His Dark Materials: Lyra's Oxford

By: Philip Pullman

Narrated by: Olivia Colman

HIS DARK MATERIALS IS NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, JAMES McAVOY, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA!

This exciting companion to His Dark Materials tells a not-to-be-missed story about Lyra and her world.

When a witch's daemon crashes onto the roof of Jordan College, Lyra and her daemon, Pan, are eager to help. But as this unlikely trio scours the winding streets of Oxford in search of a famed alchemist, their journey takes a deadly turn...

Critic reviews

"Tantalizing. . . . A provocative exporation of traps and trust, awareness and intuition." -- The New York Times Book Review

"His Dark Materials is easily the most deservedly labeled epic of contemporary epic fantasies; here as a pendant to that trilogy is a short story that even in its brevity manages to capture some of the majesty--and mystery--of the parent work."--The Horn Book Magazine

"Fans who can't get enough of Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy will embrace this small volume, which packages a short story about Lyra along with such ephemera as a beautifully engraved, fold-out map of the alternate-reality Oxford which Lyra inhabits. Puzzle enthusiasts will enjoy poring over the clues."--Publishers Weekly

Nice to see Lyra again.

Good story leaves you wanting more of Lyra and Pan. Read beautifully by Olivia Coleman.

Too short to waste a credit on

I still gave a high rating due to the creativity and typically exceptional writing by the author; however, this was such a short piece.