Golden Compass illustrator-Ashley Bryan But it was a victory

But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules

becoming a legendary prince or princess doesn't happen overnight

She just moved to a new town

Her view of the non-everlasting nature of love has been colored by the cynicism of her mother

An impressive gift

Golden Compass illustrator-Ashley Bryan But it was a victoryPULLMAN, Philip. The Golden Compass. Advanced Readers' Copy. Book One of His Dark Materials. NY: Alfred A. Knopf [1996]. 12mo, viii 401pp. Full color paper binding. A fine copy of this Advanced Readers' Copy issued in advance of the first hardcover edition. Signed by the author, Philip Pullman. Advanced Readers' Copy. Lyra Belacqua and her daemon, Pantalaimon, set out to stop her mother who she hardly knows from using her best friend and other