In the mountains of Switzerland the wicked Count Karlstein plots to abandon his two orphaned nieces in a hunting lodge as prey for the Demon Huntsman and his ghostly hounds.

Three children make their escape from a London orphanage and after a series of misadventures are reunited with their father through the efforts of the legendary Spring-Heeled Jack.

"In the first of a three-volume graphic novel adaptation, Lyra Belacqua and her daemon familiar set out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North"--

A devilish inventor, a girl who must face a Fire Fiend, a scarecrow brought to life by a bolt of lightning, and a boy who can only say the words 'I Was a Rat!' . . . Drawing on the rich tradition of fairytales, these are four incredible stories that will obsess and enchant readers. Includes a prologue and epilogue from the uniquely talented Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials.

The author of the "His Dark Materials" trilogy shares insights into the art of writing while exploring how education, religion, and science, as well as his favorite classics, helped shaped his literary life.

When Lyra's friend Roger disappears, she and her daemon, Pantalaimon, determine to find him. The ensuing quest leads them to the bleak splendour of the North, where armoured bears rule the ice and witch-queens fly through the frozen skies - and where a team of scientists is conducting experiments too horrible to be spoken about.

Recounts the tale of a poor tailor's son who becomes a wealthy prince with the help of a magic lamp he finds in an enchanted cave.

Lyra and Will find themselves at the center of a battle between the forces of the Authority and those gathered by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel. "La terrible guerra que predijeron las brujas es ya inminente. Will es el portador de la Daga, el arma más poderosa del todos los mundos, que debe entregar a Lord Asriel. Pero este peligroso viaje debe emprenderlo sin ayuda, porque Lyra ha desaparecido"--p. [4] of cover. Tercera parte de la trilogía de aventuras...

As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife. "Lyra llega a una misteriosa ciudad donde conoce a un enigmático muchacho: un asesino. Los destinos de ambos jóvenes están extrañamente enlazados, y juntos deben encontrar un objecto poderoso y secreto, por el cual gentes de muchos mundos estarían incluso dispuestas a matar"--p. [4] of cover....

This book is set ten years before The Golden Compass and tells the story of how Lyra came to be living at Jordan College.