BBC/HBO SERIES COMING SOON! Without this child, we shall all die. Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world... The second volume in Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy, in a stunning gift edition. Illustrated by Melissa Castrillon.