The second volume in Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS \n trilogy, re-issued with a striking newly-designed cover by Chris \n Wormell to celebrate the publication of THE BOOK OF DUST. First \n published in 1997, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, it won \n the UK's top awards for children's literature. \n \n What is he? A friend, or an enemy? \n \n He is a murderer. \n \n Will has just killed a man. He's on the run. His escape will take \n him far beyond his own world, to the eerie disquiet of a deserted \n city, and to a girl, Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his \n own, and together they must find the most powerful weapon in all \n the worlds... \n