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Description
Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted underworld—Cittàgazze, where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. But she is not without allies: 12-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another’s, has also stumbled into this... read more
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Summary
The story begins with twelve-year-old Will Parry killing a man. In his efforts to escape the police, he discovers a portal that leads to Cittàgazze, a city in another world. The city looks recently deserted, and Will chooses a house to find food. It is here that he meets 12-year-old Lyra... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters
- Will Parry: Add a description of this character.
- Lyra Belacqua
- Pantalaimon: Lyra's daemon
- Serafina Pekkala: a witch
- Stanislaus Grumman: an explorer
- Dr. Mary Malone
- Sir Charles Latrom
- Lord Boreal
- Lee Scoresby
- Balthamos
- Baruch
First Sentence
Will tugged at his mother's hand and said, "Come on, come on..."
Table of Contents
Series
This is book 2 in the His Dark Materials series.
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