Northern lights

This is the gripping first book in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, read by the author and a full cast.

Lyra lives among scholars in the hallowed halls of Jordan College, tearing though Oxford's streets on mad quests for adventure.

But her greatest adventure begins when she hears of an extraordinary, magical particle of dust that is rumoured to possess profound properties that could unite universes.

Lyra and her daemon, Pantalaimon, soon engage in a dangerous quest to protect the particle from fearful destroyers.

Set in an England both familiar and strange, Philip Pullman's lively, taut story is a must for fantasy lovers of all ages.