The second volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking HIS DARKMATERIALS trilogy, now a thrilling, critically acclaimed BBC/HBOseries. What is he? A friend, or an enemy?He is a murderer. Will has just killed a man. He'son the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world,to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city, and to a girl, Lyra.Her fate is strangely linked to his own, and together theymust find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds...thisedition has a stunning cover by celebrated artist, ChrisWormell.