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Northern Lights Fri Jun 30 2000 at 2:10:49 A novel written by Philip Pullman. Ostensibly, a children's book as evidenced by the publisher's efforts to market it as one, Northern Lights improves with the age of the reader. Set in a fantasy world where each human has a personal daemon, the physical manifestation of the person's soul. Religion, Science, and Magic are all closely related in this world. The protagonist, Lyra Belacqua, is a precocious orphan in the hands of an esteemed college, though her journeys take her far from there. Throughout the novel, Lyra uncovers a plot to enter a world...

The story follows orphan Lyra Belacqua and teenager Will Parry, from our world, as they wander through a series of parallel universes to uncover the secrets of a mysterious substance called Dust. It features witches and armoured polar bears as well as dæmons, which are the physical manifestation of a person’s inner-self. In Lyra’s case it’s a companion named Pan that can take the form of any animal, similar to other children’s dæmons, until they take a final form later in life. Writer Pullman has previously supported a campaign to stop children’s books being labelled ‘for girls�...

Warning: Spoilers for seasons one and two of His Dark Materials ahead A year after its debut season reintroduced viewers to Philip Pullman’s world of daemons, armored polar bears, and truth-spinning compasses, His Dark Materials returned to our Home Box Offices with a second season that constantly surprised and ultimately brought the show to new heights. While the first season was largely based on Pullman’s novel The Golden Compass (or The Northern Lights, as it’s known across the pond), this season continued the story of The Subtle Knife, the second novel in the beloved trilogy. A...

Book suggestions from the Cheshire Public Library  Book suggestions from the Cheshire Public Library  Cheshire Town Hall. By Joy VanderLek, Special to the Record-Journal CHESHIRE — You can never have enough books. Conversely, there is never enough time to read.  Luckily, if you adore books, the holidays and long winter months are a perfect time to catch up, dive into the books you may not have had time for and those new releases you look forward to getting your hands on in 2021. The staff from the Cheshire Public Library was happy to help round up a list of their favor...

Times Square Arts presents Daniel Crooks' 'The Subtle Knife" for January Midnight Moment In The Subtle Knife, Daniel Crooks explores the relationship between transportation and the moving image, while taking the viewer on a contemplative journey through time and space. NEW YORK, NY .-Times Square Arts, the largest public platform for contemporary performance and visual arts, is presenting The Subtle Knife by Daniel Crooks for the month of January as part of the organization’s signature Midnight Moment series. Midnight Moment is the world’s largest, longest-running digital art exhibition, sy...