Crown Princess Adelaide of Razkavia is not what you'd expect. She's the slum-girl Jim has been searching for ever since...

Brought to you by Penguin. What Lila wants to be more than anything else in the world is . . . a Firework-Maker! But firework-making is not just about being able to make Crackle-Dragons and Golden Sneezes. There is also one special secret: every Firework-Maker must make a perilous journey to...

Brought to you by Penguin. Tick, tock, tick, tock! Some stories are like that. Once you've wend them up, nothing will stop them ... A tormented apprentice clock-maker, a deadly mechanical knight in armour - and the sinister Dr Kalmenius, who some say is the devil ... Wind up these characters...

Brought to you by Penguin. The second book in the Sally Lockhart Quartet, narrated by Adjoa Andoh. An elderly lady loses her money on an investment; a conjuror is pursued by thugs; and a clairvoyant mentions the name of the richest man in Europe and his mysterious company. Seemingly unconnected...

In this ingenious and spellbinding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman revisits the most influential story ever told. Charged with mystery, compassion and enormous power, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ throws fresh light on who Jesus was and asks the listener questions that will continue to resonate long after the final page is turned. Above all, this book is about how stories become stories.

Retour au cœur de Lyra, avant les royaumes du Nord... À l'auberge de la Truite, Malcolm, 11 ans, et Alice, 16 ans, aiment écouter les aventures des visiteurs. Certains sont étrangement intéressés par un bébé nommé Lyra et par son daemon Pantalaimon, gardés par les nonnes du prieuré tout proche. Alors que de nombreux dangers menacent l'enfant, les deux adolescents s'enfuient avec lui à bord de la Belle Sauvage, le bien le plus précieux de Malcolm.

When Lyra is studying at Oxford University, she comes across the story of Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnisson's first meeting, many years ago, along with much evidence of the adventure that brought them together. She discovers that when a young Texan balloonist Lee came down to earth in the harbour of an Arctic town in the North, little did he realise that he is about to be caught in a war between the residents of the town and the huge arctic bears that also live there.

Brought to you by Penguin. The first book in the Sally Lockhart Quartet, narrated by Adjoa Andoh. A gripping new recording of Philip Pullman's nerve-shattering thriller, set in the murky streets and opium dens of Old London. When 16-year old Sally's father drowns in suspicious circumstances, she...

Vor vielen Jahren verschwand Wills Vater spurlos auf einer Expedition in den hohen Norden. Auf der Suche nach ihm gerät Will zufällig durch ein Fenster in eine andere Welt. Dort begegnet er Lyra, die eine lange Odyssee hinter sich hat und das Geheimnis des "Staubes" ergründen will. Im Turm der Engel wollen Will und Lyra Antworten auf ihre Fragen finden. Stattdessen gewinnt Will ein magisches Messer. Er besitzt ungeahnte Kräfte, kann Materie teilen und Türen in andere Welten schneiden.

“BEWARE THE SEVEN blessings . . . ” When she first utters these words, 16-year-old Sally Lockhart doesn’t know their meaning. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies of fear. Thus begins Sally’s terrifying journey into the seamy underworld of Victorian London, in...

The award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy is a breathtaking epic adventure spanning a multitude of worlds. In The Amber Spyglass, the third and final instalment, the war between good and evil reaches a shattering conclusion. Lyra and Will are helped by friends old and new as they continue...

One night there was a thunderstorm. A tattered scarecrow stood in the wind and rain, taking no notice...until a bolt of lightning struck his turnip head. The scarecrow blinked with surprise and came to life. So begins the story of the Scarecrow, a courteous but pea-brained fellow with grand ideas. He meets a boy, Jack, who becomes his faithful servant, and they set out to journey to Spring Valley together. Along the way there's no end of excitement - battle and shipwreck, brigands and tricksters - and it's up to Jack time after time to save the day.

Can you hear the distant howling of hounds and the thunder of ghostly hooves? It's All Souls' Eve and Zamiel the Demon Huntsman has come to claim his prey! He's headed straight for Castle Karlstein, where the evil count has hatched an evil plan; he'll sacrifice his two young nieces to save...

Im großen Abschlussband der »His Dark Materials«-Serie reisen Lyra und Malcolm in die Wüste von Karamakan, um durch ein mysteriöses Gebäude in eine andere Welt zu gelangen, in der besondere Rosen wachsen. Ihr Öl soll es ihnen ermöglichen, endlich den Staub zu entschlüsseln und die Wahrheit ans Licht bringen zu können. Doch ihr Weg ist gefährlich. Lyra und Malcom müssen immer wieder gegen magische Wesen und das Magisterium kämpfen, das die Entdeckung der Rosen verhindern will.

Lyra è impetuosa, appassionata, ingenua e bugiarda. Will è orgoglioso, sensibile, leale e coraggioso, ma sfuggente come un gatto. I due, provenienti da mondi diversi si sono incontrati, scontrati e sono poi diventati amici per la pelle. Will è in possesso della lama sottile, un misterioso coltello che permette il passaggio tra i mondi e che ora è l'unico mezzo per liberare Lyra, tenuta addormentata dalla signora Coulter in una grotta del suo mondo.