The second volume in Philip Pullmans incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS n trilogy, re-issued with a striking newly-designed cover by Chris n Wormell to celebrate the publication of THE BOOK OF DUST. First n published in 1997, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, it won n the UKs top awards for childrens literature. n n What is he? A friend, or an enemy? n n He is a murderer. n n Will has just killed a man. Hes on the run. His escape will take n him far beyond his own world, to the eerie disquiet of a deserted n city, and to a girl, Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his n own, and together they must find the most powerful weapon in all n the worlds... n