But Lyra's greatest adventure would begin closer to home, the day she heard hushed talk of an extraordinary particle. Microscopic in size, the magical dust--discovered in the vast Arctic expanse ...

the villain of the series who was played in the 2007 film adaptation – called The Golden Compass – by Nicole Kidman. James McAvoy plays Lyra’s father, Lord Asriel, with Hamilton creator Lin ...

A sailor, called Jerry, who is on board the vessel sailing out with Lyra to the North. His daemon is a seagull called ... teleutaia and makhaira. A heavy compass like device, which measures ...